Python CLI for the Spinel protocol that configures and manages an OpenThread NCP/RCP. Its sniffer.py converts an OpenThread co-processor into an 802.15.4 packet sniffer, streaming captured Thread frames to Wireshark (live extcap or pcap) for dissection and key-based decryption. Repository is archived but still the reference Spinel CLI.
Repository archived on 2024-11-25 (last commit September 2023). openthread.io still documents Pyspinel as the Spinel CLI and for packet sniffing. Source · checked 2026-09-28