Hacktricks MCP Server

hacktricks-mcp-server

Search and query HackTricks pentesting documentation with quick lookup and section extraction

9 149/wk 7 tools GitHub npm

No known CVEs

MIT license

Maintained

Last commit 148d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio

7 tools · ~724 tok

Grade B · 0.4% of 200K ctx

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Hacktricks MCP Server is an MCP server that search and query HackTricks pentesting documentation with quick lookup and section extraction. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio, requires no API key, and scores 77/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hacktricks": {
      "args": [
        "hacktricks-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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What Hacktricks MCP Server does

MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for searching and querying HackTricks pentesting documentation directly from Claude.

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~724 tokens total

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Hacktricks MCP Server safe to use?: Hacktricks MCP Server 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. Licensed under MIT.
How do I install Hacktricks MCP Server?: Hacktricks MCP Server supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can Hacktricks MCP Server do?: Hacktricks MCP Server provides 7 tools: hacktricks_quick_lookup, search_hacktricks, get_hacktricks_outline, get_hacktricks_section, get_hacktricks_cheatsheet and 2 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Hacktricks MCP Server?: Hacktricks MCP Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.
Is Hacktricks MCP Server actively maintained?: Hacktricks MCP Server is less actively maintained — last commit was 148 days ago. It has 9 GitHub stars.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Hacktricks MCP Server safe to use?

Hacktricks MCP Server 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. Licensed under MIT.

How do I install Hacktricks MCP Server?

Hacktricks MCP Server supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What can Hacktricks MCP Server do?

Hacktricks MCP Server provides 7 tools: hacktricks_quick_lookup, search_hacktricks, get_hacktricks_outline, get_hacktricks_section, get_hacktricks_cheatsheet and 2 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with Hacktricks MCP Server?

Hacktricks MCP Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.

Is Hacktricks MCP Server actively maintained?

Hacktricks MCP Server is less actively maintained — last commit was 148 days ago. It has 9 GitHub stars.