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Shodan

Shodan is an MCP server that adds tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. MCP server for Shodan API — device search, IP lookup, DNS, and CVE/CPE queries. It has 178 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y @burtthecoder/mcp-shodan.

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Install Shodan

Generated from the server's MCP registry entry. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shodan": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@burtthecoder/mcp-shodan"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SHODAN_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env SHODAN_API_KEY=your-value --transport stdio shodan -- npx -y @burtthecoder/mcp-shodan

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shodan": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@burtthecoder/mcp-shodan"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SHODAN_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "shodan_api_key",
      "description": "SHODAN_API_KEY",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "shodan": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@burtthecoder/mcp-shodan"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SHODAN_API_KEY": "${input:shodan_api_key}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

Environment variables

Variables the server reads at startup.

NameRequiredDescription
SHODAN_API_KEYsecretYesYour Shodan API key

About Shodan

Quickstart · Tools · HTTP · Security · Troubleshooting · Docs mcp-shodan is an MCP server that gives AI agents access to the Shodan API and Shodan CVEDB. Hand your agent an IP, hostname, search query, product or CVE and get back what an analyst would look at: open ports and banners, TLS certificates, DNS, and vulnerability severity with EPSS and KEV status.

  • mcp
  • osint
  • reconnaissance
  • security
  • shodan
  • ai-tools
  • claude
  • cpe
  • cve
  • cybersecurity

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FAQ

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How do I install the Shodan MCP server?

Add the command npx -y @burtthecoder/mcp-shodan to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is Shodan free?

The server is open source under the MIT license, so running it is free. It needs credentials (SHODAN_API_KEY) for the service it connects to, which may require a paid account.

Is Shodan actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Oct 12, 2026. The latest release is v1.0.30, published Sep 8, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months.