How to Use the IP Address Parser MCP in Claude

Q: How do I install the IP Address Parser on Claude Desktop?

Open your local claudedesktopconfig.json file and add the MCP server configuration under your mcpServers key. Once you save the file and restart Claude Desktop, the network analysis tool is ready to use in your next chat.

Parse and classify any IP address directly inside Claude Desktop without leaving your chat window.

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Validate IP Formats in Claude Desktop

The `parse_ip_address` tool runs locally on your machine to validate raw IPv4 and IPv6 inputs inside your Claude Desktop session. Your Claude Desktop agent inspects incoming strings, checks for malformed blocks, and flags syntax errors before they hit your local application files. Because this MCP server runs as a local subprocess, Claude Desktop reads the output immediately. You don't have to copy-paste messy IP strings into external web tools just to check if an address is valid in your chat.

Identify Private and Public Ranges

The `parse_ip_address` tool determines if an IP block belongs to a private, public, or loopback range right inside your Claude Desktop interface. This MCP tool uses the same parsing engine that powers Express.js to categorize network blocks instantly. When you feed Claude Desktop a list of server logs, the model uses this tool to separate internal corporate traffic from external web requests. This stops your agent from guessing subnet boundaries during local log analysis.

Convert and Expand CIDR Blocks

The `parse_ip_address` tool translates CIDR notation into explicit IP ranges and handles conversions between IPv4 and IPv6 mapping. Claude Desktop calls this function to break down complex subnet masks into individual addresses. Instead of manual binary math, your local Claude Desktop agent uses the tool to generate clean network maps directly in your workspace. It speeds up firewall rule configuration because Claude Desktop gets exact range boundaries.

Setup guide

Set up IP Address Parser MCP in Claude Web or Desktop

1

Open Claude Settings

Go to claude.ai, click your profile icon, then navigate to Customize → Connectors.
2

Add Custom Connector

Click the "+" button and select Add custom connector. Paste your Vinkius endpoint URL: https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com. For OAuth-protected servers, expand Advanced settings to add credentials.
3

Start a conversation

Open a new chat. The IP Address Parser MCP tools are available immediately — no restart needed.

Endpoint URL

https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

No configuration file needed — paste the URL directly in the Claude web interface.

Available on Free (1 connector), Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise plans.

Prerequisites

Claude Desktop installed (macOS or Windows)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open Claude Desktop Settings

Click the menu icon at the top-left corner, go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config. This opens claude_desktop_config.json in your default text editor.
2

Paste the IP Address Parser MCP configuration

Copy the JSON snippet on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen the application. Claude needs a full restart to load new MCPs — refreshing a conversation is not enough.
4

Verify the connection

Open a new conversation. Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the message input. You should see tools listed under ip-address-parser-mcp.

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ip-address-parser-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about IP Address Parser MCP in Claude Desktop

Open your local claude_desktop_config.json file and add the MCP server configuration under your mcpServers key. Once you save the file and restart Claude Desktop, the network analysis tool is ready to use in your next chat.

Yes, you can paste server logs into Claude Desktop, and the model will call the IP Address Parser to extract and classify every address it finds. It identifies which requests came from private subnets and which came from the public web.

It does. When configured with Claude Desktop, this MCP server runs as a local subprocess via stdio, meaning your IP data never leaves your computer for parsing.

The parser detects mapped addresses and can convert them back to standard IPv4 format. Claude Desktop uses this capability to normalize mixed log files containing both address families.

Your IP addresses and CIDR blocks are processed locally inside a secure sandbox. No external APIs are called, so your internal network topology remains completely private.

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