cisco-ai-defense/mcp-scanner
Scan MCP servers for potential threats & security findings.
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From the README
MCP Scanner A Python tool for scanning MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers and tools for potential security findings. The MCP Scanner combines Cisco AI Defense inspect API, YARA rules and LLM-based analysis to detect malicious MCP tools.
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Set up the GitHub repository cisco-ai-defense/mcp-scanner (Scan MCP servers for potential threats & security findings.). Repository: https://github.com/cisco-ai-defense/mcp-scanner Official install commands found in the README: uv tool install --python 3.13 cisco-ai-mcp-scanner uv tool install --python 3.13 --from git+https://github.com/cisco-ai-defense/mcp-scanner cisco-ai-mcp-scanner git clone https://github.com/cisco-ai-defense/mcp-scanner uv sync --python 3.13 uv init --python 3.13 #if not already done uv add cisco-ai-mcp-scanner uv sync Clone the repository and follow those steps. Do not invent package names or extra install commands. Review the code before running anything.
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