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MAC Address Formatter

Convert MAC addresses between colon, hyphen, Cisco dot-quad, and bare formats.

NetworkConvertersDeveloper
Colon (Unix)AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF
Hyphen (Windows/IEEE)AA-BB-CC-DD-EE-FF
Cisco dot-quadAABB.CCDD.EEFF
BareAABBCCDDEEFF
OUI (first 24 bits)AA:BB:CC
Address bits
  • Unicast (I/G bit = 0)
  • Locally administered (U/L bit = 1)
</>Use this tool programmaticallycurl · JavaScript · MCP

Same tool, callable from any HTTP client or from Claude (via MCP). Anonymous: 100 req/day per IP. Sign up for 1,000 req/day.

curl
curl https://api.b-e-a-d.com/tools/mac-formatter/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "input": "your input here",
  "uppercase": true
}'
JavaScript (fetch)
const res = await fetch("https://api.b-e-a-d.com/tools/mac-formatter/run", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "input": "your input here",
  "uppercase": true
}),
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data.result);
MCP (Claude Desktop / Claude Code)
# In Claude Desktop / Claude Code, add to your MCP config:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bead": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.b-e-a-d.com"]
    }
  }
}

# Then ask Claude to call:
mcp__bead__bead_mac_formatter

Full reference: developer docs · OpenAPI spec

About MAC formats

  • Colon (AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF) — Unix, Linux, macOS convention.
  • Hyphen (AA-BB-CC-DD-EE-FF) — Windows / IEEE-canonical convention.
  • Cisco (AABB.CCDD.EEFF) — three dot-separated 16-bit groups.
  • Bare (AABBCCDDEEFF) — no separators; useful for config files and Wake-on-LAN payloads.

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