list_interfaces

MCP tool from MCP Wireshark by khuynh22

List network interfaces available to capture from

How to use it

list_interfaces is exposed by the MCP Wireshark MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the list_interfaces tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.

Install MCP Wireshark

$claude mcp add --transport stdio --scope user mcp-wireshark -- mcp-wireshark

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