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# Containerlab MCP Server
This is a quick and dirty MCP (Model Context Protocol) trial for interacting with containerlab using AI. The example is tailored for claude desktop.
1. Running [containerlab API server](https://github.com/srl-labs/clab-api-server)
2. Latest build of [containerlab](https://github.com/srl-labs/containerlab) from the main branch
- Build it yourself: `make build`
- Copy the binary: `cp bin/containerlab $(which containerlab)`
## Building the MCP Server
### For Windows
```bash
export GOOS=windows
export GOARCH=amd64
go build -o clab-mcp-server.exe main.go
```
### For Mac
```bash
# For Intel Macs
export GOOS=darwin
export GOARCH=amd64
go build -o clab-mcp-server main.go
# For Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3)
export GOOS=darwin
export GOARCH=arm64
go build -o clab-mcp-server main.go
```
### For Linux
```bash
export GOOS=linux
export GOARCH=amd64
go build -o clab-mcp-server main.go
```
## Setup for Claude Desktop
1. Place the MCP server executable in an accessible location
- For Windows: `clab-mcp-server.exe`
- For Mac/Linux: `clab-mcp-server`
2. Create a configuration file named `claude_desktop_config.json` with the following content:
```json
# For Windows:
{
"mcpServers": {
"clab-api": {
"command": "C:\\clab-mcp-server.exe",
"args": [],
"env": {
"API_SERVER_URL": "http://localhost:8080"
}
}
}
}
# For Mac/Linux:
{
"mcpServers": {
"clab-api": {
"command": "/path/to/clab-mcp-server",
"args": [],
"env": {
"API_SERVER_URL": "http://localhost:8080"
}
}
}
}
```
3. Ensure the containerlab API server is running at http://localhost:8080 or update the URL as needed
## Usage
Once configured, Claude will be able to:
- List available labs
- Deploy new network topologies
- Inspect lab details
- Execute commands on lab nodes
- Destroy and clean up labs
You can ask Claude to perform these operations using natural language, and it will use the appropriate MCP tools to interact with your containerlab environment.
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