MCP Virustotal vs Cve Search MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the MCP Virustotal and Cve Search MCP 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 Cve Search MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: Browse vendors and products, Query CVEs by CVE-ID, Get recent CVE updates with CAPEC, CWE, CPE expansions.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	MCP Virustotal BurtTheCoder Security	Cve Search MCP roadwy Security
Summary	MCP server for querying the VirusTotal API. This server provides tools for scanning URLs, analyzing file hashes, and retrieving IP address reports.	A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for querying the CVE-Search API. This server provides comprehensive access to CVE-Search, browse vendor and product、get CVE per CVE-ID、get the last updated CVEs.
Category & Scope

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": {
    "roadwy-cve-search-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "roadwy-cve-search-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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