# cli

> cli — mcpscanner-cli. Use this tool when you need to identify security vulnerabilities in Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, such as auth bypasses or injection vulnerabilities. It scans HTTP/SSE endpoints or analyzes config files, providing text, JSON, or HTML reports with severity scoring. Ideal for use cases requiring thorough security audits of MCP servers, including Claude Desktop and Cursor configurations.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/mcpscanner-cli  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/mcpscanner-cli

## Description

Security scanner for Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. Finds auth bypasses, injection vulnerabilities, CORS misconfigs, dangerous tool capabilities, and more. Scan HTTP/SSE endpoints or analyze config files (Claude Desktop, Cursor). Outputs text, JSON, or HTML reports with severity scoring.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.50
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** container
- **Runtime environment:** vm
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Updated:** 2026-09-21

## Source

- **Source listing:** [GitHub](https://github.com/mcpscanner/cli)

## 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": "mcpscanner-cli"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/mcpscanner-cli` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/mcpscanner-cli/pull`

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