MCP server for Tenable Nessus vulnerability scanning.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add nessus --env NESSUS_URL='<NESSUS_URL>' --env NESSUS_ACCESS_KEY='<NESSUS_ACCESS_KEY>' --env NESSUS_SECRET_KEY='<NESSUS_SECRET_KEY>' -- node /path/to/nessus-mcp-server/build/index.js~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.nessus]
command = "node"
args = ["/path/to/nessus-mcp-server/build/index.js"]
env = { NESSUS_URL = "<NESSUS_URL>", NESSUS_ACCESS_KEY = "<NESSUS_ACCESS_KEY>", NESSUS_SECRET_KEY = "<NESSUS_SECRET_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add nessus --env NESSUS_URL='<NESSUS_URL>' --env NESSUS_ACCESS_KEY='<NESSUS_ACCESS_KEY>' --env NESSUS_SECRET_KEY='<NESSUS_SECRET_KEY>' -- node /path/to/nessus-mcp-server/build/index.js~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"nessus": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/path/to/nessus-mcp-server/build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"NESSUS_URL": "<NESSUS_URL>",
"NESSUS_ACCESS_KEY": "<NESSUS_ACCESS_KEY>",
"NESSUS_SECRET_KEY": "<NESSUS_SECRET_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"nessus": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/path/to/nessus-mcp-server/build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"NESSUS_URL": "<NESSUS_URL>",
"NESSUS_ACCESS_KEY": "<NESSUS_ACCESS_KEY>",
"NESSUS_SECRET_KEY": "<NESSUS_SECRET_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"nessus": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/path/to/nessus-mcp-server/build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"NESSUS_URL": "<NESSUS_URL>",
"NESSUS_ACCESS_KEY": "<NESSUS_ACCESS_KEY>",
"NESSUS_SECRET_KEY": "<NESSUS_SECRET_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"nessus": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/path/to/nessus-mcp-server/build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"NESSUS_URL": "<NESSUS_URL>",
"NESSUS_ACCESS_KEY": "<NESSUS_ACCESS_KEY>",
"NESSUS_SECRET_KEY": "<NESSUS_SECRET_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"nessus": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/path/to/nessus-mcp-server/build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"NESSUS_URL": "<NESSUS_URL>",
"NESSUS_ACCESS_KEY": "<NESSUS_ACCESS_KEY>",
"NESSUS_SECRET_KEY": "<NESSUS_SECRET_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
NESSUS_URLNESSUS_ACCESS_KEYNESSUS_SECRET_KEY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.