mcp-nautobot: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

mcp-nautobot CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from aiopnet/mcp-nautobot. It costs 656 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

A project instruction file for Claude Code, explaining how to develop and operate an MCP server that retrieves IP address data from Nautobot. Nautobot is a system for managing network infrastructure and IP addresses.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when installing dependencies, running, building, testing, formatting, type-checking, or debugging the mcp-nautobot server.
Why use it?
It gives the coding agent the project’s setup details, commands, environment variables, and architecture in one place.

Instructions file for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: the file is CLAUDE.md. Also seen: mentions CLAUDE.md; mentions Claude Code.

This is aiopnet/mcp-nautobot's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on mcp-nautobot itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything mcp-nautobot configures →

Not installable: its command points at a path on the author’s own machine, so it runs nowhere else. The line is /Users/admin/Documents/projects/mcp-nautobot.

Reuse

Borrowing it

Nothing to install: this file belongs to aiopnet/mcp-nautobot. Take a copy, put it at the same path in your own repository, and replace the rules that are about this project with yours.

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Clone the repo
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CLAUDE.md · 65 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 65 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

CLAUDE.md

This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.

Project Overview

This is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that integrates with Nautobot to provide IP address data retrieval capabilities. The server implements comprehensive error handling, rate limiting, and logging for reliable API interactions.

Key Commands

Development

  • Run server: uv run mcp-nautobot-server
  • Install dependencies: uv sync
  • Build package: uv build
  • Run tests: pytest
  • Run tests with async support: pytest -v --asyncio-mode=auto
  • Type checking: mypy src/
  • Format code: black src/ tests/
  • Sort imports: isort src/ tests/
  • Debug with MCP Inspector: npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv --directory /Users/admin/Documents/projects/mcp-nautobot run mcp-nautobot-server

Environment Setup

Required environment variables:

  • NAUTOBOT_URL: Base URL for Nautobot instance (e.g., http://localhost:8000)
  • NAUTOBOT_TOKEN: API token for authentication

Architecture

Core Components

  1. MCP Server (src/mcp_nautobot_server/server.py):

    • Implements MCP protocol handlers for tools, resources, and prompts
    • Manages server lifecycle and stdio communication
    • Provides 5 main tools: get_ip_addresses, get_prefixes, get_ip_address_by_id, search_ip_addresses, test_connection
    • Implements comprehensive error handling for authentication, connection, and API errors
  2. Nautobot Client (src/mcp_nautobot_server/nautobot_client.py):

    • Async HTTP client using httpx for Nautobot API communication
    • Implements rate limiting to prevent API overload
    • Pydantic models for IPAddress and Prefix data validation
    • Custom exception hierarchy for error handling

Key Design Patterns

  • Async/Await: All I/O operations use async patterns for efficient concurrency
  • Rate Limiting: Built-in rate limiter prevents overwhelming the Nautobot API
  • Error Handling: Specific exception types for different failure modes (authentication, connection, API errors)
  • Type Safety: Comprehensive type hints using Pydantic models for API responses
  • Configuration: Environment-based configuration using pydantic-settings

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mcp-nautobot CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository aiopnet/mcp-nautobot (1 stars, last pushed 1y ago), licensed MIT. It adds 656 tokens to every session, about $0.0033 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.

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