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vulnicheck MCP Server

Name: vulnicheck
Author: io.github.andrasfe

API key required

HTTP MCP Server for comprehensive Python vulnerability scanning and security analysis.

To add vulnicheck to Claude, run the install command below. Restart Claude Code after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 7 environment variables, listed below.

DevTools

Install

docker run -i --rm docker.io/andrasfe/vulnicheck:main

Environment variables

NVD_API_KEYSet in your MCP config

GITHUB_TOKENSet in your MCP config

OPENAI_API_KEYSet in your MCP config

ANTHROPIC_API_KEYSet in your MCP config

MCP_PORTSet in your MCP config

CACHE_TTLSet in your MCP config

VULNICHECK_HTTP_ONLYSet in your MCP config

What this does

vulnicheck exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.

Requirements

This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:

NVD_API_KEY
GITHUB_TOKEN
OPENAI_API_KEY
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY
MCP_PORT
CACHE_TTL
VULNICHECK_HTTP_ONLY

Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).

Frequently asked questions

How do I install vulnicheck?

The install section on this page carries the maker's install command for vulnicheck, as submitted. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.

Which clients work with vulnicheck?

This page carries setup and config for Claude Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to vulnicheck as well.

Does vulnicheck need an API key?

Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: NVD_API_KEY, GITHUB_TOKEN, OPENAI_API_KEY, ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, MCP_PORT, CACHE_TTL, VULNICHECK_HTTP_ONLY. They go in the env block of your MCP config.

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