Awesome OSINT MCP Servers

Visit the repository at https://github.com/soxoj/awesome-osint-mcp-servers to review all categorised OSINT MCP servers. Categories include SOCMINT (Maigret, Xquik), Network Scanning (Shodan, ZoomEye, DNSTwist, ContrastAPI), Web Scraping (AnySite, Bright Data), Company Intelligence (OpenRegistry, StockScope), Threat Intelligence (VirusTotal, Voidly), and Blockchain Intelligence (TWZRD Agent Intel).

Identify which OSINT MCP servers match your investigation needs. For network recon choose Shodan or ContrastAPI (49 tools, anonymous tier available). For social media intelligence choose Maigret (username lookup) or Xquik (X/Twitter data). For free no-key access start with StockScope (SEC EDGAR) or Voidly (censorship intelligence, 116 tools, no API key needed).

Each server requires its own credentials. Shodan and ZoomEye provide free tiers with limited queries. VirusTotal offers a free API key. Bright Data provides 5,000 free requests per month. AnySite and Xquik require paid API keys. Store your keys ready for the configuration step.

Each server in the list has its own installation method. As an example, install the Voidly censorship intelligence server (no API key required) via npx. For servers distributed as Python packages use uvx or pip install instead — check each server's own README for the exact command.

npx @voidly/mcp-server

Open your Claude Desktop config file (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS) and add the server entry. For servers requiring API keys, set them under the env key. The example below shows a Shodan MCP server configuration.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shodan": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@shodan/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "SHODAN_API_KEY": "your_shodan_api_key_here"
      }
    },
    "virustotal": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@virustotal/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "VIRUSTOTAL_API_KEY": "your_virustotal_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop or your chosen MCP client after saving the configuration. Open a new conversation and ask the assistant to list available OSINT tools. The assistant should respond with the tools exposed by each configured server.