Hunter MCP Server

What is Hunter MCP Server?

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to Hunter (Qianxin) API functionality, allowing AI assistants to query information about internet-connected devices and services.

How to use Hunter MCP Server?

Clone the repository, install dependencies, build the server, set the Hunter_API_KEY environment variable, and start with npm start. Integrate with Claude or other MCP-compatible assistants by adding the server to your MCP settings with the command node /path/to/build/index.js and the environment variable HUNTER_API_KEY.

Key features of Hunter MCP Server

• Search Hunter’s database using IP, domain, header, web info, ICP, protocol/port, app components, cert, vul, AS, and TLS‑JARM.
• Limit response data size to reduce token usage.
• Provide search results as resources with proper URIs.
• Export search results to a CSV file.

Use cases of Hunter MCP Server

• AI assistants query internet‑facing device information by IP or domain.
• Security analysts export search results to CSV for offline analysis.
• Developers integrate device discovery into automated workflows.
• Researchers paginate through large datasets of internet‑connected services.

FAQ from Hunter MCP Server

What does the Hunter MCP Server do?

It wraps the Hunter API from Qianxin, enabling AI assistants to search for information about internet-connected devices and services.

What are the dependencies or runtime requirements?

Node.js version 14.17 or higher and a valid Hunter API key (obtainable from the Hunter platform) are required.

How is authentication handled?

You must set your Hunter API key via the environment variable Hunter_API_KEY (or HUNTER_API_KEY in MCP settings) before running the server.

Where does the data come from?

All data is retrieved live from the Hunter (Qianxin) API; the server does not store any data locally beyond caching search results as resources.

What transport does the server use?

The server uses standard I/O (stdio) transport, as typical for MCP servers. The command is node with the built index.js as argument.