Honeylabs MCP vs MCP Virustotal

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

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Freemium).
• Primary tools included: ioc_lookup, top_attackers, search_events.

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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.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Honeylabs MCP honeylabshq Security	MCP Virustotal BurtTheCoder Security
Summary	Honeypot threat intelligence for AI agents: 90 days of probe data from a sensor network for IP reputation, scanner classification, CVE probing trends, and JA4/JA4H/HASSH fingerprints. Remote MCP, free tier.	MCP server for querying the VirusTotal API. This server provides tools for scanning URLs, analyzing file hashes, and retrieving IP address reports.
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": {
    "honeylabshq-honeylabs-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "honeylabshq-honeylabs-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "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"
      }
    }
  }
}

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