EU PII Redaction vs MCP Shodan
A side-by-side look at the EU PII Redaction and MCP Shodan MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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EU PII RedactionSecurity · Local subprocess (stdio)Redact EU personal data (names, national IDs, IBANs) in text and files; restore it later.41FairAuth: api key requiredVerdict: choose EU PII Redaction for security work as a local process; choose MCP Shodan for security as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
EChoose EU PII Redaction 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:
RAPIDAPI_KEY.
Choose MCP Shodan 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:
SHODAN_API_KEY. - You want tools like
ip_lookup, ip, shodan_search.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | E EU PII Redaction | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Security | Security |
| Quality signal | 41/100 · Fair | 65/100 · Great |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | API key required |
| Pricing | Not declared | BYOK (pay the provider) |
| Required env vars | RAPIDAPI_KEY | SHODAN_API_KEY |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 174 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 22 |
| Full listing | View EU PII Redaction | View MCP Shodan |
Tools & capabilities
EU PII Redaction tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
MCP Shodan tools 22
ip_lookupipshodan_searchquerymax_resultscve_lookupcvedns_lookuphostnamesreverse_dns_lookupipscpe_lookup- +10 more on the listing page
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.
EU PII Redaction
{
"mcpServers": {
"eu-pii-redaction": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"eu-pii-redact"
],
"env": {
"RAPIDAPI_KEY": "YOUR_RAPIDAPI_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
MCP Shodan
{
"mcpServers": {
"burtthecoder-mcp-shodan": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@burtthecoder/mcp-shodan"
],
"env": {
"SHODAN_API_KEY": "YOUR_SHODAN_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
EU PII Redaction is categorized under Security and uses a local stdio subprocess. MCP Shodan belongs to Security and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick EU PII Redaction for security work and MCP Shodan 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.
EU PII Redaction has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Auth: api key required. MCP Shodan is bring-your-own-key: usage is billed by the API provider you supply a key for. Auth: api key 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 eu-pii-redaction and burtthecoder-mcp-shodan as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, EU PII Redaction has a quality signal of 41/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. MCP Shodan has 65/100 (Great) with 4 views, 0 installs and 174 GitHub stars.
