attack surface mcp server for VS Code
io.github.cyanheads/attack-surface-mcp-server
Passive external attack-surface mapping: CT subdomains, DNS, TLS, HTTP posture, RDAP/WHOIS, Shodan.
client:VS Code
transport:stdio
runtime:npm
Install attack surface mcp server in VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
"inputs": [
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "shodan-api-key",
"description": "SHODAN_API_KEY",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "certspotter-api-key",
"description": "CERTSPOTTER_API_KEY",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "attacksurface-default-resolvers",
"description": "ATTACKSURFACE_DEFAULT_RESOLVERS",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "attacksurface-http-user-agent",
"description": "ATTACKSURFACE_HTTP_USER_AGENT",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "attacksurface-max-subdomains",
"description": "ATTACKSURFACE_MAX_SUBDOMAINS",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "attacksurface-rdap-bootstrap-url",
"description": "ATTACKSURFACE_RDAP_BOOTSTRAP_URL",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "attacksurface-allow-private-targets",
"description": "ATTACKSURFACE_ALLOW_PRIVATE_TARGETS",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "mcp-log-level",
"description": "MCP_LOG_LEVEL",
"password": true
}
],
"servers": {
"attack-surface-mcp-server": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cyanheads/attack-surface-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"SHODAN_API_KEY": "${input:shodan-api-key}",
"CERTSPOTTER_API_KEY": "${input:certspotter-api-key}",
"ATTACKSURFACE_DEFAULT_RESOLVERS": "${input:attacksurface-default-resolvers}",
"ATTACKSURFACE_HTTP_USER_AGENT": "${input:attacksurface-http-user-agent}",
"ATTACKSURFACE_MAX_SUBDOMAINS": "${input:attacksurface-max-subdomains}",
"ATTACKSURFACE_RDAP_BOOTSTRAP_URL": "${input:attacksurface-rdap-bootstrap-url}",
"ATTACKSURFACE_ALLOW_PRIVATE_TARGETS": "${input:attacksurface-allow-private-targets}",
"MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "${input:mcp-log-level}"
}
}
}
}
VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs