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Security Scanner MCP Server

8 tools. 3 can modify or destroy data without limits.

3 write tools that can modify data. Rate limits recommended.

Last updated: 4 Jul 2026

3 can modify or destroy data

5 read-only

8 tools total

Community server · catalogue entry verified 04/07/2026

How to control Security Scanner MCP Server ↓

TOOL MAP

What Security Scanner MCP Server exposes to your agents

Read (5) Write / Execute (3) Destructive / Financial (0)

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MOST DANGEROUS TOOLS

High Risk

The most dangerous Security Scanner MCP Server tools

Execute · High scan_cluster_nodes This tool executes a broad vulnerability scan across all nodes in a cluster, which constitutes an active external operation with significant blast radius. Execute · High scan_target The tool almost certainly initiates an active vulnerability scan against a target system using the Nuclei scanner, which constitutes executing an external operation (network scanning). Write · Medium update_templates This tool modifies template files used by the Nuclei scanner.

3 of Security Scanner MCP Server's 8 tools can modify, destroy, or commit something on every call — and an agent calls them with no built-in limits.

POLICY

How to control Security Scanner MCP Server

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Security Scanner MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. These are the rules we recommend:

Rate limit write operations

{
  "update_templates": {
    "limits": [
      {
        "counter": "update_templates_per_hour",
        "window": "hour",
        "max": 30,
        "scope": "grant"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Prevents bulk unintended modifications from agents caught in loops.

Cap read operations

{
  "detect_anomalous_findings": {
    "limits": [
      {
        "counter": "detect_anomalous_findings_per_minute",
        "window": "minute",
        "max": 60,
        "scope": "grant"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Controls API costs and prevents retry loops from exhausting upstream rate limits.

Create a free account and register Security Scanner MCP Server — nothing to install.
Add these rules — paste them, or build them visually. Tune the limits to your setup.
Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.

ENFORCE POLICY ON SECURITY SCANNER →

Instant setup, no code required.

FULL CATALOGUE

All 8 Security Scanner MCP Server tools

EXECUTE 2 tools

Execute scan_cluster_nodes Scan all nodes in the agentic cluster for vulnerabilities. Execute scan_target scan_target

WRITE 1 tools

Write update_templates Update Nuclei templates to latest version.

READ 5 tools

Read detect_anomalous_findings detect_anomalous_findings Read get_scan_results Retrieve results from a previous scan. Read list_scans List all previous security scans. Read list_templates List available Nuclei templates by tag or severity. Read prioritize_findings prioritize_findings

FAQ

Questions about Security Scanner MCP Server

How do I prevent bulk modifications through Security Scanner MCP Server? +

The Security Scanner MCP Server server has 1 write tools including update_templates. Set a rate limit in your policy -- for example, 10 calls per hour prevents an agent from making more than 10 modifications per hour. PolicyLayer enforces this at the gateway, before calls reach Security Scanner MCP Server.

How many tools does the Security Scanner MCP Server MCP server expose? +

8 tools across 2 categories: Read, Write. 5 are read-only. 3 can modify, create, or delete data.

How do I enforce a policy on Security Scanner MCP Server? +

Register the Security Scanner MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer, apply the suggested rules above (adjust the limits to your use case), and point your AI client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL instead of the server directly. Your agents keep the same tools; PolicyLayer evaluates every call against policy before it executes. Nothing to install, live in minutes.

Enforce policy on every Security Scanner MCP Server tool call.

Deterministic rules across all 8 Security Scanner MCP Server tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.

ENFORCE POLICY ON SECURITY SCANNER →

Instant setup, no code required.

8 Security Scanner MCP Server tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 43,000+ MCP servers.