MCP ZAP Server

io.github.dtkmn/mcp-zap-server·v0.8.0·Security

Safe, self-hosted OWASP ZAP operator for guided AI security scans and reports.

In-path gate · all MCP tools

Using MCP ZAP Server in Claude, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Cline, or Zed?

MCP tool contracts can change remotely with no version bump. The mcpindex gate pins each contract and HOLDs the call when it drifts—before your agent acts. Zero credentials. This is not the package install for this server itself (use Install this server for that).

Install the mcpindex gate (one command)

Rewrites your MCP host config so each server launches behind the gate. Inspect first: curl -fsSL https://mcpindex.ai/install.sh | less

curl -fsSL https://mcpindex.ai/install.sh | sh

Auditable install path →Watch it hold a drift →

Trust verdict · v1 advisory · method

REVIEWstatus: PARTIALfresh until 2026-08-06 10:04 UTC

screened 2026-07-07tier: scannedgranularity: description-levelsource: registry

Semantic screen found no manipulation pattern in the description. Conformance probe not yet run.

mcpindex.integrity.descriptionpassINFO

evidence“No malicious instructions found”via static_description

Limits of this verdict

- Semantic screen only - the deterministic conformance probe has not run on this server
- Confidence is reported but not yet calibrated (v1)
- Screen reads the tool description, not the live behavior
- advisory
- registry description only no input schema
- screen model 8b

Semantic screen: an LLM judge reads the tool description for hidden instructions (status PARTIAL). A pass means the description is not lying, not that the tool is safe: a high-capability tool with an honest description still warrants caution. The deterministic conformance probe has not been run on this server yet, so the screen here is semantic-only. Posture: advisory. Confidences are reported but not yet calibrated (calibrated=false at v1). Full verdict history is not shown on this page.

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Environment variables

ZAP_API_URL

Hostname or URL of a separately running OWASP ZAP daemon reachable from this container.

ZAP_API_PORT

OWASP ZAP API port.

ZAP_API_KEY

requiredsecret

API key configured on the OWASP ZAP daemon.

MCP_API_KEY

requiredsecret

API key clients must send as X-API-Key.

MCP_SERVER_TOOLS_SURFACE

Tool surface to expose. Use guided for the safer default workflow, or expert when clients need raw ZAP tools such as zap_report_read.

MCP_SECURITY_MODE

no description

MCP_SECURITY_ENABLED

no description

MCP_SECURITY_ALLOW_PLACEHOLDER_API_KEY

no description

ZAP_API_URL

Hostname or URL of a separately running OWASP ZAP daemon reachable from this container.

ZAP_API_PORT

OWASP ZAP API port.

ZAP_API_KEY

requiredsecret

API key configured on the OWASP ZAP daemon.

MCP_API_KEY

requiredsecret

API key clients must send as X-API-Key.

MCP_SERVER_TOOLS_SURFACE

Tool surface to expose. Use guided for the safer default workflow, or expert when clients need raw ZAP tools such as zap_report_read.

MCP_SECURITY_MODE

no description

MCP_SECURITY_ENABLED

no description

MCP_SECURITY_ALLOW_PLACEHOLDER_API_KEY

no description

MCP quality score · maturity, not trust · methodology

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completeness

installability

documentation

stability

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Install this server

Claude Desktop (Docker)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-zap-server": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "ghcr.io/dtkmn/mcp-zap-server:v0.8.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ZAP_API_URL": "mcp-zap-zap",
        "ZAP_API_PORT": "8090",
        "ZAP_API_KEY": "<your-zap_api_key>",
        "MCP_API_KEY": "<your-mcp_api_key>",
        "MCP_SERVER_TOOLS_SURFACE": "guided",
        "MCP_SECURITY_MODE": "<mcp_security_mode>",
        "MCP_SECURITY_ENABLED": "<mcp_security_enabled>",
        "MCP_SECURITY_ALLOW_PLACEHOLDER_API_KEY": "<mcp_security_allow_placeholder_api_key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Verdict API

curl -s mcpindex.ai/api/v1/trust/server/io-github-dtkmn-mcp-zap-server

Free-tier verdict as JSON: decision + dimensions + severity. Call it from your agent before it invokes a tool it just discovered.

Details

version: v0.8.0
category: Security
verdict expires: 2026-08-06
quality: 88 / 100
operator: dtkmn

Provenance

Verdict history is anchored to Bitcoin via OpenTimestamps. The anchor proof is public and any skeptic can recompute it offline.

Links

Repository →Website →