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tshark-mcp for Gemini CLI

io.github.kx96xx/tshark-mcp

Read-only packet capture analysis with tshark: Diameter, GTP, SIP, RTP, SIGTRAN, DNS, TCP and TLS.

client:Gemini CLI transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install tshark-mcp in Gemini CLI

~/.gemini/settings.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.gemini\settings.json

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tshark-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "tshark-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TSHARK_MCP_ALLOW_DIRS": "<TSHARK_MCP_ALLOW_DIRS>",
        "TSHARK_MCP_TSHARK": "<TSHARK_MCP_TSHARK>",
        "TSHARK_MCP_REDACT": "<TSHARK_MCP_REDACT>",
        "TSHARK_MCP_EXPORT_DIR": "<TSHARK_MCP_EXPORT_DIR>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Gemini expands $VAR and ${VAR} inside env values, so a secret can live in your shell rather than this file. Gemini CLI docs

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