Pentest Mcp Server

Name: Pentest Mcp Server
Author: LayeSec006

pytest · by LayeSec006

MCP server for penetration testing

17 4 tools GitHub PyPI

No known CVEs

MIT license

Stale

Last commit 229d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, sse, http

4 tools · ~286 tok

Grade A · 0.1% of 200K ctx

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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, sse, http · Node 18+

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pentest-mcp": {
      "env": {
        "TARGET_HOST": "192.168.1.100",
        "TARGET_USER": "kali",
        "TARGET_PASSWORD": "your_password"
      },
      "args": [
        "-m",
        "pentest_mcp_server"
      ],
      "command": "python"
    }
  }
}

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What Pentest Mcp Server does

A production-ready Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI agents to perform autonomous penetration testing on ANY Linux distribution via SSH. Built with persistent tmux sessions, intelligent triggers, auto-reconnection, and comprehensive resource management.

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CVE-2025-71176low · fixedCVSS 3.1

pytest has vulnerable tmpdir handling

pytest through 9.0.2 on UNIX relies on directories with the `/tmp/pytest-of-{user}` name pattern, which allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges.

Affected: >= 0Fixed in 9.0.3source →

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Is Pentest Mcp Server safe to use?: Pentest 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 Pentest Mcp Server?: Pentest 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 Pentest Mcp Server do?: Pentest Mcp Server provides 4 tools: execute_command, list_sessions, create_session, kill_session. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Pentest Mcp Server?: Pentest Mcp Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
Is Pentest Mcp Server actively maintained?: Pentest Mcp Server is less actively maintained — last commit was 229 days ago. It has 17 GitHub stars.

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{ "mcpServers": { "pentest-mcp": { "env": { "TARGET_HOST": "192.168.1.100", "TARGET_USER": "kali", "TARGET_PASSWORD": "your_password" }, "args": [ "-m", "pentest_mcp_server" ], "command": "python" } } }

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Pentest Mcp Server safe to use?

Pentest 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 Pentest Mcp Server?

Pentest 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 Pentest Mcp Server do?

Pentest Mcp Server provides 4 tools: execute_command, list_sessions, create_session, kill_session. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with Pentest Mcp Server?

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

Is Pentest Mcp Server actively maintained?

Pentest Mcp Server is less actively maintained — last commit was 229 days ago. It has 17 GitHub stars.