About grype mcp server
An MCP server that lets developers use Grype, a scanner for vulnerabilities in container images and file systems, from IDEs such as Cursor and Claude Desktop.
Key features
- 01Use Grype from supported IDEs
- 02Scan container images and file systems
- 03Find vulnerable packages and their locations
Use cases
- 01Check a container image for vulnerable packages
- 02Locate vulnerable packages in a file system
- 03Run Grype from Cursor or Claude Desktop
MCP support
Exposes Grype scanning through an MCP server for clients such as Cursor and Claude Desktop.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
We haven’t collected a package or remote endpoint for this server. Follow the instructions in the project README.
Tools
Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.
Details
From the project READMEgrype mcp server
Grype is a vulnerability scanner for container images and file systems. Security teams use grype easily but developers can struggle while using it to finding vulnerable packages or their locations. Grype mcp server allows developers to easily use the grype tool with IDE like Cursor or Claude Desktop.
setup
dependencies
- grype
configurations
{
"mcpServers": {
"grype-mcp-server": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["${GRYPE_MCP_SERVER_PATH}/index.ts"]
}
}
}
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