everything vs MCP-Kali-Server

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	everything by modelcontextprotocol	MCP-Kali-Server by Wh0am123
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Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther	SecurityDeveloper ToolsAI / LLM Tools
Language	TypeScript	Python
Last commit	this month	2 mo ago

everything · Summary

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

MCP-Kali-Server · Summary

MCP Kali Server connects AI agents to Linux systems for penetration testing and CTF challenges.

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

MCP-Kali-Server · Use cases

AI-assisted penetration testing with security tools like Nmap and Metasploit
Solving CTF challenges by executing commands and capturing flags
Automating reconnaissance and exploitation tasks for bug bounty hunting

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

MCP-Kali-Server · Install

Installation

On your Kali Machine

sudo apt install mcp-kali-server
kali-server-mcp

For bleeding edge:

git clone https://github.com/Wh0am123/MCP-Kali-Server.git
cd MCP-Kali-Server
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
./server.py

On your MCP client machine

For local setup:

./client.py --server http://127.0.0.1:5000

For remote setup with SSH tunnel:

ssh -L 5000:localhost:5000 user@LINUX_IP
./client.py --server http://127.0.0.1:5000

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kali": {
      "command": "python3",
      "args": ["/path/to/MCP-Kali-Server/client.py"],
      "env": {
        "MCP_SERVER_URL": "http://localhost:5000"
      }
    }
  }
}

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