shodan
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MCP server for Shodan API — device search, IP lookup, DNS, and CVE/CPE queries.
Use this server
Add it to your MCP client. The catalogue lists this config verbatim from its source — it does not run, download, or vouch for the server. Review the command before you run it.
Transportstdio (runs a local command)
Env vars
SHODAN_API_KEYClaude Code
claude mcp add --env SHODAN_API_KEY= shodan -- npx @burtthecoder/mcp-shodan
Cursor
If the button doesn't open Cursor, use the JSON below — Cursor accepts the same mcpServers config.
VS Code
code --add-mcp '{"name":"shodan","command":"npx","args":["@burtthecoder/mcp-shodan"],"env":{"SHODAN_API_KEY":""}}'
JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"shodan": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@burtthecoder/mcp-shodan"
],
"env": {
"SHODAN_API_KEY": ""
}
}
}
}
Environment variables are listed by name only — fill in your own values. Entries never carry secrets.