In-depth architectural comparison of the HackTricks MCP Server and Sitelemetry 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.
At a Glance & Executive Verdict
HackTricks MCP Server
Developer Tools · Local stdio
Quality: 51/100 (Good) | Auth: No auth required
Sitelemetry
Developer Tools · Remote HTTP/SSE
Quality: 52/100 (Good) | Auth: No auth required
Verdict Summary: Choose HackTricks MCP Server if you need specialized Developer Tools tools running via a local process. Choose Sitelemetry if your workspace requires Developer Tools integration with remote web transport. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's mcpServers manifest.
Which MCP Server Should You Choose?
Choose HackTricks MCP Server when:
You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
⚡ **One-shot exploitation lookup**. Searches, finds best page, and returns exploitation sections + code blocks in one call.
search_hacktricks
Search through HackTricks documentation. **Returns results GROUPED BY FILE** with match count, page title, and relevant section headers.
get_hacktricks_outline
Get the **table of contents** of a page (all section headers). Use this BEFORE reading full pages to understand structure.
Sitelemetry Tools (7)
audit_security
Security posture of a website: public checks such as DNS, e-mail authentication records, TLS and HTTP security headers on any target; on a verified host, the protected and active checks your plan includes.
audit_seo
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).
HackTricks MCP Server is categorized under Developer Tools and uses a local stdio subprocess. In contrast, Sitelemetry belongs to Developer Tools using remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport. Select HackTricks MCP Server when you need capabilities focused on developer tools and Sitelemetry when you require tools for developer tools.
Technical SEO crawl: crawlability, indexation, titles and meta tags, headings, canonical tags, structured data, broken internal links, redirect chains and AI-crawler policy.
audit_ai_visibility
How ready a site's content is to be found and cited by AI search and LLM assistants: entity clarity, answerability, source signals, llms.txt and AI-crawler policy.
audit_integrations
Analytics, tag manager, marketing pixel, site verification and consent setup detected from the site's HTML and headers.
audit_accessibility
WCAG 2.2-oriented checks of the static HTML: image alternatives, form labels, heading structure, landmarks, contrast signals, language attribute and more.
audit_performance
Performance and Core Web Vitals through Google PageSpeed Insights: LCP, INP, CLS, FCP, TTFB and the top improvement opportunities.
audit_full
Every audit area the connected account includes, in one call, with a combined score across the measured areas.