CrowdStrike Falcon MCP Server vs Virustotal
A side-by-side look at the CrowdStrike Falcon MCP Server and Virustotal MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose CrowdStrike Falcon MCP Server for security work as a local process; choose Virustotal 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 CrowdStrike Falcon MCP Server when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
FALCON_CLIENT_ID, FALCON_CLIENT_SECRET, FALCON_BASE_URL.
Choose Virustotal when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
lookup_file, lookup_url, lookup_domain.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Security | Security |
| Quality signal | 45/100 · Fair | 57/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | FALCON_CLIENT_IDFALCON_CLIENT_SECRETFALCON_BASE_URL | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 271 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 4 |
| Full listing | View CrowdStrike Falcon MCP Server | View Virustotal |
Tools & capabilities
CrowdStrike Falcon MCP Server tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Virustotal tools 4
lookup_fileLook up a file by hash (sha256, sha1, or md5). Returns last-analysis stats (malicious / suspicious / harmless / undetected detector counts), type description, size, names seen, and tags. Useful for triaging hashes seen in alerts or logs.lookup_urlLook up a URL's reputation. Returns last-analysis stats across all engines, categories (per vendor), and whether the URL has been redirected. The URL is canonicalized before lookup; no submission step is required to read existing reports.lookup_domainLook up a domain's reputation via VirusTotal (no scheme, e.g. "example.com"). Returns engine analysis stats (malicious/suspicious/harmless/undetected counts and percent), reputation score, community votes, tags, last-analyzed date, and a link to the VirusTotal GUI report.lookup_ipLook up an IPv4 address. Returns last-analysis stats, ASN/owner, country, network range, and reputation score.
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.
CrowdStrike Falcon MCP Server
{
"mcpServers": {
"crowdstrike-falcon-mcp-server": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"falcon-mcp"
],
"env": {
"FALCON_CLIENT_ID": "YOUR_FALCON_CLIENT_ID_HERE",
"FALCON_CLIENT_SECRET": "YOUR_FALCON_CLIENT_SECRET_HERE",
"FALCON_BASE_URL": "YOUR_FALCON_BASE_URL_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Virustotal
{
"mcpServers": {
"virustotal": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-virustotal"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
CrowdStrike Falcon MCP Server is categorized under Security and uses a local stdio subprocess. Virustotal belongs to Security and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick CrowdStrike Falcon MCP Server for security work and Virustotal 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.
CrowdStrike Falcon MCP Server has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Virustotal has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. 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 crowdstrike-falcon-mcp-server and virustotal as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, CrowdStrike Falcon MCP Server has a quality signal of 45/100 (Fair) with 2 views, 0 installs and 271 GitHub stars. Virustotal has 57/100 (Good) with 2 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.