# Hashcat MCP Server

> Hashcat MCP Server — chess960king-hashcat-mcp. Use this tool when you need to perform password hash auditing and crack passwords locally with automated attack escalation. It solves problems related to password security and auditing by providing plain-English results, making it easier to identify vulnerabilities. The tool takes password hashes as input and outputs cracked passwords, ideal for use cases where local password auditing is required.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/chess960king-hashcat-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/chess960king-hashcat-mcp

## Description

Enables AI assistants to perform password hash auditing locally via Hashcat, with automatic attack escalation and plain-English results.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.69
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-04

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** other
- **Updated:** 2026-09-04

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/qatmutis7k)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/chess960king/hashcat-mcp>

## 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": "chess960king-hashcat-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/chess960king-hashcat-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/chess960king-hashcat-mcp/pull`

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