pentest-mcp-server MCP

An offline methodology engine and payload workshop for authorized penetration testing, CTFs, security research, and education. It provides tools to generate phased test plans, map techniques to targets, analyze HTTP responses for leaks, and generate annotated payloads, all paired with detection and mitigation context based on MITRE ATT&CK and OWASP standards.

Package and access

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Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by cyanheads

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What you can do with it

Generate step-by-step authorized testing methodology playbooks
Analyze raw HTTP responses for leakage and misconfiguration
Look up MITRE ATT&CK techniques with detection data
Map techniques and OWASP test cases against a target profile

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.3.0

mcp-registry: io.github.cyanheads/pentest-mcp-server@0.3.0 Source repository

Maintenance checked: Oct 31, 2026, 10:59 PM UTC

Packages and installation

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@cyanheads/pentest-mcp-server 0.3.0

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@cyanheads/pentest-mcp-server package definition

{
  "version": "0.3.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "@cyanheads/pentest-mcp-server",
  "runtimeHint": "npx",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "registryBaseUrl": "https://registry.npmjs.org",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "PENTEST_ENABLE_PAYLOAD_GENERATION",
      "format": "boolean",
      "default": "true",
      "description": "Enable payload generation and encoding. Set false to retain the five reference tools only."
    },
    {
      "name": "MCP_LOG_LEVEL",
      "format": "string",
      "default": "info",
      "description": "Sets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn')."
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pentest-mcp-server-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/pentest-mcp-server@0.3.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PENTEST_ENABLE_PAYLOAD_GENERATION": "<YOUR_PENTEST_ENABLE_PAYLOAD_GENERATION>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pentest-mcp-server-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/pentest-mcp-server@0.3.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PENTEST_ENABLE_PAYLOAD_GENERATION": "<YOUR_PENTEST_ENABLE_PAYLOAD_GENERATION>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "pentest-mcp-server-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/pentest-mcp-server@0.3.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PENTEST_ENABLE_PAYLOAD_GENERATION": "<YOUR_PENTEST_ENABLE_PAYLOAD_GENERATION>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pentest-mcp-server-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/pentest-mcp-server@0.3.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PENTEST_ENABLE_PAYLOAD_GENERATION": "<YOUR_PENTEST_ENABLE_PAYLOAD_GENERATION>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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