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SpiderFoot MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides SpiderFoot OSINT automation capabilities to AI assistants and other MCP clients.

Installation

pip install spiderfoot-mcp

Configuration

Set the following environment variables or create a .env file:

SPIDERFOOT_URL=http://localhost:5001
SPIDERFOOT_USERNAME=admin
SPIDERFOOT_PASSWORD=your_password

Usage

As MCP Server

Start the MCP server:

spiderfoot-mcp

The server will expose SpiderFoot functionality as MCP tools that can be used by AI assistants.

Available Tools

The MCP server provides the following tools:

  • start_scan: Start a new SpiderFoot scan
  • get_scan_status: Get the current status of a scan
  • list_scans: List all scans on the server
  • stop_scan: Stop a running scan
  • delete_scan: Delete a scan and its data
  • get_scan_results: Get results from a scan
  • get_scan_summary: Get a summary of scan results
  • wait_for_scan_completion: Wait for a scan to complete
  • export_scan_results: Export scan results in various formats
  • get_available_modules: Get list of available SpiderFoot modules
  • search_scan_results: Search across scan results
  • get_scan_log: Get log entries for a scan
  • get_active_scans_summary: Get summary of tracked scans
  • ping: Test connectivity to SpiderFoot server

MCP Client Configuration

To use this server with Claude Desktop or other MCP clients, add the following to your MCP configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "spiderfoot": {
      "command": "spiderfoot-mcp",
      "env": {
        "SPIDERFOOT_URL": "http://localhost:5001",
        "SPIDERFOOT_USERNAME": "admin",
        "SPIDERFOOT_PASSWORD": "your_password"
      }
    }
  }
}

Requirements

  • Python 3.8+
  • spiderfoot-client>=1.0.0
  • fastmcp>=2.10.0
  • python-dotenv>=1.0.0
  • A running SpiderFoot instance

Dependencies

This package depends on the spiderfoot-client package, which provides the underlying SpiderFoot API client functionality.

License

MIT License

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