Wireshark MCP plugin for Grok Build
Wireshark-MCP，Give your AI assistant a packet analyzer. Drop a .pcap file, ask questions in plain English — get answers backed by real tshark data.
How to install Wireshark MCP in Grok Build
grok plugin install bx33661/Wireshark-MCP --trustReview before you trust it. --trust lets this plugin's hooks, MCP servers and scripts run code on your computer. It's a community repo that neither xAI nor GrokStacks has reviewed, so read its code first.
We install this repo directly: Grok Build 1.0.62 can't install it through its own marketplace file. Then start a new Grok session, or press r in /plugins, to load it.
Command format: Grok Build's plugin guide
Runs a local MCP server (with npx, uvx or similar), so that tool needs to be installed, for example Node.js for npx.
What we checked: on Oct 18, 2026 it installed with grok 1.0.62 and Grok found 2 skills. That's an install check only: we haven't run it in a live Grok session.
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What it contains
Skills (2)
tshark-cli-analysis— Use TShark directly for offline packet analysis, live capture, filters, protocol dissection and decryption, statistics, stream following, exports, and Lua/extcap workflows. Activate for terminal-based Wireshark work; use wireshark-traffic-awireshark-traffic-analysis— Investigate pcap/pcapng captures through Wireshark MCP for traffic questions, network troubleshooting, and evidence-backed security analysis. Use when MCP tools are the selected backend; use tshark-cli-analysis for direct terminal execution
MCP servers (1)
wireshark-mcp— stdio server
About this listing
Wireshark MCP is a community plugin on GitHub by bx33661, written as a Claude Code plugin that Grok Build installs. We install-checked it in Grok; we haven't run it in a live session or reviewed its code. When we installed it, Grok found 2 skills, 1 MCP server. Its license is MIT. We checked commit 0e1b6595a2dc. It's one of 79 listings in the Security category on GrokStacks.
Wireshark MCP FAQ
How do I install Wireshark MCP in Grok Build?
Run grok plugin install bx33661/Wireshark-MCP --trust. We install-checked this command in Grok Build. We install this repo directly: Grok Build 1.0.62 can't install it through its own marketplace file. Then start a new Grok session, or press r in /plugins, to load it.
Is Wireshark MCP an official Grok Build plugin?
No. Wireshark MCP is a community plugin on GitHub by bx33661, not in xAI's official Grok Build marketplace. We checked that it installs and what Grok loads from it, but haven't run it in a live Grok session or reviewed its code.
What does Wireshark MCP include?
According to what Grok loaded in our install check, Wireshark MCP includes 2 skills, 1 MCP server: tshark-cli-analysis, wireshark-traffic-analysis, wireshark-mcp.
Details
- Type
- Plugin
- Category
- Security
- Source
- Community Claude Code plugin, installs in Grok
- License
- MIT
- Author
- bx33661
- Version
- 3.1.0
- Keywords
- ai-agents, mcp, network-security, packet-analysis, pcap, tshark, wireshark
- Source repo
- https://github.com/bx33661/Wireshark-MCP
- Checked commit
0e1b6595a2dc- Checked by GrokStacks
- Install-checked in Grok Build on Oct 18, 2026; not run in a live session
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