# PhishTank MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to verify the legitimacy of URLs and protect against phishing attacks. It checks URLs against a database of known phishing sites, provides search functionality by target or date, and offers statistics on phishing activity. Ideal for use cases requiring real-time phishing detection and prevention, with inputs of URLs and outputs of verification results and statistics.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/cyreslab-ai-phishtank-mcp-server  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/cyreslab-ai-phishtank-mcp-server

## Description

Enables checking URLs against PhishTank's phishing database, searching for phishing URLs by target or date, and retrieving phishing statistics, with built-in rate limiting and caching.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.93
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** database
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/qnb6rqycko)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/Cyreslab-AI/phishtank-mcp-server>

## 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": "cyreslab-ai-phishtank-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/cyreslab-ai-phishtank-mcp-server` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/cyreslab-ai-phishtank-mcp-server/pull`

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