MCP Virustotal vs R2mcp

In-depth architectural comparison of the MCP Virustotal and R2mcp MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose MCP Virustotal when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (BYOK (Pay Provider Direct)).
• You have access to required keys: VIRUSTOTAL_API_KEY, MCP_TRANSPORT, MCP_PORT, MCP_ENDPOINT.
• Primary tools included: get_url_report, url, get_file_report.

Explore MCP Virustotal Details

Choose R2mcp when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: R2MCP_AUTH_TOKEN.
• Primary tools included: Native C implementation using radare2 APIs, Supports CLI, r2 plugin, and HTTP MCP server modes, Connects to local or remote radare2/iaito sessions via r2pipe.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	MCP Virustotal BurtTheCoder Security	R2mcp radareorg Security
Summary	MCP server for querying the VirusTotal API. This server provides tools for scanning URLs, analyzing file hashes, and retrieving IP address reports.	MCP server for Radare2 disassembler. Provides AI with capability to disassemble and look into binaries for reverse engineering.
Category & Scope	Security

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "burtthecoder-mcp-virustotal": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@burtthecoder/mcp-virustotal"
      ],
      "env": {
        "VIRUSTOTAL_API_KEY": "YOUR_VIRUSTOTAL_API_KEY_HERE",
        "MCP_TRANSPORT": "YOUR_MCP_TRANSPORT_HERE",
        "MCP_PORT": "YOUR_MCP_PORT_HERE",
        "MCP_ENDPOINT": "YOUR_MCP_ENDPOINT_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "radareorg-r2mcp": {
      "url": "https://zed.dev/docs/ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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