wisent-wire-mcp 0.9.0rc1

MCP server for the Wisent Wire hardware testing platform — drive power, GPIO, UART/RS485/CAN, firmware flashing, and GDB debug from an AI agent

wisent-wire-mcp

MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for the Wisent Wire hardware testing platform. Lets AI assistants interact with WisentWire devices — power control, firmware flashing & flasher catalog, UART / RS485 / CAN buses, GPIO control & telemetry, GDB debug sessions, device registry, reservations, and protocol frame definitions.

Installation

Requires Python 3.10+. Install with pipx — it puts the MCP server in an isolated environment and adds the wisent-wire-mcp binary to your PATH.

1. Install pipx (one-time)

# macOS
brew install pipx
pipx ensurepath

# Linux / WSL
python3 -m pip install --user pipx
python3 -m pipx ensurepath

Open a new terminal so the updated PATH is picked up.

2. Install the MCP server

pipx install wisent-wire-mcp

Verify:

which wisent-wire-mcp         # ~/.local/bin/wisent-wire-mcp (or similar)

3. Upgrade / uninstall

pipx upgrade   wisent-wire-mcp
pipx uninstall wisent-wire-mcp

Configuration

.mcp.json location

Claude Code reads MCP servers from .mcp.json. Two scopes:

Scope	Path	When to use
Project	<repo-root>/.mcp.json	Shared with the project (checked into VCS or per-repo)
User	~/.claude.json under the mcpServers key	Available in every Claude Code session for this user

Claude Desktop uses a separate file:

Platform	Path
macOS	~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows	%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Linux	~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Example .mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wisent-wire": {
      "command": "wisent-wire-mcp",
      "env": {
        "WISENT_WIRE_URL": "https://app.wisent-wire.com",
        "WISENT_WIRE_EMAIL": "[e-mail]",
        "WISENT_WIRE_PASSWORD": "..."
      }
    }
  }
}

After editing .mcp.json, restart Claude Code (or reload the window) for the server to be picked up.

Environment variables

Variable	Required	Description
WISENT_WIRE_URL	No	Explicit API base URL. Overrides WISENT_WIRE_ENV.
WISENT_WIRE_ENV	No	Target environment: prod or int. int → https://int.wisent-wire.com
WISENT_WIRE_EMAIL	Yes*	Account email
WISENT_WIRE_PASSWORD	Yes*	Account password
WISENT_WIRE_TOKEN	Yes*	API token (alternative to email/password)

* Provide either TOKEN or EMAIL + PASSWORD.

Choosing a backend. Precedence is WISENT_WIRE_URL → WISENT_WIRE_ENV → production default (https://app.wisent-wire.com). Set neither and you get production. To point at integration, no URL needed:

"env": {
  "WISENT_WIRE_ENV": "int",
  "WISENT_WIRE_TOKEN": "..."
}

Available tools

47 tools, grouped below.

System & Device

Tool	Description
get_backend_version	Get the backend version
list_wisentwires	List all WisentWire devices
get_ww_status	Get current device status
check_ww_available	Check if a device is available

Device Registry

Tool	Description
list_registered_devices	List registered devices, optionally filtered by label
list_connected_devices	Scan a WisentWire and list physically connected devices
register_device	Register a device against a fingerprint

Power & Telemetry

Tool	Description
power_on / power_off	Control power supply
update_power_supply	Change voltage / current limit while powered
get_telemetry	Recent voltage/current readings
set_power_supply_telemetry	Enable or disable power telemetry streaming

GPIO

Tool	Description
get_gpio_shadow	Current GPIO pin states
get_gpio_names	Pin name mapping for a device
set_gpio_output	Drive an output pin high or low
set_gpio_input_pull_policy	Set an input pin's pull policy
set_gpio_telemetry	Enable or disable GPIO telemetry streaming
get_gpio_telemetry	Recent GPIO telemetry readings

Firmware & Flashing

Tool	Description
list_firmware	List firmware binaries
upload_firmware	Upload a firmware binary
delete_firmware	Delete a firmware binary
flash_firmware	Flash firmware to a device (msp430/openocd/st-link/j-link)
list_launch_commands	List available flasher launch commands
get_flash_status	Check a flash job's status by job id
get_flasher_logs	Get flasher debug logs

Debug

Tool	Description
get_debug_state	Get the current GDB debug session state
get_debug_job_status	Get a debug job's status by id
stop_debug	Stop the active debug session

UART & Buses

Tool	Description
send_uart_command	Send a text command over UART
send_uart_hex	Send raw hex bytes over UART
send_rs485_hex	Send raw hex bytes over RS485
send_can_frame	Send a CAN frame
get_uart_log	Get TX/RX message history
get_bus_log	Get TX/RX message history for a given bus (uart/rs485/can)

Frame Definitions

Tool	Description
list_frame_definitions	List all frame definitions
get_frame_definition	Get a frame definition with fields
create_frame_definition	Create a new frame definition
update_frame_definition	Update a frame definition
delete_frame_definition	Delete a frame definition

Commands

Tool	Description
list_commands	List commands for a frame definition
create_command	Create a command
update_command	Update a command
delete_command	Delete a command

Reservations

Tool	Description
list_reservations	List reservations
get_reservation	Get a single reservation
create_reservation	Create a reservation
delete_reservation	Delete a reservation

Development

pip install -e ".[dev]"
pytest tests/ -v
ruff check src/ tests/

License

MIT