MCP Virustotal vs Shieldly IO MCP
A side-by-side look at the MCP Virustotal and Shieldly IO MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose MCP Virustotal for security work as a local process; choose Shieldly IO MCP for security as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose MCP Virustotal when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
VIRUSTOTAL_API_KEY, MCP_TRANSPORT, MCP_PORT, MCP_ENDPOINT. - You want tools like
get_url_report, url, get_file_report.
Choose Shieldly IO MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You have the keys it needs:
SHIELDLY_API_KEY. - You want tools like
analyze_iam_policy, analyze_cloudformation_template.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Security | Security |
| Quality signal | 64/100 · Good | 57/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | No auth required |
| Pricing | BYOK (pay the provider) | Freemium |
| Required env vars | VIRUSTOTAL_API_KEYMCP_TRANSPORTMCP_PORTMCP_ENDPOINT | SHIELDLY_API_KEY |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 150 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 24 | 2 |
| Full listing | View MCP Virustotal | View Shieldly IO MCP |
Tools & capabilities
MCP Virustotal tools 24
get_url_reporturlget_file_reporthashget_ip_reportipget_domain_reportdomainrelationshipsget_url_relationshiprelationshiplimit- +12 more on the listing page
Shieldly IO MCP tools 2
analyze_iam_policyAI-Powered security analysis of an AWS IAM policy (identity policy or cross-account trust+identity pair). Flags privilege-escalation paths, wildcards, and other over-permissive access. Runs in demo mode (rate-limited, no signup) if SHIELDLY_API_KEY is not set.analyze_cloudformation_templateAI-Powered security analysis of a CloudFormation template — extracts IAM roles/policies and flags over-permissive access. Runs in demo mode (rate-limited, no signup) if SHIELDLY_API_KEY is not set.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
MCP Virustotal
{
"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"
}
}
}
}
Shieldly IO MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"shieldly-io-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@shieldly/mcp"
],
"env": {
"SHIELDLY_API_KEY": "YOUR_SHIELDLY_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
MCP Virustotal is categorized under Security and uses a local stdio subprocess. Shieldly IO MCP belongs to Security and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick MCP Virustotal for security work and Shieldly IO MCP for security.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
MCP Virustotal is bring-your-own-key: usage is billed by the API provider you supply a key for. Auth: api key required. Shieldly IO MCP is listed as freemium — a free tier with paid plans. Auth: no auth required. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add burtthecoder-mcp-virustotal and shieldly-io-mcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, MCP Virustotal has a quality signal of 64/100 (Good) with 3 views, 0 installs and 150 GitHub stars. Shieldly IO MCP has 57/100 (Good) with 2 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.