MCP Scan
MCP-Scan is a security scanning tool for MCP servers, used to detect common security vulnerabilities such as prompt injection, tool poisoning, and cross-domain escalation.
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What is MCP-Scan?

MCP-Scan is a tool for detecting potential security issues in tools, prompts, and resources on MCP servers. It can identify common security vulnerabilities, such as prompt injection attacks, tool poisoning attacks, and cross-domain escalation attacks.

How to use MCP-Scan?

After running the MCP-Scan command, it will automatically scan your MCP configuration files and generate a report.

Applicable scenarios

Suitable for developers and enterprise users who need to regularly check the security of MCP servers.

Main features

Support for multiple MCP clients
Supports configuration scanning for file-based MCP clients such as Claude, Cursor, and Windsurf.
Detect prompt injection attacks
Detect prompt injection attacks through local checks and by calling the Invariant Guardrails API.
Detect tool poisoning attacks
Detect tool poisoning attacks through tool hash values to prevent MCP tools from being tampered with.
Tool locking function
Lock tools through hash values to prevent them from being accidentally replaced.
Advantages
Quickly detect security issues on MCP servers.
Support configuration for multiple MCP clients.
Enhance detection capabilities through API calls.
Limitations
Requires connection to an external API for advanced detection.
May involve sharing of tool description data.

How to use

Install MCP-Scan
Install the MCP-Scan tool via npm or uvx.
Run a scan
Run the command to scan the MCP configuration files.
View results
Fix any discovered security issues based on the generated report.

Usage examples

Scan default configurations
Scan all known MCP configuration files.
Check specific configurations
Run a scan against a specific configuration file.
Add to whitelist
Add a specific tool to the whitelist.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does MCP-Scan store my data?
How to disable tool poisoning detection?
Which MCP clients does MCP-Scan support?

Related resources

MCP-Scan official documentation
The GitHub repository for MCP-Scan.
Invariant Guardrails
A tool for security detection.
MCP security notification
An article about MCP security issues.

Installation

Copy the following command to your Client for configuration
Note: Your key is sensitive information, do not share it with anyone.

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