hostnames
(required): Array of hostnames to resolve
How to use it
hostnames is exposed by the MCP Shodan MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the hostnames tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.
Install MCP Shodan
claude mcp add --transport stdio --env SHODAN_API_KEY=your-shodan-api-key shodan -- npx -y @burtthecoder/mcp-shodanOther tools in MCP Shodan (14)
(optional, default: false): If true, returns only the count of matching CPEs
(optional): CPE 2.3 identifier (format: cpe:2.3:part:vendor:product:version)
(required): CVE identifier in format CVE-YYYY-NNNNN (e.g., CVE-2021-44228)
(optional): End date for filtering CVEs (format: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS)
(required): IP address to lookup
(required): Array of IP addresses to lookup
(optional, default: false): If true, returns only CVEs with KEV flag set
(optional, default: 1000): Maximum number of CPEs to return
(optional, default: 10): Number of results to return
(required): Name of the product to search for
(required): Shodan search query
(optional, default: 0): Number of CPEs to skip (for pagination)
(optional, default: false): If true, sorts CVEs by EPSS score
(optional): Start date for filtering CVEs (format: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS)