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<h1 id="mcp-server-bridge-api">MCP Server Bridge API</h1>
<p>The <strong>MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server Bridge</strong> provides AI assistants with standardized access to NetAlertX functionality through tools and server-sent events. This enables AI systems to interact with your network monitoring data in real-time.</p>
<hr />
<h2 id="overview">Overview</h2>
<p>The MCP Server Bridge exposes NetAlertX functionality as <strong>MCP Tools</strong> that AI assistants can call to:</p>
<ul>
<li>Search and retrieve device information</li>
<li>Trigger network scans</li>
<li>Get network topology and events</li>
<li>Wake devices via Wake-on-LAN</li>
<li>Access open port information</li>
<li>Set device aliases</li>
</ul>
<p>All MCP endpoints mirror the functionality of standard REST endpoints but are optimized for AI assistant integration.</p>
<hr />
<h2 id="architecture-overview">Architecture Overview</h2>
<h3 id="mcp-connection-flow">MCP Connection Flow</h3>
<pre class="mermaid"><code>graph TB
A[AI Assistant&lt;br/&gt;Claude Desktop] --&gt;|SSE Connection| B[NetAlertX MCP Server&lt;br/&gt;:20212/mcp/sse]
B --&gt;|JSON-RPC Messages| C[MCP Bridge&lt;br/&gt;api_server_start.py]
C --&gt;|Tool Calls| D[NetAlertX Tools&lt;br/&gt;Device/Network APIs]
D --&gt;|Response Data| C
C --&gt;|JSON Response| B
B --&gt;|Stream Events| A
style A fill:#e1f5fe
style B fill:#f3e5f5
style C fill:#fff3e0
style D fill:#e8f5e8</code></pre>
<h3 id="mcp-tool-integration">MCP Tool Integration</h3>
<pre class="mermaid"><code>sequenceDiagram
participant AI as AI Assistant
participant MCP as MCP Server (:20212)
participant API as NetAlertX API (:20211)
participant DB as SQLite Database
AI-&gt;&gt;MCP: 1. Connect via SSE
MCP--&gt;&gt;AI: 2. Session established
AI-&gt;&gt;MCP: 3. tools/list request
MCP-&gt;&gt;API: 4. GET /mcp/sse/openapi.json
API--&gt;&gt;MCP: 5. Available tools spec
MCP--&gt;&gt;AI: 6. Tool definitions
AI-&gt;&gt;MCP: 7. tools/call: search_devices
MCP-&gt;&gt;API: 8. POST /mcp/sse/devices/search
API-&gt;&gt;DB: 9. Query devices
DB--&gt;&gt;API: 10. Device data
API--&gt;&gt;MCP: 11. JSON response
MCP--&gt;&gt;AI: 12. Tool result</code></pre>
<h3 id="component-architecture">Component Architecture</h3>
<pre class="mermaid"><code>graph LR
subgraph "AI Client"
A[Claude Desktop]
B[Custom MCP Client]
end
subgraph "NetAlertX MCP Server (:20212)"
C[SSE Endpoint&lt;br/&gt;/mcp/sse]
D[Message Handler&lt;br/&gt;/mcp/messages]
E[OpenAPI Spec&lt;br/&gt;/mcp/sse/openapi.json]
end
subgraph "NetAlertX API Server (:20211)"
F[Device APIs&lt;br/&gt;/mcp/sse/devices/*]
G[Network Tools&lt;br/&gt;/mcp/sse/nettools/*]
H[Events API&lt;br/&gt;/mcp/sse/events/*]
end
subgraph "Backend"
I[SQLite Database]
J[Network Scanners]
K[Plugin System]
end
A -.-&gt;|Bearer Auth| C
B -.-&gt;|Bearer Auth| C
C --&gt; D
C --&gt; E
D --&gt; F
D --&gt; G
D --&gt; H
F --&gt; I
G --&gt; J
H --&gt; I
style A fill:#e1f5fe
style B fill:#e1f5fe
style C fill:#f3e5f5
style D fill:#f3e5f5
style E fill:#f3e5f5
style F fill:#fff3e0
style G fill:#fff3e0
style H fill:#fff3e0</code></pre>
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<h2 id="authentication">Authentication</h2>
<p>MCP endpoints use the same <strong>Bearer token authentication</strong> as REST endpoints:</p>
<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span class="err">Authorization: Bearer &lt;API_TOKEN&gt;</span>
</code></pre></div>
<p>Unauthorized requests return HTTP 403:</p>
<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span class="p">{</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;success&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kc">false</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;message&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&quot;ERROR: Not authorized&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;error&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&quot;Forbidden&quot;</span>
<span class="p">}</span>
</code></pre></div>
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<h2 id="mcp-connection-endpoint">MCP Connection Endpoint</h2>
<h3 id="server-sent-events-sse">Server-Sent Events (SSE)</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>GET/POST</strong> <code>/mcp/sse</code></li>
</ul>
<p>Main MCP connection endpoint for AI clients. Establishes a persistent connection using Server-Sent Events for real-time communication between AI assistants and NetAlertX.</p>
<p><strong>Connection Example</strong>:</p>
<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span class="kd">const</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nx">eventSource</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">=</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ow">new</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nx">EventSource</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s1">&#39;/mcp/sse&#39;</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">{</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nx">headers</span><span class="o">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">{</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">&#39;Authorization&#39;</span><span class="o">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">&#39;Bearer &lt;API_TOKEN&gt;&#39;</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="p">}</span>
<span class="p">});</span>
<span class="nx">eventSource</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nx">onmessage</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">=</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kd">function</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="nx">event</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">{</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="kd">const</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nx">response</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">=</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nb">JSON</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nx">parse</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="nx">event</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nx">data</span><span class="p">);</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nx">console</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nx">log</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s1">&#39;MCP Response:&#39;</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nx">response</span><span class="p">);</span>
<span class="p">};</span>
</code></pre></div>
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<h2 id="openapi-specification">OpenAPI Specification</h2>
<h3 id="get-mcp-tools-specification">Get MCP Tools Specification</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>GET</strong> <code>/mcp/sse/openapi.json</code></li>
</ul>
<p>Returns the OpenAPI specification for all available MCP tools, describing the parameters and schemas for each tool.</p>
<p><strong>Response</strong>:</p>
<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span class="p">{</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;openapi&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&quot;3.0.0&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;info&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">{</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;title&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&quot;NetAlertX Tools&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;version&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&quot;1.1.0&quot;</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="p">},</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;servers&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">[{</span><span class="nt">&quot;url&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&quot;/&quot;</span><span class="p">}],</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;paths&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">{</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;/devices/by-status&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">{</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;post&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">{</span><span class="nt">&quot;operationId&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&quot;list_devices&quot;</span><span class="p">}</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="p">},</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;/device/{mac}&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">{</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;post&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">{</span><span class="nt">&quot;operationId&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&quot;get_device_info&quot;</span><span class="p">}</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="p">},</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;/devices/search&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">{</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;post&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">{</span><span class="nt">&quot;operationId&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&quot;search_devices&quot;</span><span class="p">}</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="p">}</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="p">}</span>
<span class="p">}</span>
</code></pre></div>
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<h2 id="available-mcp-tools">Available MCP Tools</h2>
<h3 id="device-management-tools">Device Management Tools</h3>
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Tool</th>
<th>Endpoint</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><code>list_devices</code></td>
<td><code>/mcp/sse/devices/by-status</code></td>
<td>List devices by online status</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>get_device_info</code></td>
<td><code>/mcp/sse/device/&lt;mac&gt;</code></td>
<td>Get detailed device information</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>search_devices</code></td>
<td><code>/mcp/sse/devices/search</code></td>
<td>Search devices by MAC, name, or IP</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>get_latest_device</code></td>
<td><code>/mcp/sse/devices/latest</code></td>
<td>Get most recently connected device</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>set_device_alias</code></td>
<td><code>/mcp/sse/device/&lt;mac&gt;/set-alias</code></td>
<td>Set device friendly name</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h3 id="network-tools">Network Tools</h3>
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Tool</th>
<th>Endpoint</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><code>trigger_scan</code></td>
<td><code>/mcp/sse/nettools/trigger-scan</code></td>
<td>Trigger network discovery scan</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>get_open_ports</code></td>
<td><code>/mcp/sse/device/open_ports</code></td>
<td>Get stored NMAP open ports for device</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>wol_wake_device</code></td>
<td><code>/mcp/sse/nettools/wakeonlan</code></td>
<td>Wake device using Wake-on-LAN</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>get_network_topology</code></td>
<td><code>/mcp/sse/devices/network/topology</code></td>
<td>Get network topology map</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h3 id="event-monitoring-tools">Event &amp; Monitoring Tools</h3>
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Tool</th>
<th>Endpoint</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><code>get_recent_alerts</code></td>
<td><code>/mcp/sse/events/recent</code></td>
<td>Get events from last 24 hours</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>get_last_events</code></td>
<td><code>/mcp/sse/events/last</code></td>
<td>Get 10 most recent events</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<hr />
<h2 id="tool-usage-examples">Tool Usage Examples</h2>
<h3 id="search-devices-tool">Search Devices Tool</h3>
<p><strong>Tool Call</strong>:
<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span class="p">{</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;jsonrpc&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&quot;2.0&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;id&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&quot;1&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;method&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&quot;tools/call&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;params&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">{</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;name&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&quot;search_devices&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;arguments&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">{</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;query&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&quot;192.168.1&quot;</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="p">}</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="p">}</span>
<span class="p">}</span>
</code></pre></div></p>
<p><strong>Response</strong>:
<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span class="p">{</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;jsonrpc&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&quot;2.0&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;id&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&quot;1&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;result&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">{</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;content&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">[</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="p">{</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;type&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&quot;text&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;text&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&quot;{\n \&quot;success\&quot;: true,\n \&quot;devices\&quot;: [\n {\n \&quot;devName\&quot;: \&quot;Router\&quot;,\n \&quot;devMac\&quot;: \&quot;AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF\&quot;,\n \&quot;devLastIP\&quot;: \&quot;192.168.1.1\&quot;\n }\n ]\n}&quot;</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="p">}</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="p">],</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;isError&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kc">false</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="p">}</span>
<span class="p">}</span>
</code></pre></div></p>
<h3 id="trigger-network-scan-tool">Trigger Network Scan Tool</h3>
<p><strong>Tool Call</strong>:
<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span class="p">{</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;jsonrpc&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&quot;2.0&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;id&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&quot;2&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;method&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&quot;tools/call&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;params&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">{</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;name&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&quot;trigger_scan&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;arguments&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">{</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;type&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&quot;ARPSCAN&quot;</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="p">}</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="p">}</span>
<span class="p">}</span>
</code></pre></div></p>
<p><strong>Response</strong>:
<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span class="p">{</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;jsonrpc&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&quot;2.0&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;id&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&quot;2&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;result&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">{</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;content&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">[</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="p">{</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;type&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&quot;text&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;text&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&quot;{\n \&quot;success\&quot;: true,\n \&quot;message\&quot;: \&quot;Scan triggered for type: ARPSCAN\&quot;\n}&quot;</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="p">}</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="p">],</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;isError&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kc">false</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="p">}</span>
<span class="p">}</span>
</code></pre></div></p>
<h3 id="wake-on-lan-tool">Wake-on-LAN Tool</h3>
<p><strong>Tool Call</strong>:
<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span class="p">{</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;jsonrpc&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&quot;2.0&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;id&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&quot;3&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;method&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&quot;tools/call&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;params&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">{</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;name&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&quot;wol_wake_device&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;arguments&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">{</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;devMac&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&quot;AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF&quot;</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="p">}</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="p">}</span>
<span class="p">}</span>
</code></pre></div></p>
<hr />
<h2 id="integration-with-ai-assistants">Integration with AI Assistants</h2>
<h3 id="claude-desktop-integration">Claude Desktop Integration</h3>
<p>Add to your Claude Desktop <code>mcp.json</code> configuration:</p>
<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span class="p">{</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;mcp&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">{</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;servers&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">{</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;netalertx&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">{</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;command&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&quot;node&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;args&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">[</span><span class="s2">&quot;/path/to/mcp-client.js&quot;</span><span class="p">],</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;env&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">{</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;NETALERTX_URL&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&quot;http://your-server:&lt;GRAPHQL_PORT&gt;&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;NETALERTX_TOKEN&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&quot;your-api-token&quot;</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="p">}</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="p">}</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="p">}</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="p">}</span>
<span class="p">}</span>
</code></pre></div>
<h3 id="generic-mcp-client">Generic MCP Client</h3>
<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span class="kn">import</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nn">asyncio</span>
<span class="kn">import</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nn">json</span>
<span class="kn">from</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nn">mcp</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kn">import</span> <span class="n">ClientSession</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">StdioServerParameters</span>
<span class="kn">from</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nn">mcp.client.stdio</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kn">import</span> <span class="n">stdio_client</span>
<span class="k">async</span> <span class="k">def</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nf">main</span><span class="p">():</span>
<span class="c1"># Connect to NetAlertX MCP server</span>
<span class="n">server_params</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">StdioServerParameters</span><span class="p">(</span>
<span class="n">command</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">&quot;curl&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="n">args</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="p">[</span>
<span class="s2">&quot;-N&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s2">&quot;-H&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s2">&quot;Authorization: Bearer &lt;API_TOKEN&gt;&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="s2">&quot;http://your-server:&lt;GRAPHQL_PORT&gt;/mcp/sse&quot;</span>
<span class="p">]</span>
<span class="p">)</span>
<span class="k">async</span> <span class="k">with</span> <span class="n">stdio_client</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">server_params</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">as</span> <span class="p">(</span><span class="n">read</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">write</span><span class="p">):</span>
<span class="k">async</span> <span class="k">with</span> <span class="n">ClientSession</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">read</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">write</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">as</span> <span class="n">session</span><span class="p">:</span>
<span class="c1"># Initialize connection</span>
<span class="k">await</span> <span class="n">session</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">initialize</span><span class="p">()</span>
<span class="c1"># List available tools</span>
<span class="n">tools</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="k">await</span> <span class="n">session</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">list_tools</span><span class="p">()</span>
<span class="nb">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="s2">&quot;Available tools: </span><span class="si">{</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="n">t</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">name</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">for</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ow">in</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">tools</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">tools</span><span class="p">]</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s2">&quot;</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="c1"># Call a tool</span>
<span class="n">result</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="k">await</span> <span class="n">session</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">call_tool</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;search_devices&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="p">{</span><span class="s2">&quot;query&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="s2">&quot;router&quot;</span><span class="p">})</span>
<span class="nb">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="s2">&quot;Search result: </span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">result</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s2">&quot;</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="k">if</span> <span class="vm">__name__</span> <span class="o">==</span> <span class="s2">&quot;__main__&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span>
<span class="n">asyncio</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">run</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">main</span><span class="p">())</span>
</code></pre></div>
<hr />
<h2 id="error-handling">Error Handling</h2>
<p>MCP tool calls return structured error information:</p>
<p><strong>Error Response</strong>:
<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span class="p">{</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;jsonrpc&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&quot;2.0&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;id&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&quot;1&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;result&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">{</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;content&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">[</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="p">{</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;type&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&quot;text&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;text&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s2">&quot;Error calling tool: Device not found&quot;</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="p">}</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="p">],</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">&quot;isError&quot;</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kc">true</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="p">}</span>
<span class="p">}</span>
</code></pre></div></p>
<p><strong>Common Error Types</strong>:
- <code>401/403</code> - Authentication failure
- <code>400</code> - Invalid parameters or missing required fields
- <code>404</code> - Resource not found (device, scan results, etc.)
- <code>500</code> - Internal server error</p>
<hr />
<h2 id="notes">Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>MCP endpoints require the same API token authentication as REST endpoints</li>
<li>All MCP tools return JSON responses wrapped in MCP protocol format</li>
<li>Server-Sent Events maintain persistent connections for real-time updates</li>
<li>Tool parameters match their REST endpoint equivalents</li>
<li>Error responses include both HTTP status codes and descriptive messages</li>
<li>MCP bridge automatically handles request/response serialization</li>
</ul>
<hr />
<h2 id="related-documentation">Related Documentation</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="../API/">Main API Overview</a> - Core REST API documentation</li>
<li><a href="../API_DEVICE/">Device API</a> - Individual device management</li>
<li><a href="../API_DEVICES/">Devices Collection API</a> - Bulk device operations</li>
<li><a href="../API_NETTOOLS/">Network Tools API</a> - Wake-on-LAN, scans, network utilities</li>
<li><a href="../API_EVENTS/">Events API</a> - Event logging and monitoring</li>
</ul>
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