Provides instructions for installing ClamAV on Debian systems to enable virus scanning functionality.
Provides instructions for installing ClamAV on macOS systems using Homebrew to enable virus scanning functionality.
Provides instructions for installing ClamAV on Ubuntu systems to enable virus scanning functionality.
ClamAV MCP
Simple ClamAV MCP that allows scanning files for viruses using the ClamAV engine.

Requirements
This project requires ClamAV to be installed on your system. Here's how to install it:
Ubuntu/Debian
Windows
Download the ClamAV installer from ClamAV's official website
Run the installer and follow the setup wizard
Make sure to add ClamAV to your system PATH
macOS
Related MCP server: Workspace Code Search MCP Server
Usage
To run the MCP server:
The server will start and listen for SSE connections on port 8000 by default.
Cursor Configuration
To use this MCP with Cursor, add the following configuration to your Cursor settings:
This configuration tells Cursor to connect to the ClamAV MCP server.
API
The MCP provides a single endpoint:
scan_file
Parameters:
base64_data: Base64 encoded string of the file to scanfilename: Name of the file to use in the scan
Returns:
success: Boolean indicating if the scan was successfulresult: Raw output from clamscan commanderror: Error message if the scan failed