# pentesting-mcp-servers-checklist

> pentesting-mcp-servers-checklist — appsecco-pentesting-mcp-servers-checklist. Use this tool when you need to identify vulnerabilities in MCP servers through a comprehensive pentesting checklist, covering key areas such as traffic analysis and authentication flows. It solves problems related to server security risks, namespace abuse, and remote server threats. The checklist provides a community-driven, modular interface with git capabilities for easy updates and remixing.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/appsecco-pentesting-mcp-servers-checklist  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/appsecco-pentesting-mcp-servers-checklist

## Description

A practical, community-driven checklist for pentesting MCP servers. Covers traffic analysis, tool-call behavior, namespace abuse, auth flows, and remote server risks. Maintained by Appsecco and licensed for remixing.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.99
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** container
- **Runtime environment:** vm
- **Category:** security
- **Updated:** 2026-09-22

## Source

- **Source listing:** [GitHub](https://github.com/appsecco/pentesting-mcp-servers-checklist)

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "appsecco-pentesting-mcp-servers-checklist"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/appsecco-pentesting-mcp-servers-checklist` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/appsecco-pentesting-mcp-servers-checklist/pull`

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