Search and query HackTricks pentesting documentation with quick lookup and section extraction
Search and query HackTricks pentesting documentation with quick lookup and section extraction
Is it safe?
No known CVEs for hacktricks-mcp-server.
No authentication — any process on your machine can connect to this server.
License not specified.
Last scanned 0 days ago.
Is it maintained?
Last commit 5 days ago. 3 GitHub stars. 48 weekly downloads.
Will it work with my client?
Transport: stdio. Works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, Claude Code, and most MCP clients.
How much context will it use?
7 tools. Estimated ~700 tokens of your context window (0.4% of 200K).
What if it doesn't work?
Common issues: JSON syntax errors in config, wrong Node.js version, npx cache. covers troubleshooting.
{
"mcpServers": {
"hacktricks": {
"args": [
"hacktricks-mcp-server"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}Run this in your terminal to verify the server starts. Then let us know if it worked — your result helps other developers.
npx -y hacktricks-mcp-server 2>&1 | head -1 && echo "✓ Server started successfully"
After testing, let us know if it worked:
hacktricks_quick_lookupOne-shot exploitation lookup. Searches, finds best page, and returns exploitation sections + code blocks in one call.
search_hacktricksSearch through HackTricks documentation. Returns results grouped by file with match count, page title, and relevant section headers.
get_hacktricks_outlineGet the table of contents of a page (all section headers). Use this before reading full pages to understand structure.
get_hacktricks_sectionExtract a specific section from a page by header name. Much more efficient than reading the full page.
get_hacktricks_cheatsheetExtract only code blocks from a page. Perfect when you just need commands, payloads, or examples.
get_hacktricks_pageGet full content of a HackTricks page. Warning: Pages can be very long (3000+ tokens).
list_hacktricks_categoriesList categories and their contents. Without category lists top-level categories. With category shows full directory tree with file paths.
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No known vulnerabilities.
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