ORKL MCP Server

If you already use ORKL, the orkl mcp server is the piece that lets your assistant work with it directly. MCP server for ORKL Threat Intelligence Library.

What the server does

A MCP (Model Control Protocol) server for accessing the ORKL Threat Intelligence Library.

• Access to ORKL Threat Intelligence Library data via the ORKL API
• Efficient caching to minimize API calls
• Rate limiting to respect ORKL API restrictions
• Standardized MCP Tools and Resources for LLM interaction
• Built-in support for Claude Desktop integration

Installation

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client.

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

• fetch_latest_threat_reports — Get recent threat intelligence reports
• fetch_threat_report_details — Get details about a specific report
• fetch_threat_report_by_hash — Retrieve a report by SHA1 hash
• search_threat_reports — Search for reports matching criteria
• get_library_info — Get information about the ORKL library
• get_library_version — Get version information
• fetch_threat_actors — Get a list of all threat actors
• fetch_threat_actor_details — Get detailed information about a threat actor
• fetch_sources — Get a list of available sources
• fetch_source_details — Get detailed information about a source
• clear_cache — Clear the local cache for fresh data
• Prerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server

Credentials and setup notes

Configuration is passed through the environment: ORKL_API_BASE_URL, ORKL_REQUEST_TIMEOUT, ORKL_CACHE_TTL, ORKL_USE_CACHE, ORKL_RATE_LIMIT_REQUESTS, ORKL_RATE_LIMIT_PERIOD. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.

• Python 3.10 or later - uv package manager (recommended)

Worth knowing first

• 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.
• With 13 tools registered it takes up a noticeable share of the context window; turn it off in projects that never touch ORKL.
• Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
• Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Where it fits

Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. ORKL's toolset — fetch_latest_threat_reports, fetch_threat_report_details, fetch_threat_report_by_hash and 10 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by heiths; 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.