CyberMCP MCP Server

CyberMCP is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server designed for testing backend APIs for security vulnerabilities. It provides a set of specialized

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What is the CyberMCP MCP server?

CyberMCP is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server designed for testing backend APIs for security vulnerabilities. It provides a set of specialized tools and resources that can be used by LLMs to identify common security issues in APIs. Exposed over MCP by the cybermcp mcp server, that capability becomes something an assistant can invoke while it works, not something you go and do afterwards.

Its toolset

Everything the assistant can do here goes through one of these:

  • Category — Tools
  • Authentication — basic_auth, token_auth, oauth2_auth, api_login, auth_status, clear_auth, jwt_vulnerability_check, auth_bypass_check
  • Infrastructure — rate_limit_check, security_headers_check

Adding it to your client

The server ships on npm as npm, so your MCP client can launch it on demand — there is no separate build step. Add the server block to your client's configuration, restart it, and the tools register themselves.

When to reach for it

This sits in the cloud and infrastructure group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. CyberMCP's toolset — Category, Authentication, Infrastructure — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by ricauts; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Caveats

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the cybermcp mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
CategoryTools
Authenticationbasic_auth, token_auth, oauth2_auth, api_login, auth_status, clear_auth, jwt_vulnerability_check, auth_bypass_check
Infrastructurerate_limit_check, security_headers_check

How to install the CyberMCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cybermcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "npm"]
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Example prompts to try

  • Use CyberMCP to Category.
  • Use CyberMCP to Authentication.
  • Use CyberMCP to Infrastructure.

Frequently asked questions

Node.js 18+ and TypeScript 5.4+ are required.