routeros-sniffer SKILL.md skillA
routeros-sniffer from tikoci/routeros-skills is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add tikoci/routeros-skills/routeros-sniffer@git:20261107.e70d1fdPins git:20261107.e70d1fd in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- tikoci/routeros-skills
- Path
routeros-sniffer/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 3
- Latest version
- git:20261107.e70d1fd, committed Nov 7, 2026
- First version recorded
- Apr 16, 2026
- Size
- 10,689 bytes
- Repository stars
- 89
- License
- MIT
RouterOS packet capture and TZSP streaming for protocol debugging. Use when: capturing packets on RouterOS, setting up /tool/sniffer, streaming live traffic via TZSP, using firewall mangle action=sniff-tzsp, debugging network protocols on MikroTik, receiving TZSP with Wireshark or tshark, saving pcap files from RouterOS, or when the user mentions packet sniffer, TZSP, sniff-tzsp, /tool/sniffer, or packet capture on RouterOS.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# RouterOS Packet Capture & TZSP Streaming RouterOS has a built-in packet sniffer (`/tool/sniffer`) and firewall mangle actions that can mirror traffic — either saving to a file on the router or streaming live to a remote host via TZSP (TaZmen Sniffer Protocol). This is the primary way to capture packets on RouterOS since standard tools like `tcpdump` do not exist (see `routeros-fundamentals` skill). ## Why This Matters for Agents When debugging any network protocol issue on RouterOS, agents should know they can: 1. **Stream live packets** from the router to the host machine via TZSP — no hardware needed if using a CHR VM 2. **Save pcap/pcapng files** on the router's flash and download them for analysis 3. **Use firewall mangle rules** for surgical, per-flow packet mirroring without touching the sniffer config Combined with a QEMU CHR instance (see `routeros-qemu-chr` skill), this gives agents a complete packet-level debugging workflow with zero physical hardware. ## Method 1: /tool/sniffer (Full Capture Tool) The built-in sniffer captures packets on specified interfaces with extensive filtering. It supports **three independent output modes** that can be combined: …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add tikoci/routeros-skills/routeros-sniffer@sha256:8292cd4d23a4b5ceThe line at the top of this page pins the label git:20261107.e70d1fd, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
[](https://markdownregistry.com/a/art_iblavt64dnyrpp7f)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 3 versions of this file, between Apr 16, 2026 and Nov 7, 2026, about one every 102 days.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
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| git:20261107.e70d1fd latest | 2026-11-07 | e70d1fd | 10,689 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260626.5284858 | 2026-06-26 | 5284858 | 10,504 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260416.e882ae1 | 2026-04-16 | e882ae1 | 10,494 B | A | view |
Audit of the latest version
- pass: Frontmatter block present
- pass: Frontmatter declares a name
- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (10689 bytes)
- pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
- pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
- pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
- pass: No credential-shaped string
- pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
- pass: No text hidden with inline styles
- pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
- pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
- pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
- pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
- pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
- pass: No link to a raw IP address
- pass: No script tag
Source
tikoci/routeros-skills · 89 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-07 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_iblavt64dnyrpp7f GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=tikoci/routeros-skills/routeros-sniffer GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/8292cd4d23a4b5ce8d0215dadf2dbc94dd6d637ccc8d5cade1f8e7afb79dd605
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