OpenOSINT MCP Server

AI-powered OSINT agent & MCP server. 16 tools: email, breach, IP, WHOIS, DNS, Shodan, GitHub & more.

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What is the OpenOSINT MCP server?

OpenOSINT MCP server exists for a simple reason — assistants are far more useful when they can act on OpenOSINT directly instead of describing what you should do. AI-powered OSINT agent & MCP server. 16 tools: email, breach, IP, WHOIS, DNS, Shodan, GitHub & more.

What you get

What the assistant can call

Once OpenOSINT is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:

  • search_email — holehe
  • search_username — sherlock
  • search_breach — HaveIBeenPwned v3 API
  • search_whois — python-whois
  • search_ip — ipinfo.io
  • search_domain — sublist3r
  • generate_dorks — built-in
  • search_paste — psbdmp.ws
  • search_phone — phoneinfoga
  • search_shodan — Shodan API
  • search_virustotal — VirusTotal API v3
  • search_ip2location — IP2Location.io API

Setting it up

Being a remote server, there is no local install. You register the endpoint with your client, authorise it once, and the tools appear.

Configuration and credentials

You will need 8 environment variables: OPENAI_BASE_URL, HIBP_API_KEY, SHODAN_API_KEY, VIRUSTOTAL_API_KEY, IP2LOCATION_API_KEY, CENSYS_API_ID, CENSYS_SECRET, ABUSEIPDB_API_KEY. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.

Choosing this one

This sits in the team communication group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. OpenOSINT's toolset — search_email, search_username, search_breach and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by OpenOSINT; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

This entry was verified against OpenOSINT's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

Before you rely on it

  • Your data travels to the provider's service, so the usual questions apply about what you send and what they retain.
  • With 14 tools registered it takes up a noticeable share of the context window; turn it off in projects that never touch OpenOSINT.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the openosint mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
search_emailholehe
search_usernamesherlock
search_breachHaveIBeenPwned v3 API
search_whoispython-whois
search_ipipinfo.io
search_domainsublist3r
generate_dorksbuilt-in
search_pastepsbdmp.ws
search_phonephoneinfoga
search_shodanShodan API
search_virustotalVirusTotal API v3
search_ip2locationIP2Location.io API
search_censysCensys Search API
search_abuseipdbAbuseIPDB v2 API

How to install the OpenOSINT MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openosint": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["openosint"],
      "env": {
        "OPENAI_BASE_URL": "your-value",
        "HIBP_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "SHODAN_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "VIRUSTOTAL_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "IP2LOCATION_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "CENSYS_API_ID": "your-value",
        "CENSYS_SECRET": "your-value",
        "ABUSEIPDB_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
OPENAI_BASE_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes
HIBP_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
SHODAN_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
VIRUSTOTAL_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
IP2LOCATION_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
CENSYS_API_IDConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
CENSYS_SECRETCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
ABUSEIPDB_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use OpenOSINT to search email.
  • Use OpenOSINT to search username.
  • Use OpenOSINT to search breach.

Frequently asked questions

It connects OpenOSINT to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 14 tools (search_email, search_username, search_breach, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with OpenOSINT directly.