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Create a firewall device
An MCP tool from the Linode API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.
Create a firewall device Creates a firewall device, which assigns a firewall to a service (referred to as the device's entity) and applies the firewall's rules to the device. - Currently, devices with linode… [POST /v4/networking/firewalls/{firewallId}/devices]
Name on the gateway: linode_api__post_firewall_device · may change things.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
firewallId required | integer | ID of the Firewall to access. |
id required | integer | The entity's ID. |
label | string | __Read-only__ The entity's label. |
parent_entity | object | __Read-only__ The Linode this linode_interface is assigned to. Returns null… |
type required | linode | nodebalancer | linode_interface | The entity's type. |
url | string | __Read-only__ The API URL path you can use to access this entity. |
How to call it
Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:
{
"name": "linode_api__post_firewall_device",
"arguments": {
"firewallId": 0,
"id": 0,
"type": "…"
}
}Or connect the Linode API server directly, which lists 439 tools including this one:
claude mcp add --transport http hj-linode-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/linode-api \
--header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"Try asking
Use the create a firewall device tool with firewallId set to ….