How do I use tenable-mcp?

1. Click on "Install Server". 2. Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state. 3. In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@tenable-mcp list all assets with hostname containing prod" That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed. Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.

tenable-mcp

by nguyenthdat

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Python

Remote

Tenable MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Tenable Vulnerability Management and Tenable Security Center.

Exposes Tenable security operations as MCP tools for AI-powered security workflows.

Quick Start

uvx tenable-mcp

Related MCP server: GhostMap v2

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Default	Description
`TENABLE_ACCESS_KEY`	Yes	—	Tenable API access key
`TENABLE_SECRET_KEY`	Yes	—	Tenable API secret key
`TENABLE_IO_URL`	No	`https://cloud.tenable.com`	Tenable.io base URL
`TENABLE_SC_URL`	No	—	Tenable.sc URL (enables SC support)
`TENABLE_VERIFY_SSL`	No	`true`	Set to `false` to disable SSL verification
`TENABLE_TIMEOUT`	No	`120`	Connection timeout in seconds
`TENABLE_PAGE_SIZE`	No	`100`	Default page size for paginated requests

MCP Client Configuration

OpenCode / Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tenable": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["tenable-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "TENABLE_ACCESS_KEY": "your-access-key",
        "TENABLE_SECRET_KEY": "your-secret-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code / Cursor

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tenable": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["run", "tenable-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "TENABLE_ACCESS_KEY": "your-access-key",
        "TENABLE_SECRET_KEY": "your-secret-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

Assets

Tool	Description
`tenable_list_assets`	List assets with filters (hostname, IP, network, tracking method)
`tenable_get_asset`	Get detailed information for a specific asset by UUID
`tenable_get_asset_vulnerabilities`	Get vulnerabilities for a specific asset

Vulnerabilities

Tool	Description
`tenable_search_vulnerabilities`	Search vulnerabilities across all assets with extensive filters
`tenable_get_vulnerability_details`	Get details for a vulnerability finding or plugin
`tenable_list_findings`	List vulnerability findings from the workbench

Scans

Tool	Description
`tenable_list_scans`	List configured scans
`tenable_get_scan`	Get scan details
`tenable_launch_scan`	Launch a scan (requires `confirm: true`)
`tenable_export_scan`	Export scan results (nessus, csv, html, pdf, db)

Plugins

Tool	Description
`tenable_search_plugins`	Search for plugins by name, family, CVE, severity
`tenable_get_plugin_details`	Get detailed plugin information including CVSS and CVE

Supported Products

Tenable Vulnerability Management (Tenable.io) — Full support
Tenable Security Center (Tenable.sc) — Partial support (requires TENABLE_SC_URL)
Tenable Nessus — Not directly supported (use Tenable.io with agents)

Development

# Clone and install
git clone https://github.com/your-org/tenable-mcp.git
cd tenable-mcp
uv sync

# Run quality checks
uv run ruff check .
uv run ruff format --check .
uv run pyright .
uv run pytest

License

MIT

Install Server

license - permissive license

quality

maintenance

How are these scores calculated?

Maintenance

–Maintainers

–Response time

–Release cycle

–Releases (12mo)

Commit activity

Resources

GitHub Repository

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`tenable_list_tags`	List configured tags with category/value filters