How do I install pentestMCP?

Its own README gives this command: docker run -it --rm mseep/pentestmcp. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.

Is pentestMCP official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 111 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-09-25.

What licence does pentestMCP use?

The repository metadata we read does not state a licence, so check the repository before you rely on it.

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pentestMCP

pentestMCP is an MCP server, listed under security. Its repository has 111 GitHub stars; we last read it on 2026-10-23.

pentestMCP: AI-Powered Penetration Testing via MCP, an MCP designed for penetration testers.

Install

Read from pentestMCP’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.

docker run -it --rm mseep/pentestmcp

View in pentestMCP’s own README ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

○ not recognised

Credential

○ none found

Maintenance

Stars

111

State

listed

Licence

—

From the repository

pentestMCP: AI-Powered Penetration Testing via MCP, an MCP designed for penetration testers.

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-23

pentestMCP compared with similar servers

pentestMCP compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
pentestMCP (this page)	—	None listed	111	2026-09-25	—
ida-pro-mcp	—	None listed	13,080	2026-09-26	MIT
mcp-shodan	shodan	SHODAN_API_KEY	178	2026-10-19	MIT
mcp-server-idapro	—	None listed	103	2025-03-26	MIT
search-solodit-mcp	—	None listed	42	2025-06-30	—
opencti-mcp	opencti	OPENCTI_TOKEN	40	2026-08-03	MIT

Ranked by services in common with pentestMCP, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about pentestMCP

What does pentestMCP do?: pentestMCP: AI-Powered Penetration Testing via MCP, an MCP designed for penetration testers.
How do I install pentestMCP?: Its own README gives this command: docker run -it --rm mseep/pentestmcp. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
Is pentestMCP official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 111 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-09-25.
What licence does pentestMCP use?: The repository metadata we read does not state a licence, so check the repository before you rely on it.

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