aantti/mcp-netbird

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Netbird.
This project is derived from the MCP Server for Grafana by Grafana Labs and is licensed under the same Apache License 2.0.
It also uses MCP Go by Mark III Labs.
**Note: this project is still in development.**
Installing
Installing from source
Clone the repository
Build and install
Installing from GitHub
Installing via Smithery
To install Netbird MCP Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
Configuration
The server requires the following environment variables:
- NETBIRD_API_TOKEN: Your Netbird API token
- NETBIRD_HOST (optional): The Netbird API host (default is api.netbird.io)
Features
This server uses the Netbird API to provide LLMs information about Netbird network. Currently it's a 1:1 mapping of select read-only Netbird API resources to tools.
- [x] Uses Netbird API to access configuration and status
- [x] Configurable API endpoint
- [x] Secure token-based authentication for Netbird API
Tools
| Tool | Description | Netbird API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| list_netbird_peers | All peers | List all Peers |
| list_netbird_port_allocations | All ingress ports for peerId | List all Port Allocations |
| list_netbird_groups | All groups | List all Groups |
| list_netbird_policies | All policies | List all Policies |
| list_netbird_posture_checks | All posture checks | List all Posture Checks |
| list_netbird_networks | All networks | List all Networks |
| list_netbird_nameservers | All nameserver groups | List all Nameserver Groups |
Adding tools
To add new tools:
1. Create a new file in tools (e.g., tools/users.go), possibly use existing code as a template
2. Add API route and response specifics to the new file
3. Add the tool to func newServer() in cmd/main.go
Usage
1. Get your Netbird API token from the Netbird management console.
2. Install the mcp-netbird binary using one of the installation methods above. Make sure the binary is in your PATH.
3. Add the server configuration to your client configuration file. E.g., for Codeium Windsurf add the following to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:
For more information on how to add a similar configuration to Claude Desktop, see here.
> Note: if you see something along the lines of [netbird] [error] spawn mcp-netbird ENOENT in Claude Desktop logs, you need to specify the full path to mcp-netbird. On macOS Claude Logs are in ~/Library/Logs/Claude.
4. Try asking questions along the lines of "Can you explain my Netbird peers, groups and policies to me?"
Docker
Build an image and tag it:
Run the image:
ToolHive
ToolHive (thv) is a lightweight utility designed to simplify the deployment and management of MCP servers.
You can use ToolHive to deploy and run Netbird MCP as follows:
1. Install thv as described in ToolHive README.
2. Add Netbird API token to thv secrets:
3. Build an SSE image as described in the Docker section above