# Does Pentest-Tools.com have an MCP server?

**Yes — Official.** Pentest-Tools.com maintains an official MCP server.

> Requires an API key from a paid Pentest-Tools.com plan.

## Facts

- Verdict: Official (Yes)
- Access: Remote server — Hosted by the vendor — no install, connect over HTTP with OAuth or a token.
- Endpoint: `https://mcp.pentest-tools.com/mcp`
- Repository: [pentesttoolscom/pentesttools-pypi](https://github.com/pentesttoolscom/pentesttools-pypi) — ★ 3, last push 2026-08-03, GPL-3.0
- Maintainer: Pentest-Tools.com
- Language: Python
- Category: [Developer Tools](https://mcpyet.com/category/developer-tools/)
- Verified against vendor docs: 2026-09-29
- GitHub data refreshed: 2026-09-29 (re-checked every 6 hours)

## What it does

> Command-line interface for the Pentest-Tools.com API.
> — how [pentesttoolscom/pentesttools-pypi](https://github.com/pentesttoolscom/pentesttools-pypi) describes itself

Project site: <https://pentest-tools.com>

## The receipts

- **Vendor-hosted (remote):** `https://mcp.pentest-tools.com/mcp` — a remote server run by Pentest-Tools.com itself, nothing to install. Documented at <https://pentest-tools.com/docs/ai/mcp/overview>.
- **Official repository:** [pentesttoolscom/pentesttools-pypi](https://github.com/pentesttoolscom/pentesttools-pypi) — ★ 3, pushed 2026-08-03, GPL-3.0 (maintained)

## How to connect it

Hosted by the vendor — no install, connect over HTTP with OAuth or a token.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --transport http pentesttools https://mcp.pentest-tools.com/mcp
```

Add `--scope user` to make it available in every project.

### Claude Desktop

1. Open **Settings → Connectors**
2. Click **Add custom connector**
3. Paste `https://mcp.pentest-tools.com/mcp`
4. Finish the sign-in prompt, then enable it in the chat's tools menu

### Cursor

Add to `.cursor/mcp.json` in your project, or `~/.cursor/mcp.json` for every project:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pentesttools": {
      "url": "https://mcp.pentest-tools.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

Add to `.vscode/mcp.json`, then pick the server from Copilot's agent-mode tools menu:

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "pentesttools": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.pentest-tools.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### ChatGPT

1. Enable **Developer mode** under Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced
2. Choose **Create** and paste `https://mcp.pentest-tools.com/mcp`
3. Complete sign-in, then enable the connector in a new chat

## How we know

Published to the MCP Registry under com.pentest-tools; the hosted endpoint mcp.pentest-tools.com/mcp answers MCP initialize (401, API key required) and is documented at pentest-tools.com/features/mcp and pentest-tools.com/docs/ai/mcp, with source in pentesttoolscom/pentesttools-pypi (run locally as `ptt mcp`).

- GitHub data refreshed 2026-09-29, then every 6 hours.
- Vendor docs verified on 2026-09-29.
- Corrections: hello@mcpyet.com.

## Also in Developer Tools

- [Chrome DevTools](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/chrome-devtools.md) — Official (Yes)
- [Google AI Studio](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/google-ai-studio.md) — Community only (Sort of)
- [Serena](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/serena.md) — Official (Yes)
- [LangChain](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/langchain.md) — Official (Yes)
- [GitLab](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/gitlab.md) — Official (Yes)
- [n8n](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/n8n.md) — Official (Yes)

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Source: https://mcpyet.com/mcp/pentest-tools/ — data refreshed 2026-09-29