generated: '2026-07-19'
method: searched
status: published
source: https://github.com/forwardnetworks/forward-mcp
server:
  name: forward-mcp
  transport: stdio
  language: go
  repo: https://github.com/forwardnetworks/forward-mcp
  wraps_openapi: https://docs.fwd.app/latest/api/spec/complete.json
  tool_count: 54
  prompt_count: 6
  resources:
  - network-context
  config_env:
  - FORWARD_API_BASE_URL
  - FORWARD_API_KEY
  - FORWARD_API_SECRET
  - FORWARD_DEFAULT_NETWORK_ID
description: Open-source MCP server (Go, stdio transport) published in the Forward Networks GitHub org.
  Exposes 54 tools plus 6 workflow prompts and a network-context resource, validated against the official
  Forward Networks Complete API OpenAPI spec. Compatible with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, and other MCP
  clients.
representative_tools:
- name: run_nqe_query
  source_operation: openapi/forward-networks-complete-openapi-original.json#runNqeQuery
- name: get_paths
  source_operation: openapi/forward-networks-complete-openapi-original.json#getPaths
- name: list_networks
  source_operation: openapi/forward-networks-complete-openapi-original.json#getNetworks
- name: create_snapshot
  source_operation: openapi/forward-networks-complete-openapi-original.json#createSnapshot
- name: get_vulnerabilities
  source_operation: openapi/forward-networks-complete-openapi-original.json#getVulnerabilities
note: Full 54-tool list is defined in the forward-mcp source; only a representative sample is mirrored
  here, each grounded in a verified operationId.
deployment:
  mode: local-stdio
  verified: searched
  checked: '2026-08-12'
  source: catalog MCP census