Kali Linux MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes 60+ Kali Linux security tools through an AI-friendly interface. Enables AI assistants like Claude to perform penetration testing and security assessments.

Features

Network Scanning: nmap, masscan, netdiscover, hping3, tcpdump, tshark
Web Security: gobuster, nikto, sqlmap, wpscan, burpsuite, zap, ffuf, nuclei
Password Cracking: hydra, john, hashcat, medusa, crackmapexec
Exploitation: metasploit, searchsploit, beef, routersploit
Wireless: aircrack-ng, reaver, wifite, kismet
Windows/AD: enum4linux, impacket, evil-winrm, kerbrute, mimikatz, responder
OSINT: theharvester, shodan, spiderfoot, amass, sublist3r
Forensics: binwalk, foremost
Plus: shells (netcat, socat, msfvenom), anonymity (proxychains), mobile (apktool)

Related MCP server: MCP Kali Server

Quick Start

Docker (Recommended)

# Start Kali API server
make run

# Or manually
docker-compose up -d
python mcp_http_server.py

Manual Setup

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Run Kali API server (requires Kali Linux)
python kali_server.py

# Run MCP HTTP server
python mcp_http_server.py --kali-server http://localhost:5001

Configure Cursor/Claude

Add to your MCP settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kali-tools": {
      "url": "http://localhost:5002/sse"
    }
  }
}

Architecture

• kali_server.py: Flask REST API exposing Kali tools

• mcp_http_server.py: MCP-over-HTTP bridge to Kali API

• server/tools/: Tool implementations organized by category

• Docker: Kali Linux container with all tools pre-installed

Requirements

• Python 3.8+

• Docker (for containerized deployment)

• Kali Linux environment (for manual setup)

Testing

The project includes a comprehensive test suite using pytest.

Quick Start

# Setup test environment
./scripts/setup_tests.sh

# Run all tests
make test

# Run with coverage
make test-coverage

# Run only unit tests (fast)
make test-unit

# Run integration tests
make test-integration

Test Structure

tests/
├── test_kali_client.py           # HTTP client tests
├── test_kali_server.py           # Flask API endpoint tests
├── test_command_executor.py      # Command execution tests
├── test_mcp_server.py            # MCP server setup tests
├── test_integration.py           # Integration tests
└── test_tools/                   # Tool-specific tests
    ├── test_network_scanning.py
    ├── test_web_scanning.py
    └── test_password_cracking.py

Available Test Commands

make test              # Run all tests
make test-unit         # Run unit tests only
make test-integration  # Run integration tests only
make test-coverage     # Run tests with coverage report
make test-file FILE=tests/test_kali_client.py  # Run specific file
make clean             # Clean up test artifacts
make help              # Show all available commands

Coverage Reports

After running make test-coverage, view the HTML report:

open htmlcov/index.html

Continuous Integration

Tests run automatically on GitHub Actions for:

• Multiple Python versions (3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12)

• Every push to main/develop branches

• All pull requests

See tests/README.md for detailed testing documentation.

License

MIT License - See LICENSE file