What is mcp-shodan?
mcp-shodan is a MCP server by BurtTheCoder that query the Shodan API and Shodan CVEDB: IP lookups, device searches, DNS lookups, vulnerability queries and CPE lookups. It is listed under Security and has 178 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | BurtTheCoder |
| Repository | BurtTheCoder/mcp-shodan |
| Popularity | 178 GitHub stars |
| Category | Security |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #442 of 4,418 MCP servers; #20 in Security |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-12 |
| Stars this week | +4 |
| Runs | Cloud service |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Platforms | Windows |
Is mcp-shodan safe to install?
mcp-shodan scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: sends your data to a cloud service. It passed 4 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 |
| Sends your data to a cloud service | Review |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install mcp-shodan?
- 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/BurtTheCoder/mcp-shodan
- 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-shodan -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http mcp-shodan <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-shodan for you:
Add the "mcp-shodan" MCP server from https://github.com/BurtTheCoder/mcp-shodan 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.