john-the-ripper-mcp
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN_PATH | No | Path to john binary on remote system | john |
| JOHN_SSH_HOST | Yes | SSH hostname or IP of Kali system | kali |
| JOHN_SSH_USER | No | SSH username (optional) | |
| JOHN_WORK_DIR | No | Remote working directory for temp files | /tmp/john-mcp |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
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Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| john_crackA | Start password cracking with John the Ripper. Supports various modes including wordlist, incremental, and single crack. |
| john_showC | Show cracked passwords from a hash file or pot file |
| john_statusB | Check the status of a cracking session |
| john_restoreA | Restore and continue an interrupted cracking session |
| john_formatsA | List all supported hash formats. Can filter by keyword. |
| john_identifyB | Identify the hash type(s) for given hash values |
| john_rulesB | List available mangling rules or test rules against words |
| john_benchmarkA | Run benchmarks to test cracking speed for different hash types |
| john_potC | Manage the john.pot file containing cracked passwords |
| john_hash_extractA | Extract hashes from various file types using John's *2john utilities |
| john_sessionsA | List all active and saved John the Ripper sessions |
| john_killB | Kill a running John the Ripper process or session |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
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