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john-the-ripper-mcp

by schwarztim

Server Configuration

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
JOHN_PATHNoPath to john binary on remote systemjohn
JOHN_SSH_HOSTYesSSH hostname or IP of Kali systemkali
JOHN_SSH_USERNoSSH username (optional)
JOHN_WORK_DIRNoRemote 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.

This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.

Capabilities

Features and capabilities supported by this server

Protocol revision2025-11-25

CapabilityDetails
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Tools

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

NameDescription
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

NameDescription

No prompts

Resources

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

NameDescription

No resources

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