OWASP Cheat Sheet MCP Server

A minimal Model Context Protocol (MCP) compatible server providing the OWASP Cheat Sheets.

The server uses FastAPI to expose a simple HTTP API that returns the contents of the cheat sheets from the OWASP Cheat Sheet Series.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8 or newer

• Git (for cloning the cheat sheet repository on first run)

Related MCP server: Excel MCP Server

Usage

1. Install requirements:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

2. (Optional) Set CHEATSHEETS_DIR if you already have a local copy of the cheat sheets:

   export CHEATSHEETS_DIR=/path/to/CheatSheetSeries/cheatsheets

3. Run the server with uvicorn:

   uvicorn server.app:app --reload

4. If CHEATSHEETS_DIR is not set the server will clone the cheat sheet repository on first start (requires network access).

Endpoints

• GET /health – Basic health check.

• GET /cheatsheets – List available cheat sheet files.

• GET /cheatsheets/{name} – Retrieve a specific cheat sheet.

• GET /search?q=term – Search cheat sheets for a term and return matching file names.

Running in production

Use uvicorn with explicit host and port when deploying:

uvicorn server.app:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000

For a real deployment consider a process manager such as systemd or running behind a reverse proxy.

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. Tests can be added under a tests/ directory using pytest.

This implementation is a simplified example of an MCP server and may not cover the entire specification.