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Discover and classify OT / IoT / IoMT assets via Claroty xDome. List devices by site, Purdue level, and device purpose; assign Purdue layers and custom attributes; cross-reference with Nautobot / NetBox SoT to surface drift.

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Claroty Asset Inventory

OT / IoT / IoMT asset discovery, Purdue Model classification, and source-of-truth reconciliation, using the Claroty xDome MCP server.

When to Use

  • Building an OT asset inventory for a site, plant, or facility
  • Filtering devices by Purdue level (0 — process; 1 — control; 2 — supervisory; 3 — operations; 3.5 — DMZ; 4/5 — enterprise)
  • Identifying devices by purpose (PLC, HMI, RTU, engineering workstation, historian, IP camera, medical device)
  • Assigning a Purdue layer to a newly discovered device (ITSM-gated write)
  • Recording an out-of-band classification or compliance tag via custom attributes (ITSM-gated write)
  • Cross-referencing xDome's discovered inventory against Nautobot or NetBox source-of-truth and surfacing drift

MCP Server

  • Server: claroty-mcp (in-repo, mcp-servers/claroty-mcp/claroty_mcp_server.py)
  • Command: python3 -u mcp-servers/claroty-mcp/claroty_mcp_server.py (stdio transport)
  • Auth: Bearer token via CLAROTY_API_TOKEN
  • ITSM: Write operations require a ServiceNow CR (CHG\d+); bypassed in NETCLAW_LAB_MODE=true

Available Tools

ToolParametersWhat It Does
list_devicessite_id?, purdue_level?, device_purpose?, name_contains?, limit?, offset?, max_items?List xDome-managed devices with rich filters
get_device_detailsdevice_idFull record for a single device including raw attributes
set_device_purdue_leveldevice_id, purdue_level, cr_numberWrite (ITSM-gated) — assign Purdue layer
set_device_custom_attributedevice_id, attribute_key, attribute_value, cr_numberWrite (ITSM-gated) — set a custom attribute

For cross-referencing, also reach for:

  • nautobot_get_ip_address / nautobot_get_prefix from the nautobot-sot skill
  • netbox-reconcile from the NetBox skills

Workflow Examples

Inventory by site and Purdue layer

"List the first 50 devices at site warehouse-east at Purdue level 1, showing names, vendors, and risk scores"

Calls list_devices(site_id="warehouse-east", purdue_level="Level 1", limit=50). Returns a GCF-encoded device table.

Find every PLC in the fleet

"List all PLCs across all sites"

Calls list_devices(device_purpose="PLC", max_items=500).

Classify a newly discovered device

"Set device 7a2c... to Purdue level 2 under CHG0012345"

Calls set_device_purdue_level(device_id="7a2c...", purdue_level="Level 2", cr_number="CHG0012345"). The ITSM gate validates the CR before the POST.

SoT drift check

"Compare xDome devices at site warehouse-east to Nautobot's inventory for that site and flag anything missing on either side"
  1. list_devices(site_id="warehouse-east") → xDome set
  2. nautobot_get_ip_address(...) filtered by site → SoT set
  3. The agent diffs MAC / IP / name and reports IP_DRIFT, MISSING_FROM_SOT, and MISSING_FROM_XDOME entries.

Tag for compliance audit

"Mark device 9f4d... with custom attribute compliance_scope=PCI under CHG0012999"

Calls set_device_custom_attribute(device_id="9f4d...", attribute_key="compliance_scope", attribute_value="PCI", cr_number="CHG0012999").

ITSM gating

All write tools call validate_change_request(cr_number) from mcp-servers/claroty-mcp/utils/itsm_gate.py. The CR must:

  1. Match CHG\d+.
  2. Be in "Implement" state in ServiceNow (skipped in NETCLAW_LAB_MODE=true).

A rejection returns {"itsm_gate": {...}, "applied": false} and the xDome call is NOT made.

Token scope expectations

If set_device_purdue_level or set_device_custom_attribute returns applied: false and an error object with status_code: 403, the ITSM gate passed and the request body is correct — xDome rejected at RBAC. The token in CLAROTY_API_TOKEN lacks write scope on devices. Don't retry — escalate to whoever provisions xDome API tokens.

GAIT audit

Every tool invocation is recorded in GAIT. The audit trail includes the tool name, parameters, CR number (for writes), and the xDome response status.