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 "categories": [
  "observability"
 ],
 "deployment": "hybrid",
 "evidence": [
  {
   "date": "2026-09-26",
   "fact": "homepage",
   "note": "BlueCat describes LiveWire as its packet-capture and forensics product for NetOps and SecOps.",
   "source": "https://bluecatnetworks.com/products/livewire/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-26",
   "fact": "deployment",
   "note": "The page offers virtual and physical appliances and describes LiveWire Grid as a software-as-a-service console for managing many appliances.",
   "source": "https://bluecatnetworks.com/products/livewire/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-26",
   "fact": "platforms",
   "note": "The page says operators manage LiveWire devices from a web-based console.",
   "source": "https://bluecatnetworks.com/products/livewire/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-26",
   "fact": "license",
   "note": "The MCP terms require a valid license for the applicable BlueCat offering. LiveWire is that commercial offering.",
   "source": "https://bluecatnetworks.com/legal-documents/mcp-server-terms-and-conditions/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-26",
   "fact": "modalities.mcp.first_party",
   "note": "BlueCat's 10 September 2026 post says the initial MCP servers include LiveWire and are supported BlueCat offerings for packet-level visibility and capture inspection.",
   "source": "https://bluecatnetworks.com/blog/bluecat-mcp-servers-bring-network-intelligence-to-your-ai-assistant/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-26",
   "fact": "modalities.mcp.verdict",
   "note": "The official registry returned com.bluecat/livewiremcp version 26.2.2, description LiveAction LiveWire MCP Server, image quay.io/bluecat/livewiremcp, local endpoint http://localhost:9997/mcp. Required variables include LIVEWIRE_BASE_URL, LIVEWIRE_API_KEY, MCP_AUTH_MODE, and ACCEPT_EULA. The same response also lists unrelated Laravel Livewire packages.",
   "source": "https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0.1/servers?search=livewire&version=latest",
   "tier": "scraped"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-26",
   "fact": "verdict.scores.mcp",
   "note": "The LiveWire server is an official customer-hosted add-on under a LiveWire license. The terms say schemas may change and the server is provided as-is. The opened registry row does not name tools, so the path is a limited official server.",
   "source": "https://bluecatnetworks.com/legal-documents/mcp-server-terms-and-conditions/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-26",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[0].url",
   "note": "Opened the 10 September 2026 post that separates the LiveWire packet-capture server from LiveNX.",
   "source": "https://bluecatnetworks.com/blog/bluecat-mcp-servers-bring-network-intelligence-to-your-ai-assistant/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-26",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[1].url",
   "note": "Opened the MCP terms, last updated 28 August 2026, including the license requirement and customer-hosted deployment.",
   "source": "https://bluecatnetworks.com/legal-documents/mcp-server-terms-and-conditions/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-26",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[2].url",
   "note": "Opened the official registry search for livewire and read com.bluecat/livewiremcp version 26.2.2, updated 2026-09-24, plus the unrelated Livewire package rows.",
   "source": "https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0.1/servers?search=livewire&version=latest",
   "tier": "scraped"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-26",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[3].url",
   "note": "Opened the LiveWire product page, including appliances, the web console, and LiveWire Grid.",
   "source": "https://bluecatnetworks.com/products/livewire/",
   "tier": "declared"
  }
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  "last_verified": "2026-09-26",
  "volatility": "medium",
  "watch": [
   {
    "type": "mcp",
    "url": "https://bluecatnetworks.com/blog/bluecat-mcp-servers-bring-network-intelligence-to-your-ai-assistant/"
   },
   {
    "type": "docs",
    "url": "https://bluecatnetworks.com/legal-documents/mcp-server-terms-and-conditions/"
   },
   {
    "type": "registry",
    "url": "https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0.1/servers?search=livewire&version=latest"
   },
   {
    "type": "docs",
    "url": "https://bluecatnetworks.com/products/livewire/"
   }
  ]
 },
 "homepage": "https://bluecatnetworks.com/products/livewire/",
 "id": "bluecat-livewire",
 "license": "commercial",
 "modalities": {
  "agent_docs": {
   "llms_txt": "unknown"
  },
  "api": {
   "auth": [],
   "coverage": "unknown",
   "docs": null,
   "exists": "unknown",
   "kinds": []
  },
  "cli": {
   "exists": "unknown"
  },
  "computer_use": {
   "issues": [],
   "viability": "unknown"
  },
  "data_access": {
   "export": [],
   "import": []
  },
  "extensibility": {
   "scripting": [],
   "webhooks": "unknown"
  },
  "integrations": {
   "make": "unknown",
   "n8n": "unknown",
   "power_automate": "unknown",
   "zapier": "unknown"
  },
  "mcp": {
   "first_party": true,
   "third_party": [],
   "verdict": "official"
  },
  "rpa": {
   "drivability": "unknown",
   "notes": "No repeatable UI probe was run. BlueCat documents a customer-hosted LiveWire MCP server and a web console for LiveWire appliances. Browser behavior was not probed.\n",
   "ui_stack": [],
   "vendor_support": []
  },
  "sdk": {
   "exists": "unknown",
   "languages": [],
   "official": "unknown"
  }
 },
 "name": "BlueCat LiveWire",
 "platforms": [
  "web"
 ],
 "related": {
  "alternatives": [
   "bluecat-livenx"
  ],
  "our_products": []
 },
 "schema_version": 1,
 "score_version": 1,
 "status": "active",
 "vendor": "BlueCat Networks",
 "verdict": {
  "best_path": "mcp",
  "scores": {
   "api": null,
   "cli": null,
   "computer_use": null,
   "integrations": null,
   "mcp": 6,
   "overall": 6,
   "rpa": null
  },
  "summary": "BlueCat LiveWire is automatable today through BlueCat's customer-hosted LiveWire MCP server. This record is LiveWire packet capture and forensics. It is not LiveNX. The product page says LiveWire is offered as virtual and physical appliances and is managed from a web-based console. LiveWire Grid is described there as a software-as-a-service layer for managing many appliances. BlueCat's 10 September 2026 post says the LiveWire MCP server is a supported BlueCat offering for packet-level visibility and capture inspection. The official registry row com.bluecat/livewiremcp, version 26.2.2, is an OCI image quay.io/bluecat/livewiremcp that listens on http://localhost:9997/mcp. Required settings include a LiveWire base URL, a LiveWire API key, an MCP client authentication mode, and acceptance of the BlueCat end user license. The row says to mint a managed token with POST /api/v1/tokens/ rather than a login session token. That registry text is not a public API reference, so the API path is not scored. BlueCat's MCP terms require a license for the related offering and say the server is customer-hosted and provided as-is. The opened registry row does not list tool names. Other registry rows that mention Livewire are Laravel Livewire linters, not this appliance. Connector catalogs and a product CLI were not established. Computer-use viability is unassessed. MCP scores 6 and is the best path.\n"
 }
}