MCP Threatintel vs MCP Virustotal

In-depth architectural comparison of the MCP Threatintel 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 MCP Threatintel when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: threatintel_status, threatintel_lookup_ip, threatintel_lookup_domain.

Explore MCP Threatintel Details

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.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	MCP Threatintel Security	MCP Virustotal BurtTheCoder Security
Summary	Unified threat intel - OTX, AbuseIPDB, GreyNoise, abuse.ch, Feodo Tracker	MCP server for querying the VirusTotal API. This server provides tools for scanning URLs, analyzing file hashes, and retrieving IP address reports.
Category & Scope	Security

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": {
    "mcp-threatintel": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-threatintel-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "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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