# mcp-scanner

> mcp-scanner — oabraham1-mcp-scanner. Use this tool when you need to identify security vulnerabilities in MCP servers, such as prompt injection, permission issues, and tool shadowing, to ensure the integrity of AI tools like Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Windsurf. It scans for potential threats and provides outputs to help resolve these issues. Ideal for use in development and deployment contexts where MCP server security is a concern.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/oabraham1-mcp-scanner  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/oabraham1-mcp-scanner

## Description

Security scanner for MCP servers. Detects prompt injection, permission issues, and tool shadowing in Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, and other AI tools.

## 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:** 2026-09-20

## Source

- **Source listing:** [GitHub](https://github.com/Oabraham1/mcp-scanner)

## 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": "oabraham1-mcp-scanner"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/oabraham1-mcp-scanner` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/oabraham1-mcp-scanner/pull`

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SkillsRegistry indexes agent skills from public registries and GitHub. Skills we have analysed are scanned with Circle-IR and scored on six dimensions; each listing states its scan coverage. More: https://skillsregistry.net/llms.txt