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shodan

local MCP server

shodan is a local MCP server: MCP server for Shodan API — device search, IP lookup, DNS, and CVE/CPE queries. Install it from npm as @burtthecoder/mcp-shodan.

Installation

Terminal

claude mcp add shodan -e SHODAN_API_KEY=... -- npx -y @burtthecoder/mcp-shodan

Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.

Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients

Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shodan": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@burtthecoder/mcp-shodan"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SHODAN_API_KEY": "..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.

What you need

  • Runtime: Node.js 18+ (runs with npx).
  • MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
  • Environment variables: SHODAN_API_KEY

Summary

MCP server for Shodan API — device search, IP lookup, DNS, and CVE/CPE queries.

shodan vs similar servers

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Questions

It reads one environment variable: SHODAN_API_KEY. Set them in your MCP config before starting the server.

Node.js 18+ (runs with npx), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.

shodan is a local MCP server distributed as the npm package @burtthecoder/mcp-shodan.

Run: claude mcp add shodan -e SHODAN_API_KEY=... -- npx -y @burtthecoder/mcp-shodan

Run: codex mcp add shodan --env SHODAN_API_KEY=... -- npx -y @burtthecoder/mcp-shodan

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