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NetBox MCP server for AI agents.

actionlake is an MCP gateway: one remote MCP server that connects Claude and other MCP clients to NetBox and the rest of your systems. It gives your agent 1,381 NetBox actions (309 reads, 804 writes and 268 that wait for a confirmation) and holds the NetBox credential itself, so the agent never does. It paces NetBox's limits and records every call.

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100,000 free calls a month. No card, no email, no password: press Start a free sandbox on the next screen and keep the key it shows you.

claude mcp add --transport http actionlake https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp
the first call
do {  action: "netbox.tenancy.contacts_list",  intent: "check which NetBox account is connected"}# Get a list of contact objects · read · 1 upstream call
  • 1,381actionsin one signed file
  • 309readlook, never change
  • 804writecreate and update
  • 268wait for a yesdestructive, confirmed first

Set up

Connect NetBox in three steps.

  1. 01

    Add actionlake to Claude.

    Run the command once in Claude Code; its consent page can create a free sandbox: 100,000 calls a month, no card. In the Claude app, add a custom connector with the URL below and paste your key on the consent page. Creating a new sandbox from the Claude app is not yet tested by us.

    https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp
  2. 02

    Connect NetBox.

    Bearer token. No consent screen: your agent can connect it for you, but the key then passes through your chat. To keep it out of the model's context, paste it in the console instead. actionlake stores what you paste write-only, sealed under your tenant's key.

    • api_tokenNetBox API token
    • hostWhere your NetBox lives: your host
    account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "netbox" }
# free: exactly what to paste, and what is found for you
  3. 03

    Make the first call. Check before a write.

    Ask in plain words; Claude picks the action. Before anything changes, check validates the call and prices it, for free.

    do    { action: "netbox.tenancy.contacts_list" }# get a list of contact objects · read · 1 upstream callcheck { action: "netbox.users.users_create", input: { … } }# free: inputs, permissions, cost and confirmations, nothing sent

NetBox at a glance

Sign-in
Bearer token. No consent screen: your agent can connect it for you, but the key then passes through your chat. To keep it out of the model's context, paste it in the console instead.
You provide
api_token
Setup fields
host
Limits we pace to
20 calls a second, per connection
API covered
NetBox REST API 4.7.3 (4.7) (OpenAPI 3.0.3), at your NetBox instance's API base URL, which you enter when connecting (path /api)
Built from
NetBox's documentation, read 23 October 2026demo.netbox.devnetboxlabs.com
Service file
Version 1.0.0, signed (Ed25519)
Cached reads
307 of 309 reads, for up to 5 minutes; a write clears what it affects
Shared entities
7, so ask can line NetBox up with your other systems
Data
Processed and stored in Sydney, Australia. No US region yet

Capabilities

What an AI agent can do in NetBox.

1,381 actions in 12 areas. Every one carries its effect, so a key can allow the reads and hold the rest.

  • 309readlook, never change
  • 804writecreate and update
  • 268destructivewait for a confirmation

  1. Dcim

    533

    117 read · 312 write · 104 destructive

    Get a list of site objects · Get a list of device objects · Post a list of site objects · Get a site object

  2. Extras

    192

    43 read · 111 write · 38 destructive

    Create several bookmark objects · Post a list of bookmark objects · Get a list of bookmark objects · Create several config context profile objects

  3. Ipam

    190

    41 read · 113 write · 36 destructive

    Create several aggregate objects · Post a list of aggregate objects · Get a list of aggregate objects · Post an ASN object

  4. Circuits

    112

    24 read · 66 write · 22 destructive

    Create several Circuit group assignment objects · Post a list of Circuit group assignment objects · Get a list of Circuit group assignment objects · Create several circuit group objects

  5. VPN

    100

    20 read · 60 write · 20 destructive

    Create several IKE policy objects · Post a list of IKE policy objects · Get a list of IKE policy objects · Create several IKE proposal objects

  6. Virtualization

    71

    15 read · 42 write · 14 destructive

    Get a list of virtual machine objects · Post a list of virtual machine objects · Patch a virtual machine object · Get a virtual machine object

  7. Users

    62

    13 read · 37 write · 12 destructive

    Get a list of user objects · Get a list of group objects · Post a list of user objects · Post a list of group objects

  8. Tenancy

    60

    12 read · 36 write · 12 destructive

    Get a list of contact objects · Post a list of contact objects · Get a contact object · Patch a contact object

4 more areas · 61 actions
  • Wireless 30
  • Core 29
  • Authentication check 1
  • Status 1

Top actions

The NetBox API, shaped for agents.

The ids your agent types, what each does, and the one name it shares with other systems. 45 of NetBox's 45 action names are shared with at least one other connector, so an agent learns them once.

ActionWhat it doesEffectSame name in
netbox.users.users_listGet a list of user objectsGet a list of user objectsreadidentity.user.list474 connectors
netbox.tenancy.contacts_listGet a list of contact objectsGet a list of contact objectsreadcrm.contact.list177 connectors
netbox.users.groups_listGet a list of group objectsGet a list of group objectsreadidentity.group.list262 connectors
netbox.dcim.sites_listGet a list of site objectsGet a list of site objectsreadcrm.location.list48 connectors
netbox.users.users_createPost a list of user objectsPost a list of user objectswriteidentity.user.create262 connectors
netbox.tenancy.contacts_createPost a list of contact objectsPost a list of contact objectswritecrm.contact.create161 connectors
netbox.users.groups_createPost a list of group objectsPost a list of group objectswriteidentity.group.create205 connectors
netbox.dcim.devices_listGet a list of device objectsGet a list of device objectsreadasset.asset.list42 connectors
netbox.dcim.sites_createPost a list of site objectsPost a list of site objectswritecrm.location.create41 connectors
netbox.users.users_destroyDelete a user objectDelete a user objectdestructiveidentity.user.delete253 connectors
netbox.virtualization.virtual_machines_listGet a list of virtual machine objectsGet a list of virtual machine objectsreadinfra.instance.list18 connectors
netbox.dcim.devices_createPost a list of device objectsPost a list of device objectswriteasset.asset.create27 connectors

Try it

Prompts to paste into Claude.

Each one names the NetBox actions it will call, so you know what it reads and what it changes before you send it.

  1. Readread

    Find the NetBox contacts with no email address, so we can clean them up.

    callsnetbox.tenancy.contacts_list

  2. Writewrite

    Post a list of user objects in NetBox. Show me exactly what you will send before you save it.

    callsnetbox.users.users_create

  3. Across systemsread

    Which contacts are in both NetBox and NetSuite, and how many are in only one of them?

    callsnetbox.tenancy.contacts_listnetsuite.views.contacts

Across your systems

NetBox, joined to the rest of your business.

One ask fetches from NetBox and another system, joins the rows on the same customer on our side, and hands your agent the answer, not every row.

  • Which contacts are in both NetBox and NetSuite, and how many are in only one of them?

    netbox.tenancy.contacts_list + netsuite.views.contacts, on crm.contact · NetSuite

  • Which contacts are in both NetBox and HubSpot CRM, and how many are in only one of them?

    netbox.tenancy.contacts_list + hubspot_crm.contacts.list, on crm.contact · HubSpot CRM

Also mapped by other connectorsidentity.user 517identity.group 239crm.contact 192platform.tenant 67crm.location 49asset.asset 40infra.instance 17
ask
ask {  intent: "which contacts are in both NetBox and NetSuite, and how many are in only one of them",  steps: [    { action: "netbox.tenancy.contacts_list", as: "people", input: {}, limit: 100, max_pages: 5 },    { action: "netsuite.views.contacts", as: "people2", input: {}, limit: 100, max_pages: 5 },    { join: {        left: "people",        right: "people2",        on: "crm.contact",        group_by: "people.email",        select: ["people.email", "count(people2.id) as in_netsuite"]    } }  ]}
Example. Run it through check first: it validates the steps and prices them, and it is free.

Governance for NetBox

Destructive actions wait for a yes.

268 NetBox actions are destructive. The first 10:

  • Delete a user objectnetbox.users.users_destroy
  • Delete a contact objectnetbox.tenancy.contacts_destroy
  • Delete a group objectnetbox.users.groups_destroy
  • Delete a site objectnetbox.dcim.sites_destroy
  • Delete a device objectnetbox.dcim.devices_destroy
  • Delete a token objectnetbox.users.tokens_destroy
  • Delete a virtual machine objectnetbox.virtualization.virtual_machines_destroy
  • Delete a tenant objectnetbox.tenancy.tenants_destroy
  • Delete an ASN objectnetbox.ipam.asns_destroy
  • Delete an RIR objectnetbox.ipam.rirs_destroy

A destructive action runs only with confirm: true. Under the human policy the agent cannot confirm for itself: the run stops until a named person approves, in the console or from a signed link in an email. The cap on a key is refused before the call is sent, never after.

donetbox.users.users_destroyconfirm_policy: human

Delete a user object?

intent: the user asked me to delete a user object

run suspended · waiting for a named person · key netbox-agent cannot confirm itself
In the console, or from an emailed signed link.
a key for this connector
account {  op: "keys.create", name: "netbox-agent",  allowed_actions: ["netbox.*"], cap_calls: 2000,  confirm_policy: "human_for_writes",  approval_rules: [    { match: "netbox.users.users_destroy", approver: "[email protected]" },    { match: "netbox.tenancy.contacts_destroy", approver: "[email protected]" },    { match: "netbox.users.groups_destroy", approver: "[email protected]" }  ]}
Illustrative. Scoped to NetBox only, capped at 2,000 upstream calls, every write confirmed, and the destructive ones approved by a named person.

Cost

What NetBox costs on actionlake.

Every NetBox action is one upstream call, the only thing actionlake bills. Searching, check, cost, account and any call NetBox refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.

  • 1upstream call per actionall 1,381 NetBox actions
  • 1,381actions pageeach page of a long list is one call
  • 307reads can be cacheda cache hit costs nothing
  • 100,000calls a month, freepaid plans from US$49 a month for 250,000

See pricing

Action index

Every NetBox action.

1,381 actions by area: the id your agent calls, what it does, and its effect.

Dcim533
  • netbox.dcim.devices_listGet a list of device objectsread
  • netbox.dcim.sites_createPost a list of site objectswrite
  • netbox.dcim.sites_listGet a list of site objectsread
  • netbox.dcim.sites_retrieveGet a site objectread
  • netbox.dcim.cable_bundles_bulk_createCreate several cable bundle objectswrite
  • netbox.dcim.cable_bundles_bulk_destroyDelete a list of cable bundle objectsdestructive
  • and 527 more in this area
Extras192
  • netbox.extras.bookmarks_bulk_createCreate several bookmark objectswrite
  • netbox.extras.bookmarks_createPost a list of bookmark objectswrite
  • netbox.extras.bookmarks_listGet a list of bookmark objectsread
  • netbox.extras.config_context_profiles_bulk_createCreate several config context profile objectswrite
  • netbox.extras.bookmarks_bulk_destroyDelete a list of bookmark objectsdestructive
  • netbox.extras.bookmarks_bulk_partial_updatePatch a list of bookmark objectswrite
  • and 186 more in this area
Ipam190
  • netbox.ipam.aggregates_bulk_createCreate several aggregate objectswrite
  • netbox.ipam.aggregates_createPost a list of aggregate objectswrite
  • netbox.ipam.aggregates_listGet a list of aggregate objectsread
  • netbox.ipam.asn_ranges_available_asns_createPost an ASN objectwrite
  • netbox.ipam.aggregates_bulk_destroyDelete a list of aggregate objectsdestructive
  • netbox.ipam.aggregates_bulk_partial_updatePatch a list of aggregate objectswrite
  • and 184 more in this area
Circuits112
  • netbox.circuits.circuit_group_assignments_bulk_createCreate several Circuit group assignment objectswrite
  • netbox.circuits.circuit_group_assignments_createPost a list of Circuit group assignment objectswrite
  • netbox.circuits.circuit_group_assignments_listGet a list of Circuit group assignment objectsread
  • netbox.circuits.circuit_groups_bulk_createCreate several circuit group objectswrite
  • netbox.circuits.circuit_group_assignments_bulk_destroyDelete a list of Circuit group assignment objectsdestructive
  • netbox.circuits.circuit_group_assignments_bulk_partial_updatePatch a list of Circuit group assignment objectswrite
  • and 106 more in this area
VPN100
  • netbox.vpn.ike_policies_bulk_createCreate several IKE policy objectswrite
  • netbox.vpn.ike_policies_createPost a list of IKE policy objectswrite
  • netbox.vpn.ike_policies_listGet a list of IKE policy objectsread
  • netbox.vpn.ike_proposals_bulk_createCreate several IKE proposal objectswrite
  • netbox.vpn.ike_policies_bulk_destroyDelete a list of IKE policy objectsdestructive
  • netbox.vpn.ike_policies_bulk_partial_updatePatch a list of IKE policy objectswrite
  • and 94 more in this area
Virtualization71
  • netbox.virtualization.virtual_machines_createPost a list of virtual machine objectswrite
  • netbox.virtualization.virtual_machines_listGet a list of virtual machine objectsread
  • netbox.virtualization.virtual_machines_partial_updatePatch a virtual machine objectwrite
  • netbox.virtualization.virtual_machines_retrieveGet a virtual machine objectread
  • netbox.virtualization.cluster_groups_bulk_createCreate several cluster group objectswrite
  • netbox.virtualization.cluster_groups_bulk_destroyDelete a list of cluster group objectsdestructive
  • and 65 more in this area
Users62
  • netbox.users.groups_createPost a list of group objectswrite
  • netbox.users.groups_listGet a list of group objectsread
  • netbox.users.users_createPost a list of user objectswrite
  • netbox.users.users_listGet a list of user objectsread
  • netbox.users.config_retrieveAn API endpoint via which a user can update his or her own UserConfig data (but no one else's)read
  • netbox.users.groups_bulk_createCreate several group objectswrite
  • and 56 more in this area
Tenancy60
  • netbox.tenancy.contacts_createPost a list of contact objectswrite
  • netbox.tenancy.contacts_listGet a list of contact objectsread
  • netbox.tenancy.contacts_partial_updatePatch a contact objectwrite
  • netbox.tenancy.contacts_retrieveGet a contact objectread
  • netbox.tenancy.contact_assignments_bulk_createCreate several contact assignment objectswrite
  • netbox.tenancy.contact_assignments_bulk_destroyDelete a list of contact assignment objectsdestructive
  • and 54 more in this area
Wireless30
  • netbox.wireless.wireless_lan_groups_bulk_createCreate several wireless LAN group objectswrite
  • netbox.wireless.wireless_lan_groups_createPost a list of wireless LAN group objectswrite
  • netbox.wireless.wireless_lan_groups_listGet a list of wireless LAN group objectsread
  • netbox.wireless.wireless_lans_bulk_createCreate several wireless LAN objectswrite
  • netbox.wireless.wireless_lan_groups_bulk_destroyDelete a list of wireless LAN group objectsdestructive
  • netbox.wireless.wireless_lan_groups_bulk_partial_updatePatch a list of wireless LAN group objectswrite
  • and 24 more in this area
Core29
  • netbox.core.data_files_listGet a list of data file objectsread
  • netbox.core.data_sources_bulk_createCreate several data source objectswrite
  • netbox.core.object_changes_listRetrieve a list of recent changesread
  • netbox.core.object_changes_retrieveRetrieve a list of recent changesread
  • netbox.core.background_queues_retrieveRetrieve a list of RQ Queuesread
  • netbox.core.background_queues_retrieve_by_nameRetrieve a list of RQ Queuesread
  • and 23 more in this area
Authentication check1
  • netbox.authentication_check.retrieveReturn the user making the request, if authenticated successfullyread
Status1
  • netbox.status.retrieveA lightweight read-only endpoint for conveying NetBox's current operational statusread

This index shows a sample of each area. All 1,381 actions, with their inputs and prices, are in the catalogue, which a free sandbox key can search.

Questions

The NetBox MCP server, answered.

Is there a NetBox MCP server for Claude?

Yes. actionlake is an MCP gateway: a remote MCP server that gives Claude, or another MCP client, 1,381 NetBox actions across dcim, extras, ipam and circuits, through the same eight tools it uses for every other connector. actionlake is independent; it is not made or endorsed by NetBox.

What do I need to connect NetBox?

NetBox API token. Plus your host. The free call account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "netbox" } lists exactly what to paste.

Can an AI agent delete or change things in NetBox?

Only if its key allows it, and only with an explicit confirmation. 268 NetBox actions are destructive, including delete a user object, delete a contact object and delete a group object. Each runs only with confirm: true. Under the human confirm policy, or an approval rule on the key, the run waits until a named person approves it.

Will an AI agent use up my NetBox API limit?

actionlake paces every call to the limits in the NetBox service file: 20 calls a second per connection. Repeated reads are answered from cache (307 NetBox actions can be), which never reaches NetBox.

What does a NetBox action cost?

One upstream call, the only unit actionlake bills. A list that pages bills one call per page (1,381 NetBox actions page). Cache hits, searches, dry runs and calls NetBox refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. The Free plan includes 100,000 calls a month with no card. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.

Which NetBox API does it cover?

The NetBox REST API 4.7.3 (4.7) (OpenAPI 3.0.3) at your NetBox instance's API base URL, which you enter when connecting (path /api). It is built from NetBox's documentation as read on 23 October 2026. 1,381 actions in 12 areas, each one in the signed service file (version 1.0.0).

Can I combine NetBox with my other systems?

Yes. ask joins NetBox to NetSuite or HubSpot CRM on the same customer and returns the answer rather than every row. NetBox maps crm.contact, which 192 other connectors also map.

Does actionlake keep my NetBox data, and where?

actionlake processes and stores data in Sydney, Australia; there is no US region yet. Reads may be cached for up to 5 minutes, and a write clears the reads it affects. Each run's request and response is kept, sealed, for your plan's trace window: 1 day on Free, 3 days on Starter, 7 days on Pro, 14 days on Team, 30 days on Business and 30 days on Enterprise. Your NetBox credential is sealed under your tenant's key, never logged and never returned. Your traffic is not used to train models.

Which AI clients can use it?

Claude Code, tested by us end to end, and the Claude app as a custom connector, tested by us with an existing key. Other MCP clients that support remote servers over Streamable HTTP (MCP revisions 2025-06-18 and 2025-11-25) and OAuth dynamic client registration, or a bearer header, should connect the same way; we have not tested them. Or plain REST, under the same action names.

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actionlake is independent. It is not made or endorsed by NetBox; the name is the vendor's own. Counts are from the NetBox service file, version 1.0.0.

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