Query Shodan for IP reconnaissance, device searches, DNS lookups and CVE/CPE vulnerability intelligence.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add shodan --env SHODAN_API_KEY='<SHODAN_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @burtthecoder/mcp-shodan~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.shodan]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@burtthecoder/mcp-shodan"]
env = { SHODAN_API_KEY = "<SHODAN_API_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add shodan --env SHODAN_API_KEY='<SHODAN_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @burtthecoder/mcp-shodan~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"shodan": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@burtthecoder/mcp-shodan"
],
"env": {
"SHODAN_API_KEY": "<SHODAN_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"shodan": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@burtthecoder/mcp-shodan"
],
"env": {
"SHODAN_API_KEY": "<SHODAN_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"shodan": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@burtthecoder/mcp-shodan"
],
"env": {
"SHODAN_API_KEY": "<SHODAN_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"shodan": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@burtthecoder/mcp-shodan"
],
"env": {
"SHODAN_API_KEY": "<SHODAN_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"shodan": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@burtthecoder/mcp-shodan"
],
"env": {
"SHODAN_API_KEY": "<SHODAN_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
SHODAN_API_KEY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.