osint-mcp-server vs everything

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	osint-mcp-server by badchars	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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Categories	SecurityDeveloper ToolsAI / LLM Tools	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	2 mo ago	this month

osint-mcp-server · Summary

An OSINT intelligence MCP server with 37 tools across 12 sources for comprehensive reconnaissance and attack surface mapping.

everything · Summary

Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.

osint-mcp-server · Use cases

Conducting comprehensive domain reconnaissance including DNS records, WHOIS information, subdomain enumeration, and email security analysis
Mapping attack surfaces by gathering intelligence on IPs, open ports, services, vulnerabilities, and infrastructure details
Performing multi-source subdomain enumeration that deduplicates results from crt.sh, SecurityTrails, VirusTotal, and other sources
Analyzing historical web presence through Wayback Machine integration and DNS historical records

everything · Use cases

Testing MCP client implementations against all protocol features
Learning MCP protocol capabilities through a reference server
Validating client compatibility with different transport methods

osint-mcp-server · Install

Quick Install

Option 1: npx (no install)

npx osint-mcp-server

Option 2: Clone

git clone https://github.com/badchars/osint-mcp-server.git
cd osint-mcp-server
bun install

Environment Variables (Optional)

# Premium OSINT sources — all optional
export SHODAN_API_KEY=your-key           # Enables 4 Shodan tools
export VT_API_KEY=your-key               # Enables 4 VirusTotal tools
export ST_API_KEY=your-key               # Enables 3 SecurityTrails tools
export CENSYS_API_ID=your-id             # Enables 3 Censys tools
export CENSYS_API_SECRET=your-secret     # Required with CENSYS_API_ID

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "osint": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "osint-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "SHODAN_API_KEY": "optional",
        "VT_API_KEY": "optional",
        "ST_API_KEY": "optional",
        "CENSYS_API_ID": "optional",
        "CENSYS_API_SECRET": "optional"
      }
    }
  }
}

everything · Install

NPX (recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

On Windows, use cmd /c:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "mcp/everything"]
    }
  }
}

Global install

npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@latest
npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything

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