Catalyst Center MCP

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A Python-based MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Cisco Catalyst Center (formerly DNA Center) that provides tools for device management and monitoring.

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Author: richbibby
Downloads: 376
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Setting up with Highlight

This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:

Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
Configure the plugin with the settings below

Plugin Name Catalyst Center MCP

Command (node, npx, python, etc.)

Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches

Setting up with Cursor

Open Cursor's settings
Navigate to the MCP section
Click "Add new Global MCP server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "catalyst center mcp": {
            "catalyst-center-mcp": {
                "command": "python",
                "args": [
                    "-m",
                    "venv",
                    "venv"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "catalyst center mcp": {
            "catalyst-center-mcp": {
                "command": "python",
                "args": [
                    "-m",
                    "venv",
                    "venv"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "catalyst center mcp": {
            "catalyst-center-mcp": {
                "command": "python",
                "args": [
                    "-m",
                    "venv",
                    "venv"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Claude Desktop

Open Claude Desktop's settings
Go to the Integrations tab
Click "Add MCP Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure Claude Desktop is running before attempting to connect.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "catalyst center mcp": {
            "catalyst-center-mcp": {
                "command": "python",
                "args": [
                    "-m",
                    "venv",
                    "venv"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "catalyst center mcp": {
            "catalyst-center-mcp": {
                "command": "python",
                "args": [
                    "-m",
                    "venv",
                    "venv"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "catalyst center mcp": {
            "catalyst-center-mcp": {
                "command": "python",
                "args": [
                    "-m",
                    "venv",
                    "venv"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Windsurf

Open Windsurf's preferences
Go to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Integration"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "catalyst center mcp": {
            "catalyst-center-mcp": {
                "command": "python",
                "args": [
                    "-m",
                    "venv",
                    "venv"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "catalyst center mcp": {
            "catalyst-center-mcp": {
                "command": "python",
                "args": [
                    "-m",
                    "venv",
                    "venv"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "catalyst center mcp": {
            "catalyst-center-mcp": {
                "command": "python",
                "args": [
                    "-m",
                    "venv",
                    "venv"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Cline

Open Cline's settings
Navigate to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure to restart Cline after adding the configuration.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "catalyst center mcp": {
            "catalyst-center-mcp": {
                "command": "python",
                "args": [
                    "-m",
                    "venv",
                    "venv"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "catalyst center mcp": {
            "catalyst-center-mcp": {
                "command": "python",
                "args": [
                    "-m",
                    "venv",
                    "venv"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "catalyst center mcp": {
            "catalyst-center-mcp": {
                "command": "python",
                "args": [
                    "-m",
                    "venv",
                    "venv"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Goose

Open Goose's preferences
Go to the Integrations tab
Select "MCP Servers"
Click "Add New Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "catalyst center mcp": {
            "catalyst-center-mcp": {
                "command": "python",
                "args": [
                    "-m",
                    "venv",
                    "venv"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "catalyst center mcp": {
            "catalyst-center-mcp": {
                "command": "python",
                "args": [
                    "-m",
                    "venv",
                    "venv"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "catalyst center mcp": {
            "catalyst-center-mcp": {
                "command": "python",
                "args": [
                    "-m",
                    "venv",
                    "venv"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

From the repository

Clone the repository, create a Python virtual environment, and install dependencies. Copy .env.example to .env and set CCC_HOST, CCC_USER, and CCC_PWD. For Claude Desktop, add the server configuration to claude_desktop_config.json specifying the fastmcp command and the path to the server script, then restart Claude Desktop. You can then ask Claude questions such as "Show me all devices in my network" or "What interfaces are down on device Y?"

Claude Desktop / Cursor

Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "catalyst center mcp": {
            "catalyst-center-mcp": {
                "command": "python",
                "args": [
                    "-m",
                    "venv",
                    "venv"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

McpServers

{
    "catalyst-center-mcp": {
        "command": "python",
        "args": [
            "-m",
            "venv",
            "venv"
        ]
    }
}

Catalyst Center MCP

A Python-based MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Cisco Catalyst Center (formerly DNA Center) that provides tools for device management and monitoring.

Features

- Authentication with Catalyst Center
- Device discovery and listing
- Interface information retrieval
- Simple and extensible MCP server implementation

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/richbibby/catalyst-center-mcp.git

cd catalyst-center-mcp

2. Create a virtual environment and activate it:

python -m venv venv

source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

3. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Configuration

1. Copy the example environment file:

cp .env.example .env

2. Update the .env file with your Catalyst Center credentials:

CCC_HOST=your-catalyst-center-host

CCC_USER=your-username

CCC_PWD=your-password

Usage With Claude Desktop Client

1. Configure Claude Desktop to use this MCP server:

- Open Claude Desktop
- Go to Settings > Developer > Edit Config
- Add the following configuration file claude_desktop_config.json

``{ "mcpServers": { "catalyst-center-mcp": { "command": "/Users/rich/dev/ccc_mcp/venv/bin/fastmcp", "args": [ "run", "/Users/rich/dev/ccc_mcp/catalyst-center-mcp.py" ] } } }`


- Replace the path's above to reflect your local environment.
2. Restart Claude Desktop
3. Interact with Claude Desktop:
- Ask Claude to perform actions like "Show me the devices in my Cisco Catalyst Center"

- Claude will use the MCP server to authenticate and fetch device information


Example Questions
Here are some example questions you can ask Claude to interact with your Catalyst Center:
Device Information
- "Show me all devices in my network"
- "List all switches in my network"
- "What devices are currently unreachable?"
- "Show me devices with hostname containing 'switch'"
- "What's the status of device with IP 10.1.1.1?"
Interface Information
- "Show me all interfaces for device X"
- "What interfaces are down on device Y?"
- "List all Gigabit interfaces on device Z"
- "Show me interfaces with IP addresses"
- "What's the status of interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1 on device X?"
Site Information
- "Show me all sites in my network"
- "What devices are in site X?"
- "List all buildings in my network"
- "Show me the site hierarchy"
- "What's the address of site Y?"
Combined Queries
- "Show me all devices in site X and their interfaces"
- "List all down interfaces across all devices"
- "What devices in building Y have unreachable interfaces?"
- "Show me the network topology for site Z"
- "What's the status of all devices in area A?"
Available Tools

- authenticate: Authenticates with Cisco Catalyst Center and returns a token -fetch_sites: Fetches a list of sites from Cisco Catalyst Center -fetch_devices: Fetches a list of devices from Cisco Catalyst Center -fetch_interfaces: Fetches interface information for a specific device


Contributing

1. Fork the repository 2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature) 3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature') 4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature`)
5. Open a Pull Request

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Example Questions

Device Information

Interface Information

Site Information

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Available Tools

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