capture_live_traffic

MCP tool from Wireshark MCP by sarthaksiddha

Capture live network traffic using tshark

How to use it

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

Install Wireshark MCP

$pip install -e .

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Analyze an existing pcap file

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