bibliocommons-mcp-pritunl 1.3.5

MCP server for Pritunl Enterprise VPN management

Pritunl VPN MCP Server

MCP server for managing Pritunl Enterprise VPN instances. Provides 35 tools for organizations, users, servers, routes, hosts, and settings.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.10+
• Pritunl Enterprise subscription (required for API access)
• API token and secret from Pritunl admin console

Configuration

Authentication: Pritunl uses HMAC-based API authentication with a token/secret pair. Generate these in the Pritunl web console under Users → API Keys.

Option 1: config.json

cp config.json.example config.json
# Edit config.json with your API credentials

Option 2: Environment Variables

export PRITUNL_HOST="vpn.example.com:443"
export PRITUNL_API_TOKEN="your-api-token"
export PRITUNL_API_SECRET="your-api-secret"
export PRITUNL_VERIFY_SSL="true"
export PRITUNL_TIMEOUT="30"

Configuration Fields

Field	Env Var	Required	Default	Description
host	PRITUNL_HOST	Yes	—	Pritunl server hostname and port (e.g., vpn.example.com:443). The client prepends https:// automatically, so do not include the scheme.
api_token	PRITUNL_API_TOKEN	Yes	—	API token
api_secret	PRITUNL_API_SECRET	Yes	—	API secret
verify_ssl	PRITUNL_VERIFY_SSL	No	true	Verify TLS certificates
timeout	PRITUNL_TIMEOUT	No	30	Request timeout in seconds

The config file path can also be set via PRITUNL_CONFIG env var or --config CLI flag.

Installation

Option 1: Using uvx (Recommended — no install needed)

uvx bibliocommons-mcp-pritunl

uvx runs the package directly from PyPI in an isolated environment. Install uv first if you don't have it:

curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

Option 2: Using pip

pip install bibliocommons-mcp-pritunl

AI Client Setup

VS Code (with MCP Extension)

{
  "mcp.servers": {
    "pritunl": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["bibliocommons-mcp-pritunl"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Config location:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pritunl": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["bibliocommons-mcp-pritunl"]
    }
  }
}

Kiro IDE

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pritunl": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["bibliocommons-mcp-pritunl"]
    }
  }
}

Kiro CLI

Create or edit ~/.kiro/settings/mcp.json (user level) or <project-root>/.kiro/settings/mcp.json (project level):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pritunl": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["bibliocommons-mcp-pritunl"]
    }
  }
}

Configuration Notes

• Using uvx: Automatically manages dependencies in isolated environments.
• Using python directly: Requires pip install bibliocommons-mcp-pritunl first. Use "command": "python", "args": ["-m", "bibliocommons_mcp_pritunl"] instead.
• Restart your AI client after adding the configuration.

For other AI clients (Amazon Q, GitHub Copilot, Cline, Zed, Cursor), see docs/ai-clients.md.

Docker

# Pull from Docker Hub (private)
docker pull bibliocommons/mcp-pritunl:latest

# Run in stdio mode
docker run -i --rm \
  -v /path/to/config.json:/config.json:ro \
  bibliocommons/mcp-pritunl:latest \
  --config /config.json

# Run in HTTP mode
docker run -d --rm \
  -v /path/to/config.json:/config.json:ro \
  -p 8000:8000 \
  bibliocommons/mcp-pritunl:latest \
  --config /config.json --transport http --port 8000

# Run in expanded mode
docker run -i --rm \
  -v /path/to/config.json:/config.json:ro \
  bibliocommons/mcp-pritunl:latest \
  --config /config.json --expanded

Web UI

A REST API with interactive Swagger documentation is available:

python -m bibliocommons_mcp_pritunl.webui

Access the Swagger UI at: http://localhost:8000/docs

Standalone MCP Server

python -m bibliocommons_mcp_pritunl

CLI Flags

Flag	Env Var	Description
--config PATH	PRITUNL_CONFIG	Path to config.json
--read-only	PRITUNL_READ_ONLY	Exclude destructive tools
--expanded	PRITUNL_EXPANDED	Register all tools individually instead of gateway mode
--transport stdio|http	PRITUNL_TRANSPORT	Transport mode (default: stdio)
--port PORT	PRITUNL_PORT	HTTP port (default: 8000)
--version	—	Show version and exit

Gateway Mode (Default)

By default, the server exposes 2 tools instead of 35 individual tools:

Tool	Purpose
pritunl_api	Execute any Pritunl VPN action by name with a params dict
pritunl_help	Search available actions, parameters, and descriptions

The AI assistant calls pritunl_help to discover available actions, then calls pritunl_api(action="list_servers", params={}) to execute them.

To register all individual tools (previous behavior), use --expanded:

python -m bibliocommons_mcp_pritunl --expanded

Available Tools

Status (2 tools)

Tool	Description
get_status	Get Pritunl system status (server count, host count, org count, online users)
get_events	Get real-time event stream from Pritunl

Organizations (5 tools)

Tool	Description
list_organizations	List all organizations
get_organization	Get organization details by ID
create_organization	Create a new organization
update_organization	Update an organization's name
delete_organization	Delete an organization

Users (7 tools)

Tool	Description
list_users	List all users in an organization
get_user	Get user details by organization and user ID
create_user	Create a new user in an organization
update_user	Update a user's properties (name, email, disabled status)
delete_user	Delete a user from an organization
get_user_audit	Get audit log for a specific user
get_user_key_download_url	Get temporary key download links for a user

Servers (10 tools)

Tool	Description
list_servers	List all VPN servers
get_server	Get VPN server details by ID
create_server	Create a new VPN server
update_server	Update a VPN server (merges changes with current config)
delete_server	Delete a VPN server
start_server	Start a VPN server
stop_server	Stop a VPN server
restart_server	Restart a VPN server
get_server_output	Get server log output
get_server_bandwidth	Get server bandwidth statistics (periods: 1m, 5m, 30m, 2h, 1d)

Server Routes (4 tools)

Tool	Description
list_server_routes	List all routes on a VPN server
add_server_route	Add a route to a VPN server
update_server_route	Update a route on a VPN server
delete_server_route	Delete a route from a VPN server

Server Organizations (2 tools)

Tool	Description
attach_organization	Attach an organization to a VPN server
detach_organization	Detach an organization from a VPN server

Hosts (3 tools)

Tool	Description
list_hosts	List all Pritunl hosts
get_host	Get host details by ID
list_server_hosts	List hosts attached to a VPN server

Settings (2 tools)

Tool	Description
get_settings	Get global Pritunl settings
update_settings	Update global Pritunl settings (merges changes with current)

Read-Only Mode

Exclude all destructive (create/update/delete) tools:

# CLI flag
python -m bibliocommons_mcp_pritunl --read-only

# Environment variable
export PRITUNL_READ_ONLY=true

In read-only mode, the following 20 tools are excluded: create_organization, update_organization, delete_organization, create_user, update_user, delete_user, create_server, update_server, delete_server, start_server, stop_server, restart_server, add_server_route, update_server_route, delete_server_route, attach_organization, detach_organization, update_settings.

Development

# Install with dev dependencies
pip install -e ".[dev]"

# Run tests
pytest

# Run tests with coverage
pytest --cov=bibliocommons_mcp_pritunl

For local development with an MCP client:

"args": ["--from", "/path/to/pritunl", "bibliocommons-mcp-pritunl"]

License

MIT