What is mcp-recon?
mcp-recon is a MCP server by nickpending that conversational recon with httpx and asnmap: domain analysis, security header inspection, certificate analysis and ASN lookups at multiple recon levels. It is listed under Security and has 31 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | nickpending |
| Repository | nickpending/mcp-recon |
| Popularity | 31 GitHub stars |
| Category | Security |
| Security | Low risk (96/100) |
| Rank | #1,079 of 4,418 MCP servers; #50 in Security |
| Last commit | 2025-04-22 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | Go |
Is mcp-recon safe to install?
mcp-recon scores 96/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 5 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Runs on your machine only | Pass |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install mcp-recon?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/nickpending/mcp-recon
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add mcp-recon -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http mcp-recon <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs mcp-recon for you:
Add the "mcp-recon" MCP server from https://github.com/nickpending/mcp-recon to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.