PentestMCP
by RamKansal
pentestMCP: AI-Powered Penetration Testing via MCP, an MCP designed for penetration testers.
92 GitHub
No known CVEs
No license
Actively maintained
Last commit 11d ago
Works with most clients
Transport: stdio, sse, http
0 tools
Grade F
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PentestMCP is an MCP server that pentestMCP: AI-Powered Penetration Testing via MCP, an MCP designed for penetration testers. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio, sse and http, requires no API key, and scores 35/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.
Step 1
Install in your client
Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.
CD
Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+
Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"pentestmcp": {
"command": "<see-readme>",
"args": []
}
}
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What PentestMCP does
pentestMCP provides a powerful bridge between Large Language Models (LLMs) and practical penetration testing tools through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). This project functions as an MCP Server, exposing a curated suite of over 20 standard security assessment utilities (Nmap, Nuclei, ZAP, SQLMap, etc.) as callable 'tools'. This allows AI agents within MCP-compatible clients (like Claude Desktop or specific VS Code setups) to leverage these utilities for automated and interactive security anal
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35/100across 5 weighted dimensions
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is PentestMCP safe to use?
- PentestMCP has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.
- How do I install PentestMCP?
- PentestMCP can be installed by cloning its GitHub repository and following the setup instructions in the README.
- What AI clients work with PentestMCP?
- PentestMCP is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
- Is PentestMCP actively maintained?
- PentestMCP is actively maintained — last commit was 11 days ago. It has 92 GitHub stars.
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