MAVProxy

What It Solves

Route, inspect, and operate MAVLink-based UAVs from a terminal without a full GUI ground station.

Primary use cases

• MAVLink proxy / packet routing
• Command-line ground station control
• Telemetry relay to multiple clients

Secondary use cases

• MAVLink traffic logging
• Lightweight vehicle monitoring
• Scripted mission testing

When to Use

Consider when

• Need text-based interface
• Want to multiplex MAVLink streams
• Running on low-resource hardware

Verify before adopting

• ? License is inferred GPL-3.0, confirm in repo files
• ? No verified hardware targets listed
• ? Compatibility with non-ArduPilot autopilots unverified

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Adoption Checklist

• Needs verification License is inferred GPL-3.0, confirm in repo files
• Needs verification No verified hardware targets listed
• Needs verification Compatibility with non-ArduPilot autopilots unverified

Each check stays "needs verification" until an official source confirms it; unconfirmed items are never marked verified.

Known Limitations & Unknowns

Known limitations

• Command-line only (no native GUI)
• License status inferred not confirmed by file scan

Alternatives & Related Tools

Alternatives

• mission-planner — Alternative to

Related tools

• mavlink — Implements
• ardupilot — Supports
• mavlink — depends on
• mavlink — Integrates with

How is it used?

Start from the recorded entry points below, then validate against the technical checklist.

• Official site https://github.com/ArduPilot/MAVProxy
• Repository https://github.com/ArduPilot/MAVProxy
• Documentation https://github.com/ArduPilot/MAVProxy

Technical checklist

• OK License identified Recorded: GPL-3.0
• OK Maintenance signal Active
• OK Verification status Official confirmed
• OK Source evidence attached 1 source record(s)
• NEEDS REVIEW Latest version recorded Not recorded

Official Links

Metadata & Governance

Related Resources & Dependencies

• mavlink — implements (verified)
• ardupilot — supports (verified)
• mission-planner — alternative to (verified)
• mavlink — depends on (confirmed)
• mavlink — integrates with (confirmed)

Recent Activity

No verified update events have been recorded for this resource yet.

Related Knowledge

Guides

• How ArduPilot, MAVLink, and Ground Control Stations Fit Together — A practical guide for routing ArduPilot MAVLink telemetry to primary GCS applications and MAVProxy companion nodes.

Collections

• ArduPilot Development and SITL Toolkit — Open components for developing against ArduPilot with software-in-the-loop simulation.
• GCS and Telemetry Protocols — Ground control software and telemetry protocol repositories for command, monitoring and integration work.
• Ground Control and Mission Planning — Open components for mission planning, telemetry and ground control around MAVLink-based vehicles.
• PX4 Development and Simulation Toolkit — The components needed to build a local PX4 development and software-in-the-loop verification loop.
• UAV Flight Log & Testing Analysis — Open-source tools for reviewing, parsing and visualizing UAV flight logs before and after test flights.