Mcp Mdns

mcp-mdns — MCP server for mDNS service discovery

[PyPI] [Python] [Ruff]

MCP server that exposes mDNS (Multicast DNS) service discovery functionality via the Model Context Protocol. Enables LLMs to discover and query zero-configuration network services on the local network.

mcp-name: io.github.daedalus/mcp-mdns

Install

pip install mcp-mdns

Usage

# Run the MCP servermcp-mdns

Or run directly with Python:

python -m mcp_mdns

MCP Server Configuration

Configure your MCP client with:

{  "mcpServers": {    "mdns": {      "command": "mcp-mdns",      "env": {}    }  }}

Available Tools

• mdns_list_service_types — List all service types advertised on the local network
• mdns_browse_services — Browse for services of a specific type (e.g., _http._tcp, _printer._tcp)
• mdns_get_service_info — Get detailed information about a specific service (host, port, TXT records)
• mdns_resolve_hostname — Resolve a .local hostname to IP addresses
• mdns_register_service — Register a new service on the local network
• mdns_unregister_service — Unregister a previously registered service

Development

git clone https://github.com/daedalus/mcp-mdns.gitcd mcp-mdnspip install -e ".[test]"
# run testspytest
# formatruff format src/ tests/
# lintruff check src/ tests/
# type checkmypy src/

License

MIT