Is Mcpstrike safe to use?

Mcpstrike 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 GPL-3.0.

How do I install Mcpstrike?

Mcpstrike can be installed by cloning its GitHub repository and following the setup instructions in the README.

What can Mcpstrike do?

Mcpstrike provides 15 tools: session_list, session_create, session_load, session_delete, command_execute and 10 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with Mcpstrike?

Mcpstrike is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.

Is Mcpstrike actively maintained?

Mcpstrike is recently maintained — last commit was 49 days ago. It has 9 GitHub stars.

Mcpstrike

Name: Mcpstrike
Author: ente0

by ente0

MCP server + Ollama-driven autonomous penetration testing client. Connects LLMs to security tools (nmap, nikto, sqlmap, dalfox…) via Model Context Protocol with session management, output parsing, and findings persistence.

9 15 tools GitHub

No known CVEs

GPL-3.0 license

Maintained

Last commit 49d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, sse, http

15 tools · ~594 tok

Grade B · 0.3% of 200K ctx

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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": {
    "mcpstrike": {
      "command": "<see-readme>",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

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What Mcpstrike does

mcpstrike connects an LLM (via Ollama) to security tools through the Model Context Protocol (MCP), enabling autonomous or guided penetration testing from a terminal interface.

Test This Server

No automated test available for this server. Check the GitHub README for setup instructions.

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62/100across 5 weighted dimensions

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OSV.dev

No known CVEs.

No package registry to scan.

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Tools (15)

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~594 tokens total

Inventory

Prompts (2)

autonomous_pentest

Generate an autonomous penetration test prompt for a target

guided_pentest

Generate a guided penetration test prompt with domain specification

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Mcpstrike safe to use?: Mcpstrike 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 GPL-3.0.
How do I install Mcpstrike?: Mcpstrike can be installed by cloning its GitHub repository and following the setup instructions in the README.
What can Mcpstrike do?: Mcpstrike provides 15 tools: session_list, session_create, session_load, session_delete, command_execute and 10 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Mcpstrike?: Mcpstrike is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
Is Mcpstrike actively maintained?: Mcpstrike is recently maintained — last commit was 49 days ago. It has 9 GitHub stars.

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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": {
    "mcpstrike": {
      "command": "<see-readme>",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

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What Mcpstrike does

mcpstrike connects an LLM (via Ollama) to security tools through the Model Context Protocol (MCP), enabling autonomous or guided penetration testing from a terminal interface.

Test This Server

No automated test available for this server. Check the GitHub README for setup instructions.

README

MCP server + Ollama-driven autonomous penetration testing framework.

mcpstrike connects an LLM (via Ollama) to security tools through the Model Context Protocol (MCP), enabling autonomous or guided penetration testing from a terminal interface.

Architecture

mcpstrike-client          mcpstrike-server (MCP)         hexstrike_server
 (TUI + Ollama)   --->    (FastMCP, port 8889)    --->   (port 8888, must be running)
      |
      v
  Ollama LLM
  (llama3.2, qwen3.5, etc.)

  Optional: mcpstrike-backend can replace hexstrike_server for local testing

Components:

Component	Role	Default port
hexstrike_server	External backend — must be started separately	8888
`mcpstrike-server`	MCP server exposing 15 tools for session/command management	8889
`mcpstrike-client`	Interactive TUI that drives an Ollama LLM to call MCP tools	—
`mcpstrike-backend` (optional)	Lightweight local alternative to hexstrike_server	8890

Installation

With pipx (recommended)

# Standard install (uses hexstrike-server as backend)
pipx install .

# With optional standalone backend
pipx install ".[backend]"

With pip

pip install --user .

# With optional standalone backend
pip install --user ".[backend]"

Development

pip install -e ".[dev,backend]"

Quick Start

hexstrike_server must already be running on port 8888 before starting mcpstrike.

Automated (recommended)

mcpstrike

mcpstrike is the stack launcher. It opens three tiled xterm windows (or falls back to tmux, then background processes). All options can be overridden via flags:

mcpstrike --model qwen3:8b
mcpstrike --ollama-url http://10.0.0.5:11434
mcpstrike --sessions-dir /opt/pentest/sessions
mcpstrike --font-size 15 --screen-width 2560 --screen-height 1440
mcpstrike --tmux                         # force tmux even if DISPLAY is set

See mcpstrike --help for all options.

Note: start.sh / my_start.sh are still available as personal launcher scripts with hardcoded IPs/model names.

Manual

# Terminal 1: MCP server (points to hexstrike_server on 8888)
HEXSTRIKE_BACKEND_URL=http://localhost:8888 mcpstrike-server

# Terminal 2: Client
mcpstrike-client --ollama-url http://<ollama-host>:11434 --model qwen3.5

With standalone backend (no hexstrike_server needed)

# Terminal 1: Local backend (port 8890, no conflict with hexstrike on 8888)
mcpstrike-backend

# Terminal 2: MCP server pointing to mcpstrike-backend
HEXSTRIKE_BACKEND_URL=http://localhost:8890 mcpstrike-server

# Terminal 3: Client
mcpstrike-client

Requires pipx install ".[backend]".

Commands

mcpstrike (stack launcher)

Starts the full stack in a single command. Automatically picks between xterm, tmux, and background mode.

mcpstrike [OPTIONS]

Network options:
  --ollama-url URL        Ollama daemon URL (default: http://localhost:11434)
  --model NAME            Ollama model to use (default: qwen3.5:latest)
  --hexstrike-port PORT   hexstrike_server port (default: 8888)
  --mcp-port PORT         mcpstrike-server port (default: 8889)

Session options:
  --sessions-dir PATH     Directory for session files (default: ~/hexstrike_sessions)

GUI xterm options:
  --font-size PT          xterm font size in points (default: 13)

... [View full README on GitHub](https://github.com/ente0/mcpstrike#readme)

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Scored, not listed

Why this score

Five weighted categories — click any category to see the underlying evidence.

Score breakdown

62/100across 5 weighted dimensions

How we score →

0255075100

−38

Security

Maintenance

Efficiency

Documentation

Compatibility

Categoriesclick a row to see evidence

Security

OSV.dev

No known CVEs.

No package registry to scan.

Inventory

Tools (15)

Click any tool to inspect its schema.

~594 tokens total

Inventory

Prompts (2)

autonomous_pentest

Generate an autonomous penetration test prompt for a target

guided_pentest

Generate a guided penetration test prompt with domain specification

Community

Reviews

Be the first to review

Have you used this server?

Share your experience — it helps other developers decide.

How easy was setup?Did it work reliably?How was the documentation?

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Mcpstrike safe to use?: Mcpstrike 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 GPL-3.0.
How do I install Mcpstrike?: Mcpstrike can be installed by cloning its GitHub repository and following the setup instructions in the README.
What can Mcpstrike do?: Mcpstrike provides 15 tools: session_list, session_create, session_load, session_delete, command_execute and 10 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Mcpstrike?: Mcpstrike is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
Is Mcpstrike actively maintained?: Mcpstrike is recently maintained — last commit was 49 days ago. It has 9 GitHub stars.