MCP External Recon Server

Name: MCP External Recon Server
Author: naebo

by naebo

An external reconnaissnce MCP server for offensive security engagements

13 7 tools GitHub

No known CVEs

No license

Stale

Last commit 502d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, sse, http

7 tools · ~517 tok

Grade B · 0.3% of 200K ctx

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MCP External Recon Server is an MCP server that an external reconnaissnce MCP server for offensive security engagements. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio, sse and http, requires no API key, and scores 56/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.

Security

Step 1

Install in your client

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

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-external-recon-server": {
      "command": "<see-readme>",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

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What Mcp External Recon Server does

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for performing active external reconnaissance activities against a domain. This tool provides a simple suite of reconnaissance capabilities including DNS enumeration, subdomain discovery, email security analysis, and SSL certificate inspection.

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Score breakdown

56/100across 5 weighted dimensions

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Tools (7)

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~517 tokens total

Inventory

Prompts (1)

external-recon setup

Prompt to initiate external reconnaissance against a target domain

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Mcp External Recon Server safe to use?: Mcp External Recon 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.
How do I install Mcp External Recon Server?: Mcp External Recon Server can be installed by cloning its GitHub repository and following the setup instructions in the README.
What can Mcp External Recon Server do?: Mcp External Recon Server provides 7 tools: dns_enumeration, dns_zone_transfer, subdomain_enumeration, whois_lookup, http_headers_analysis and 2 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Mcp External Recon Server?: Mcp External Recon Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
Is Mcp External Recon Server actively maintained?: Mcp External Recon Server is not actively maintained — last commit was 502 days ago. It has 13 GitHub stars.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Mcp External Recon Server safe to use?

Mcp External Recon 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.

How do I install Mcp External Recon Server?

Mcp External Recon Server can be installed by cloning its GitHub repository and following the setup instructions in the README.

What can Mcp External Recon Server do?

Mcp External Recon Server provides 7 tools: dns_enumeration, dns_zone_transfer, subdomain_enumeration, whois_lookup, http_headers_analysis and 2 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with Mcp External Recon Server?

Mcp External Recon Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.

Is Mcp External Recon Server actively maintained?

Mcp External Recon Server is not actively maintained — last commit was 502 days ago. It has 13 GitHub stars.