# Wireshark

> Use this tool when you need to analyze network packets and troubleshoot network issues, as it provides capabilities such as packet capture, protocol analysis, and threat intelligence checks. It solves problems related to network security, performance, and debugging by extracting relevant data like HTTP requests and DNS queries. It takes network packet captures as input and outputs detailed statistics and insights, making it ideal for use in network monitoring and cybersecurity contexts.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/bx33661-wireshark  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/bx33661-wireshark

## Description

Integrates with Wireshark's tshark command-line tool to provide network packet analysis capabilities. Supports packet capture, protocol hierarchy statistics, endpoint and conversation tracking, HTTP request and DNS query extraction, file export from captures, threat intelligence checks, and credential detection. Requires Python 3.10+ and Wireshark with tshark accessible in the system PATH.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.86
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** file-system
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/bx33661-wireshark)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/bx33661/wireshark-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "bx33661-wireshark"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/bx33661-wireshark` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/bx33661-wireshark/pull`

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