shodan-mcp
by tobiasGuta
README.md
# shodan-mcp
Passive reconnaissance MCP server powered by Shodan.
Scope-gated against your HackerOne snapshots — identical gate to `nuclei-mcp`.
> **Passive only** — Shodan queries never send a packet to your target.
> All data comes from Shodan's pre-existing internet-wide scan index.
---
## Architecture
```
Claude/copilot (AI agent)
│
│ MCP (stdio)
▼
shodan-mcp container
├── reads scope ──► /data/snapshots/*.json ◄─── h1-scope-watcher
└── queries ──► api.shodan.io (passive, no target contact)
```
---
## Scope Gate
Every tool runs the same gate as `nuclei-mcp`:
1. Load all `*.json` from `/data/snapshots`
2. Exact → wildcard → fuzzy keyword match
3. Check `eligible_for_bounty` AND `eligible_for_submission`
4. **Block** if either is false — no override
[H1-Scope-Watcher](https://github.com/tobiasGuta/H1-Scope-Watcher)
---
## Quick Start
### 1. Build
```bash
cd shodan-mcp
docker build -t shodan-mcp .
```
### 2. Add to Claude/Copilot MCP config
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"h1-scope-watcher": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run", "-i", "--rm",
"-v", "D:/projects/H1-Scope-Watcher/snapshots:/data/snapshots",
"-e", "SNAPSHOTS_DIR=/data/snapshots",
"mcp/h1-scope"
]
},
"shodan-mcp": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run", "-i", "--rm",
"-v", "D:/projects/H1-Scope-Watcher/snapshots:/data/snapshots",
"-e", "SNAPSHOTS_DIR=/data/snapshots",
"-e", "SHODAN_API_KEY=YOUR_KEY_HERE",
"shodan-mcp"
]
}
}
}
```
Replace `YOUR_KEY_HERE` with your key from https://account.shodan.io
---
## MCP Tools
### `shodan_host`
Resolve target → IP(s) → full Shodan host report.
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|----------------|---------|---------|------------------------------------------|
| `target` | string | — | Domain, URL, or fuzzy name |
| `show_banners` | bool | `false` | Include raw service banners (first 3 lines) |
**What you get per IP:**
- Open ports + transport protocol
- Service / product / version fingerprint
- CPE identifiers
- CVE list with CVSS scores and summaries
- ASN, ISP, org, geolocation, OS
- Shodan tags (e.g. `cloud`, `self-signed`, `vpn`)
**Example prompts:**
- *"Run shodan on dummy-target"*
- *"What ports does api.tile.com expose on Shodan?"*
- *"Check shodan for production.tile-api.com with banners"*
---
### `shodan_search`
Search Shodan's `hostname:` index — finds records across ALL IPs that
have ever served the hostname, including old/shadow infrastructure.
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---------------|------|---------|--------------------------|
| `target` | str | — | Domain, URL, or keyword |
| `max_results` | int | `5` | Max hosts (cap: 20) |
**Example prompts:**
- *"Search Shodan for dummy-target — show me 10 results"*
- *"Any forgotten infrastructure for tile.com on Shodan?"*
---
### `shodan_dns`
Pull Shodan's **passive DNS** records — all subdomains, A/CNAME/MX/TXT
Shodan has ever observed for a root domain.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|-----------|------|----------------------|
| `target` | str | Domain or keyword |
**Example prompts:**
- *"What subdomains does Shodan know about for dummy-target?"*
- *"Show me Shodan DNS records for tile.com"*
---
### `check_scope`
Preview scope gate without any API call.
---
### `list_programs`
List all H1 scope assets grouped by bounty eligibility.
---
## Shodan Plan Notes
| Plan | `shodan_host` | `shodan_search` | `shodan_dns` |
|--------------|:---:|:---:|:---:|
| Free | ✅ | ✅ (limited) | ❌ |
| Membership | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| API (paid) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
`shodan_dns` requires a paid Shodan plan.
The server validates your key and plan at startup and logs the result.
---
## Chained Workflow Example
```
You: "Full passive recon on dummy-target"
Claude/Copilot:
1. check_scope("dummy-target")
→ ✅ api.dummy-target.com, api-cloudfront.dummy-target.com
2. shodan_dns("dummy-target")
→ 14 subdomains discovered passively
3. shodan_host("api.dummy-target.com")
→ Port 443 (nginx 1.18), Port 8443 (unknown)
→ CVE-2021-23017 CVSS 7.7 (nginx)
4. shodan_search("dummy-target", max_results=10)
→ 3 IPs, one on non-standard port 9200 (Elasticsearch!)
5. nuclei_scan("api.dummy-target.com")
→ Confirms Elasticsearch exposure
```
Zero packets sent to the dummy target until step 5.
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