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Securitytrails

Securitytrails

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pipeworx.ioSecurity0Updated 5w ago

About Securitytrails

Securitytrails is an MCP server that gives security analysts access to domain intelligence, subdomains, DNS history, and WHOIS data through the SecurityTrails API. It can run through the Pipeworx gateway or as a local stdio server.

Key features

  1. 01Retrieve domain DNS and subdomain counts
  2. 02Enumerate subdomains
  3. 03Inspect historical DNS records
  4. 04Retrieve WHOIS registration details

Use cases

  1. 01Investigate a domain's DNS configuration
  2. 02Find subdomains of a target domain
  3. 03Trace changes in DNS records
  4. 04Check domain registration details

MCP support

Exposes SecurityTrails query tools to MCP clients through the Pipeworx gateway or local stdio. The gateway endpoint also includes shared meta-tools; the local server exposes only this pack's tools.

Configuration

Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.

Endpointhttps://gateway.pipeworx.io/securitytrails/mcp
Copy install command
Claude CodeTerminal
Cursor.cursor/mcp.json
VS Code.vscode/mcp.json
Claude Desktopclaude_desktop_config.json
Windsurf~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.

Tools

Details

From the project README

mcp-securitytrails

SecurityTrails MCP — wraps SecurityTrails API (securitytrails.com)

Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1683+ live data sources.

Tools

ToolDescription
securitytrails_domainDomain intel (DNS, subdomain count) for . Returns current A/MX/NS records, subdomain count, and Alexa rank. Example: securitytrails_domain({ hostname: "github.com", _apiKey: "your-key" })
securitytrails_subdomainsEnumerate subdomains of . Returns the subdomain labels plus fully-qualified domains. Example: securitytrails_subdomains({ hostname: "github.com", _apiKey: "your-key" })
securitytrails_dns_historyHistorical DNS records for . Returns past record values with first/last-seen dates for a given record type (a, aaaa, mx, ns, soa, txt). Example: securitytrails_dns_history({ hostname: "github.com", type: "a", _apiKey: "your-key" })
securitytrails_whoisWHOIS for . Returns registrar, creation/expiration dates, and registration contacts. Example: securitytrails_whois({ hostname: "github.com", _apiKey: "your-key" })

Quick Start

Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "securitytrails": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/securitytrails/mcp"
    }
  }
}
What this endpoint actually serves

tools/list at https://gateway.pipeworx.io/securitytrails/mcp returns the tools in the table above plus the shared Pipeworx meta-tools — ask_pipeworx, discover_tools, search_within, remember/recall and the rest of the gateway-wide set. So the tool count you see is larger than this table: a single-pack endpoint currently lists roughly 30 shared tools alongside the pack's own. The connection's initialize response states its exact scope, and is the authoritative answer for a given day.

This is deliberate, not multiplexing by accident. The meta-tools are what let a scoped connection answer a question this pack does not cover — via ask_pipeworx, which routes across the whole catalog — without you adding a second MCP server. There is currently no way to mount a pack endpoint without them; if the extra schemas cost you more context than the routing is worth, connect to the full gateway once rather than to several pack endpoints.

Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway to get every pack's tools listed directly, instead of just this one's:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Both URLs reach the same gateway and the same 1683+ data sources. The only difference is which pack's tools are listed directly; ask_pipeworx reaches all of them from either one.

No MCP client? Call it over HTTP

This pack takes your own API key (_apiKey) — we don't front one for it, so there's no curl here that would run without it. Inspect any tool: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/securitytrails_domain. Find one: POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/search_packs with {"query":"..."}.

Standalone (no gateway account)

This package also runs as a local stdio MCP server — no Pipeworx account, no gateway round-trip:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "securitytrails": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@pipeworx/mcp-securitytrails"]
    }
  }
}

Or run it directly to confirm it starts:

npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-securitytrails

It speaks MCP over stdin/stdout and answers initialize/tools/list/tools/call for only this pack's tools — none of the shared meta-tools the gateway connection above adds. Same source, same tools, no ask_pipeworx routing.

Using with ask_pipeworx

Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English — this works on the pack endpoint above as well as on the full gateway:

ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Securitytrails data" })

The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.

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License

MIT

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