zebbern-kali-mcp

Name: zebbern-kali-mcp Review
Item: zebbern-kali-mcp
Rating: 2.8
Author: Aaron Matthews

Connector Security Usable

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Usable Scanned — metadata only

Integrates 121 penetration testing tools into AI workflows, enabling security teams to automate vulnerability discovery and compliance validation without con…

MCP server for Kali Linux penetration testing - 121 tools for AI-assisted security testing - Giving Agents access to full pentesting tools

Ask Claude to run network vulnerability scans and identify exposed ports on target systems.
Generate penetration test reports by automating security tool execution and result analysis.
Find weak cryptographic implementations by running hash cracking and encryption analysis tools.

47 starsMIT (commercial OK)FreeNo code needed

Usable rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

Why it matters

Integrates 121 penetration testing tools into AI workflows, enabling security teams to automate vulnerability discovery and compliance validation without context-switching between tools and agents.

Best for

Security engineering teams and penetration testers automating reconnaissance, scanning, and exploitation workflows within AI-assisted security assessments.

Works in

Claude Code Claude Cowork Claude Chat

Source

https://github.com/zebbern/zebbern-kali-mcp

By zebbern

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop AppOpen the Customize panel in the sidebar → browse connectors → search and add. Works in Claude Code, Claude Cowork, and Claude Chat.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into a Claude Code conversation. Claude will run it for you.

Command

claude mcp add zebbern-kali-mcp -- npx -y zebbern-kali-mcp

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

Auto-generated from the tool's public listing — not hands-on verified. Cross-check against the source repo's README before running.

First thing to try

Once it’s connected, paste this into Claude:

Run network vulnerability scans and identify exposed ports on target systems

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars47Contributors2Last updated2026-09-05LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-09-11 · scanner v1

Data & Access

Data processingPrompts sent to Anthropic API. Enterprise/Team plans exclude training.

Community Pulse Quiet

No community discussions found yet. This doesn't mean the tool isn't good — it may be new or serve a niche use case.

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 45 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license MIT.

Things to check

Scanned, not hands-on tested — this entry was auto-scanned from public metadata (GitHub metrics, license, security flags). No reviewer has run it, and no tool-specific limitations have been documented yet.

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

3/5

Versatility

2/5

Reliability

3/5

Security

3/5

Overall score2.75 / 5.00 UsableEvaluatedSep 2026

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 45 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license MIT.

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