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Mcp Scanner
Scan MCP servers for potential threats & security findings.
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At a glance.
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Core features.
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A Python tool for scanning MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers and tools for potential security findings.
The MCP Scanner combines Cisco AI Defense inspect API, YARA rules and LLM-as-a-judge to detect malicious MCP tools.
The MCP Scanner provides a comprehensive solution for scanning MCP servers and tools for security findings.
Multiple Modes: Run scanner as a stand-alone CLI tool or REST API server
Comprehensive Scanning: Scan MCP tools, prompts, resources, and server instructions for security findings
Behavioural Code Scanning: Scan Source code of MCP servers for finding threats.
VirusTotal Binary Scanning: Automatically detect malware in binary files (images, PDFs, executables, archives) bundled with MCP servers using VirusTotal hash lookups.
Behavioural Code Scanning: Scan Source code of MCP servers for detecting threats.
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Agent / Skill / MCP / Workflow fit.
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Official setup path.
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Evidence and adoption notes.
These notes help a user decide whether to investigate the official project further.
Source repository last pushed at 2026-05-13T21:02:43Z.
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