Shodan

Overview

Shodan is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server: MCP server for Shodan API — device search, IP lookup, DNS, and CVE/CPE queries. Because it speaks the Model Context Protocol, AI assistants can use Shodan as a set of callable tools instead of you copy-pasting between apps.

It runs locally: the npm package @burtthecoder/mcp-shodan speaks MCP over stdio on your machine. Configuration happens through environment variables — you'll need SHODAN_API_KEY. The current release is v1.0.22, published under the MIT license, with source at BurtTheCoder/mcp-shodan on GitHub, where it has earned 160 stars.

On mcp.site, Shodan sits in the Security category. Any MCP client can use it — Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Zed among them — via the install snippets below. If you maintain Shodan for BurtTheCoder, claim this listing to verify ownership, earn the Verified badge, and keep the details current.

Installation

// claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shodan": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@burtthecoder/mcp-shodan"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SHODAN_API_KEY": "<shodan-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Requires SHODAN_API_KEY