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attack surface mcp server for Zed

io.github.cyanheads/attack-surface-mcp-server

Passive external attack-surface mapping: CT subdomains, DNS, TLS, HTTP posture, RDAP/WHOIS, Shodan.

client:Zed transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install attack surface mcp server in Zed

~/.config/zed/settings.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Zed\settings.json

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{
  "context_servers": {
    "attack-surface-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/attack-surface-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SHODAN_API_KEY": "<SHODAN_API_KEY>",
        "CERTSPOTTER_API_KEY": "<CERTSPOTTER_API_KEY>",
        "ATTACKSURFACE_DEFAULT_RESOLVERS": "<ATTACKSURFACE_DEFAULT_RESOLVERS>",
        "ATTACKSURFACE_HTTP_USER_AGENT": "<ATTACKSURFACE_HTTP_USER_AGENT>",
        "ATTACKSURFACE_MAX_SUBDOMAINS": "<ATTACKSURFACE_MAX_SUBDOMAINS>",
        "ATTACKSURFACE_RDAP_BOOTSTRAP_URL": "<ATTACKSURFACE_RDAP_BOOTSTRAP_URL>",
        "ATTACKSURFACE_ALLOW_PRIVATE_TARGETS": "<ATTACKSURFACE_ALLOW_PRIVATE_TARGETS>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Merge this into your existing settings object — do not replace the file. Zed docs

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