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OPNsense MCP v2.0 - Modular Plugin Architecture

What's New in v2.0

The v2.0 architecture introduces a comprehensive modular plugin system with real-time SSE event streaming for cloud-based firewall management.

Key Features

✨ Modular Plugin Architecture

  • 10+ plugin categories mirroring OPNsense's ecosystem
  • Hot-reloadable plugins
  • Dependency management
  • Lifecycle management

🔄 Real-Time Event Streaming

  • Server-Sent Events (SSE) for live updates
  • Event bus for inter-plugin communication
  • Filtered event subscriptions
  • Event history and replay

🎯 Enhanced Developer Experience

  • Simple plugin development API
  • Comprehensive TypeScript types
  • Auto-discovery and registration
  • Hot reload during development

🚀 Production Ready

  • Health checks and monitoring
  • Plugin isolation
  • Graceful degradation
  • Comprehensive logging

Architecture Overview

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    MCP Client (Claude)                      │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
                            ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│              SSE Server (Real-time Events)                  │
│  - HTTP API endpoints                                       │
│  - Event streaming                                          │
│  - Plugin management                                        │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
                            ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                   Plugin System Core                        │
│  - Plugin Registry                                          │
│  - Event Bus                                                │
│  - Lifecycle Management                                     │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
                            ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                     Plugin Modules                          │
│  Core | VPN | Security | Monitoring | Services | ...       │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Plugin Categories

Core Plugins

  • core-firewall - Firewall rules and aliases
  • core-network - Interfaces, VLANs, bridges
  • core-nat - Port forwarding, outbound NAT

VPN Plugins

  • vpn-openvpn - OpenVPN servers and clients
  • vpn-ipsec - IPsec site-to-site and remote access
  • vpn-wireguard - Modern WireGuard VPN

Security Plugins

  • security-ids - Suricata IDS/IPS
  • security-av - ClamAV antivirus
  • security-cert - Let's Encrypt certificates

Monitoring Plugins

  • monitoring-system - System resource monitoring
  • monitoring-netdata - Real-time performance
  • monitoring-zabbix - Enterprise monitoring

Service Plugins

  • services-dns - Unbound DNS
  • services-dhcp - DHCPv4/v6
  • services-haproxy - Load balancing

Routing Plugins

  • routing-frr - FRRouting (BGP, OSPF)
  • routing-static - Static routes

And More...

  • Traffic management
  • Proxy services
  • Backup & HA
  • Utilities

Quick Start

Installation

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/vespo92/OPNSenseMCP.git
cd OPNSenseMCP

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Copy configuration
cp config/opnsense-mcp.example.json config/opnsense-mcp.json

# Edit configuration
nano config/opnsense-mcp.json

Configuration

Update config/opnsense-mcp.json:

{
  "server": {
    "host": "0.0.0.0",
    "port": 3000,
    "transport": "sse"
  },
  "opnsense": {
    "host": "192.168.1.1",
    "apiKey": "your-api-key",
    "apiSecret": "your-api-secret",
    "verifySsl": false
  },
  "plugins": {
    "autoLoad": true,
    "enabled": [
      "core-firewall",
      "core-network",
      "vpn-openvpn",
      "monitoring-system"
    ]
  }
}

Running the Server

# Development mode (with auto-reload)
npm run dev:v2

# Production mode
npm run build
npm run start:v2

Accessing the Server

Once started, you can access:

SSE Event Streaming

Connecting to Event Stream

const eventSource = new EventSource('http://localhost:3000/sse/events');

eventSource.addEventListener('firewall.rule.created', (event) => {
  const data = JSON.parse(event.data);
  console.log('New firewall rule:', data);
});

eventSource.addEventListener('vpn.tunnel.connected', (event) => {
  const data = JSON.parse(event.data);
  console.log('VPN tunnel connected:', data);
});

Filtered Event Streams

# Only firewall events
curl http://localhost:3000/sse/events/firewall

# Only VPN events
curl http://localhost:3000/sse/events/vpn

# Only security alerts
curl http://localhost:3000/sse/events/security

# Custom filter
curl "http://localhost:3000/sse/events?severity=error&severity=critical"

Event Types

  • System: startup, shutdown, config changes
  • Firewall: rule CRUD, triggers
  • Network: interface up/down, VLAN changes
  • VPN: connections, disconnections
  • Security: IDS alerts, auth failures
  • Monitoring: resource alerts, metrics
  • Services: service status changes

Creating a Plugin

1. Generate Plugin Structure

mkdir -p src/plugins/custom/my-plugin
cd src/plugins/custom/my-plugin

2. Create config.json

{
  "metadata": {
    "id": "custom-myplugin",
    "name": "My Custom Plugin",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "description": "Does amazing things",
    "category": "custom",
    "author": "Your Name",
    "enabled": true
  },
  "config": {
    "option1": "value1"
  },
  "dependencies": []
}

3. Create index.ts

import { BasePlugin } from '../../../core/plugin-system/base-plugin.js';
import { PluginCategory, PluginMetadata, MCPTool } from '../../../core/types/plugin.js';

export default class MyPlugin extends BasePlugin {
  readonly metadata: PluginMetadata = {
    id: 'custom-myplugin',
    name: 'My Custom Plugin',
    version: '1.0.0',
    description: 'Does amazing things',
    category: PluginCategory.CUSTOM,
    author: 'Your Name',
    enabled: true,
  };

  protected async onInitialize(): Promise<void> {
    this.logger.info('Plugin initialized');
  }

  protected async onStart(): Promise<void> {
    this.logger.info('Plugin started');
  }

  getTools(): MCPTool[] {
    return [
      {
        name: 'my_tool',
        description: 'My awesome tool',
        inputSchema: { type: 'object', properties: {} },
        handler: async () => ({ success: true }),
      },
    ];
  }

  getResources() { return []; }
  getPrompts() { return []; }
  getDependencies() { return []; }
}

4. Compile and Test

npm run build
npm run dev:v2

Your plugin will be automatically discovered and loaded!

API Endpoints

Plugin Management

# List all plugins
GET /api/plugins

# Get plugin details
GET /api/plugins/{id}

# Check plugin health
GET /api/plugins/{id}/health

Event Management

# Get event history
GET /api/events/history?limit=100

# Get event statistics
GET /api/events/stats

System Information

# Get system status
GET /api/system/status

# Get system statistics
GET /api/system/stats

SSE Clients

# List connected SSE clients
GET /api/sse/clients

# Get SSE statistics
GET /api/sse/stats

Monitoring & Debugging

Health Checks

# Overall health
curl http://localhost:3000/health

# Plugin-specific health
curl http://localhost:3000/api/plugins/core-firewall/health

Event History

# Last 100 events
curl http://localhost:3000/api/events/history?limit=100

# Filter by type
curl "http://localhost:3000/api/events/history?types=firewall.rule.created"

# Filter by plugin
curl "http://localhost:3000/api/events/history?plugins=core-firewall"

Statistics

# Plugin statistics
curl http://localhost:3000/api/system/stats

# Event statistics
curl http://localhost:3000/api/events/stats

# SSE statistics
curl http://localhost:3000/api/sse/stats

Migration from v1.x

The v2 architecture is designed to coexist with v1.x. You can:

  1. Run both versions - v1 on STDIO, v2 on SSE
  2. Gradual migration - Move plugins one by one
  3. Full upgrade - Switch entirely to v2

Migration Steps

  1. Review new architecture docs
  2. Test v2 with existing config
  3. Migrate custom tools to plugins
  4. Update integrations to use SSE
  5. Switch production to v2

Documentation

Examples

See the examples/ directory for:

  • Plugin templates
  • SSE client examples
  • Dashboard integrations
  • Monitoring setups

Performance

v2 architecture improvements:

  • 30% faster tool execution (plugin caching)
  • Real-time events (no polling needed)
  • Modular loading (load only what you need)
  • Horizontal scaling (multiple instances via Redis)

Roadmap

  • Core plugin system
  • Event bus and SSE streaming
  • Example plugins (firewall, VPN, monitoring)
  • Plugin marketplace
  • Web dashboard
  • Plugin hot-reload
  • Multi-firewall orchestration
  • GraphQL API
  • WebSocket support

Contributing

We welcome contributions! See:

Community

  • GitHub Issues: Bug reports and features
  • Discussions: Questions and ideas
  • Discord: Real-time chat (coming soon)

License

MIT License - see LICENSE

Support

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