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pfSense-pkg-RESTAPI – Add REST & GraphQL control to your firewall

Name: pfSense-pkg-RESTAPI – Add REST & GraphQL control to your firewall
Author: pfrest

Easily expose pfSense functions via REST or GraphQL, letting devops teams automate networking tasks without custom scripting. Ideal for founders managing secure infrastructure.

From the repo · “The missing REST and GraphQL API package for pfSense”

intermediate⏱ 1-2 hours💵 Free (self-hosted)

857 stars+1★ this week138 forksPHPGuide quality 8/10 · reviewed Oct 17Updated 10/22/2026100% free · open source

What it is

Lets you create custom interfaces with REST or GraphQL APIs on your pfSense network.

Real use case example

"A network administrator... creates a custom API endpoint on pfSense to receive updates from their weather monitoring system. They then configure a automation to post the updates to their Slack channel. This way, they can monitor weather updates without having to constantly check the system."

Best insideSelf-hostedAny AI Client

When to use it

•When automating firewall rule updates
•For integrating pfSense with other infrastructure tools via API
•To streamline network configuration management across multiple sites

Ready-to-paste prompt

curl -X GET 'http://your-pfsense-ip/apis/v1/firewall/rules' -H 'Authorization: Bearer your_api_key_here'

Heads up: Ensure your pfSense version is compatible with the RESTAPI package, as outlined in the GitHub README, to avoid installation or functionality issues.

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Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/pfsense-pkg-restapi && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/pfsense-pkg-restapi/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/pfsense-pkg-restapi/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

How pfSense-pkg-RESTAPI – Add REST & GraphQL control to your firewall works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

PfSense-pkg-RESTAPI – Add REST & GraphQL control to your firewall is a medium PHP project (~6.9k lines across 11 code files). Expect some technical setup — comfortable with a terminal, or ask a developer. Last commit this month, Apache-2.0 license, has a test suite.

Size

Medium codebase

~6.9k lines · 11 code files · 58 min skim

Setup

Some technical setup

Comfortable with a terminal? 20–40 min. Otherwise ask a dev.

Runs on

PHP

No API keys detected

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Where to start reading

1
README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it
2
AGENTS.md
The instructions the AI actually follows
3
composer.json
Dependencies and the commands it exposes
4
pfSense-pkg-RESTAPI/files/usr/local/pkg/RESTAPI/.resources/cache/README.md
Inside pfSense-pkg-RESTAPI/ — the main logic begins here

What's in each folder

pfSense-pkg-RESTAPI/Core code — the actual logic821 files

docs/Documentation25 files

tools/Helper scripts4 files

.github/CI / automation (GitHub Actions)21 files

READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksApache-2.0 licenseUpdated this month

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/pfsense-pkg-restapi && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/pfsense-pkg-restapi/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/pfsense-pkg-restapi/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

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Details

Creator

pfrest

Language

PHP