pfsense-mcp-server

Name: pfsense-mcp-server Review
Item: pfsense-mcp-server
Rating: 3.0
Author: Aaron Matthews

Connector Security Usable

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Usable Scanned — metadata only

Reduces firewall management friction and human error by enabling natural-language configuration and compliance audits, lowering operational overhead and secu…

pfSense MCP Server enables security administrators to manage their pfSense firewalls using natural language through AI assistants like Claude Desktop. Simply ask "Show me blocked IPs" or "Run a PCI compliance check" instead of navigating complex interfaces. Supports REST/XML-RPC/SSH connections, and includes built-in compliance and guardrail

Ask Claude to show all currently blocked IP addresses and their block reasons
Generate a PCI DSS compliance report from your pfSense firewall configuration
Automate security rule reviews by asking Claude to identify overly permissive access policies

89 starsMIT (commercial OK)FreeNo code needed

Usable rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

Why it matters

Reduces firewall management friction and human error by enabling natural-language configuration and compliance audits, lowering operational overhead and security incident response time.

Best for

Security administrators managing pfSense deployments who need faster compliance verification and policy adjustments without manual console navigation.

Works in

Claude Code Claude Cowork Claude Chat

Source

https://github.com/gensecaihq/pfsense-mcp-server

By gensecaihq

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop AppOpen the Customize panel in the sidebar → browse connectors → search and add. Works in Claude Code, Claude Cowork, and Claude Chat.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into a Claude Code conversation. Claude will run it for you.

Command

claude mcp add pfsense-mcp-server -- npx -y pfsense-mcp-server

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

Auto-generated from the tool's public listing — not hands-on verified. Cross-check against the source repo's README before running.

First thing to try

Once it’s connected, paste this into Claude:

Show all currently blocked IP addresses and their block reasons

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars89Contributors12Last updated2026-08-12LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-08-14 · scanner v1

Data & Access

Data processingPrompts sent to Anthropic API. Enterprise/Team plans exclude training.

Community Pulse New

No community discussions found yet. This doesn't mean the tool isn't good — it may be new or serve a niche use case.

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 83 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license MIT.

Things to check

Scanned, not hands-on tested — this entry was auto-scanned from public metadata (GitHub metrics, license, security flags). No reviewer has run it, and no tool-specific limitations have been documented yet.

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

3/5

Versatility

3/5

Reliability

3/5

Security

3/5

Overall score3.00 / 5.00 UsableEvaluatedAug 2026

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 83 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license MIT.

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