TIKOCI

Open Source MikroTik RouterOS projects — containers, scripts, LSP, API schemas, and virtualization tools.

New: /app Editor — a browser-based Monaco editor for writing and validating RouterOS /app container definitions (RouterOS 7.22+). Live schema validation, example picker, and one-click deploy commands. See Web Tools →

VSCode Extensions

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RouterOS LSP NEW TypeScript

Language Server for RouterOS scripting — live diagnostics, autocompletion, hover docs, and Go to Definition in VS Code. Also works standalone with NeoVim and other LSP editors.

TikBook TypeScript

RouterOS Notebooks for VS Code — run and script RouterOS directly from a .tikbook notebook. GitHub Copilot support included.

Virtualization

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mikropkl PKL Shell

Packages RouterOS CHR as macOS UTM virtual machines for automated install. Releases include utm:// links and .zip files for recent CHR versions.

fat-chr Shell

Rebuilds RouterOS CHR .raw images into valid UEFI images for UTM, Apple, and other virtualization platforms using FAT instead of ext2 for the EFI partition.

Containers

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make.d Makefile Dockerfile

Alpine multiprocess container — a "better base" for RouterOS containers with bash completions, development tools, and TUI tools. The mk command manages services and tools.

cligames Dockerfile

30+ classic BSD games wrapped into a RouterOS container with a retro telnet interface.

netinstall Makefile Dockerfile

Runs MikroTik’s netinstall tool as a RouterOS container, with QEMU to enable ARM/ARM64. Auto-downloads packages via /container/env.

serial2http Go Dockerfile

Wraps RouterOS “remote” serial port as an HTTP interface.

RouterOS Scripts

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$lsbridge

“Visualizes” VLAN-aware bridge settings in the terminal. Even view-only, a handy tool to see bridge configuration. Script download (requires 7.18+)

$mkvlan / $rmvlan / $catvlan

VLAN automation — create, remove, and inspect L3 VLANs and manage bridge ports/vlans. Script download (requires 7.17+)

$PIANO

Interactive “player piano” and studio-quality recorder using :beep.

$INQUIRE / $CHOICES / $QKEYS

Prompt user for input using arrays — interactive selection helpers for RouterOS scripts.

Web Tools

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/app Editor NEW

Browser-based Monaco editor for RouterOS /app YAML — live schema validation, example picker, and Copy /app/add CLI command. RouterOS 7.22+ required.

Schema Diff

Pick two RouterOS versions to see what commands changed in CLI or REST APIs. Runs entirely in the browser.

Command Lookup

Search RouterOS CLI and REST API commands across versions. Find paths, parameters, and structure.

Schema Downloads

RouterOS REST API schemas (RAML, OpenAPI) arranged by version for Postman and other API tools.

utf2rsc

Emoji and UTF-8 to RouterOS string byte-escaping (\xx) — Observable notebook.

csv2rsc

CSV conversion into RouterOS array types — Observable notebook.

Credits & Colophon

restraml uses Pico CSS, highlight.js, deep-diff, json-diff, and jsonpath.
Thanks to @rextended and others on the MikroTik scripting forum.
EvilFreelancer/docker-routeros used in CHR+QEMU-in-Docker for schema generation.
fat-chr relies on scripts from @jaclaz and @kriznos, with @sindy providing QA, from a forum discussion.
winbox-deb borrows from @eworm and others’ Arch winbox package.
Stuart Feldman, creator of UNIX make. The netinstall container is just 66 lines of Makefile.
traefik-wasm-grain — WASM plugin built with Grain; low-level HttpWasm bindings courtesy of @ospencer.
MikroTik’s @mrz — source of the /console/inspect “easter egg”.

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