MCP Zap Server MCP Server

Give AI agents a safe, self-hosted OWASP ZAP operator for guided web security scans, findings, reports, and production guardrails.

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What is the MCP Zap Server MCP server?

MCP Zap Server MCP server is a hosted integration for AI assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol. Give AI agents a safe, self-hosted OWASP ZAP operator for guided web security scans, findings, reports, and production guardrails.

What the assistant can call

Once MCP Zap Server is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:

  • self — hosted deployment** with Docker Compose for local adoption and Helm for Kubernetes
  • bootstrap — local.sh creates .env, generates local API keys, and prepares the ZAP workspace
  • self-serve — doctor.sh checks Docker, auth, MCP initialize, tools/list, guided tools, and a harmless tool call
  • Authentication — API key mode by default, optional JWT mode with refresh and revocation support
  • gateway — core and its WebFlux adapter move to 0.8.0, with application data binding migrated to Jackson 3 and managed by the Jackson 3.2.1 BOM
  • api — key mode is the base runtime default
  • mcp-zap-extension — api packages selected policy, protection, evidence, and

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.

Choosing this one

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. MCP Zap Server's toolset — self, bootstrap, self-serve and 4 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by dtkmn; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

This entry was verified against MCP Zap Server'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.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the mcp zap server mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
selfhosted deployment** with Docker Compose for local adoption and Helm for Kubernetes
bootstraplocal.sh creates .env, generates local API keys, and prepares the ZAP workspace.
self-servedoctor.sh checks Docker, auth, MCP initialize, tools/list, guided tools, and a harmless tool call.
AuthenticationAPI key mode by default, optional JWT mode with refresh and revocation support.
gatewaycore and its WebFlux adapter move to 0.8.0, with application data binding migrated to Jackson 3 and managed by the Jackson 3.2.1 BOM
apikey mode is the base runtime default.
mcp-zap-extensionapi packages selected policy, protection, evidence, and

Example prompts to try

  • Use MCP Zap Server to self.
  • Use MCP Zap Server to bootstrap.
  • Use MCP Zap Server to self-serve.

Frequently asked questions

It connects MCP Zap Server to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 7 tools (self, bootstrap, self-serve, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with MCP Zap Server directly.