atomic-red-team-mcp 0.1.3

MCP server providing access to Atomic Red Team security tests with search, validation, and creation capabilities

Atomic Red Team MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides access to Atomic Red Team tests.

Installation

Quick Start with uvx (Recommended)

The easiest way to run the Atomic Red Team MCP server is using uvx:

# Run directly without installation
uvx atomic-red-team-mcp

# Or install globally
uv tool install atomic-red-team-mcp
atomic-red-team-mcp

Install from PyPI

# Using pip
pip install atomic-red-team-mcp

# Using uv
uv tool install atomic-red-team-mcp

# Using pipx
pipx install atomic-red-team-mcp

Using Docker

# Run the pre-built Docker container
docker run --rm -i -e MCP_TRANSPORT=streamable-http ghcr.io/cyberbuff/atomic-red-team-mcp:latest

Usage

The server provides the following MCP tools:

• query_atomics - Search atomics by technique ID, name, description, or platform
• refresh_atomics - Download latest atomics from GitHub
• create_atomic_test - Get guidance for creating new atomic tests
• validate_atomic - Validate atomic test YAML
• get_validation_schema - Get the atomic test schema

And resources:

• file://documents/{technique_id} - Read atomic test files by technique ID

Integration with Development Tools

Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop configuration file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Option 1: Using uvx (Recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "atomic-red-team": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["atomic-red-team-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Option 2: Using Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "atomic-red-team": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run", "--rm", "-i",
        "ghcr.io/cyberbuff/atomic-red-team-mcp:latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to your Cursor settings (settings.json):

Option 1: Using uvx (Recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "atomic-red-team": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["atomic-red-team-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Option 2: Using Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "atomic-red-team": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run", "--rm", "-i",
        "ghcr.io/cyberbuff/atomic-red-team-mcp:latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Cline (VS Code Extension)

Add to your Cline extension settings or .cline_mcp_config.json:

Option 1: Using uvx (Recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "atomic-red-team": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["atomic-red-team-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Option 2: Using Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "atomic-red-team": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run", "--rm", "-i",
        "ghcr.io/cyberbuff/atomic-red-team-mcp:latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Zed Editor

Add to your Zed settings (settings.json):

Option 1: Using uvx (Recommended)

{
  "experimental": {
    "mcp": {
      "servers": {
        "atomic-red-team": {
          "command": "uvx",
          "args": ["atomic-red-team-mcp"]
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Option 2: Using Docker

{
  "experimental": {
    "mcp": {
      "servers": {
        "atomic-red-team": {
          "command": "docker",
          "args": [
            "run", "--rm", "-i",
            "ghcr.io/cyberbuff/atomic-red-team-mcp:latest"
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP Client

For any MCP client that supports stdio transport:

Using uvx (Recommended)

uvx atomic-red-team-mcp

Using Docker

docker run --rm -i ghcr.io/cyberbuff/atomic-red-team-mcp:latest

Docker

Run the pre-built Docker container:

docker run -d \
  --name atomic-red-team-mcp-server \
  -p 2786:8000 \
  ghcr.io/cyberbuff/atomic-red-team-mcp:latest

The MCP server will be available at: http://localhost:2786/mcp

Docker Compose

Alternatively, use the included docker-compose.yaml:

# Clone the repository
git clone <repository-url>
cd atomic-red-team-mcp

# Start the server
docker-compose up -d

Configuration

Environment variables:

• MCP_TRANSPORT - Transport protocol (stdio, sse, streamable-http)
• MCP_HOST - Host address to bind the server (default: 0.0.0.0)
• MCP_PORT - Port for HTTP transports (default: 8000)
• GITHUB_URL - GitHub URL for atomics repository (default: https://github.com)
• GITHUB_USER - GitHub user/org (default: redcanaryco)
• GITHUB_REPO - Repository name (default: atomic-red-team)