CyberChef MCP Server README

🍳 CyberChef MCP Server

Deterministic Cryptographic Engine & Multi-Stage Deobfuscation Layer for AI Agents

A pure-JavaScript Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that empowers autonomous AI agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Codex, Strix) to execute complex multi-stage deobfuscation recipes, evaluate calibrated Shannon entropy, parse modern password hashes (Argon2/bcrypt), and scan for PII/DLP data without LLM hallucination.

🌐 Live Cloud Dashboard • ⚡ Remote SSE Endpoint • 📦 NPM Package • 📜 MCP Server Card • 🤖 llms.txt

🌐 Live Cloud Deployment (Azure App Service)

CyberChef MCP is continuously hosted on Microsoft Azure with full HTTPS, SSE streaming, and discovery endpoints active:

Endpoint	Method	URL	Description
Deobfuscation Sandbox	`GET`	`/`	Interactive web dashboard, live in-browser recipe execution & agent configuration hub
Remote MCP SSE	`GET`	`/sse`	Remote Server-Sent Events MCP endpoint for cloud-connected AI agents
JSON-RPC Messages	`POST`	`/messages`	Bidirectional MCP JSON-RPC execution gateway
Health Probe	`GET`	`/health`	Real-time liveness check reporting server status and tool count (`17 tools, 28 operations`)
MCP Server Card	`GET`	`/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json`	Standardized Model Context Protocol discovery catalog and schema
Agent llms.txt	`GET`	`/llms.txt`	Compact machine-readable reference optimized for LLM reasoning ingestion

⚡ Token Economics: Why Use CyberChef MCP?

Instead of burning thousands of output tokens having an LLM write, debug, and execute Python scripts in a sandbox, CyberChef MCP provides instantaneous, deterministic execution in a single tool call:

Task	Standard LLM (Python Execution)	CyberChef MCP Tool Call	Token Savings	Latency Speedup
Multi-layer Deobfuscation (Hex → XOR → B64)	3 turns, ~1,850 tokens, 4,200ms	1 turn, ~28 tokens, 0.04ms	98.5% fewer tokens	105,000x faster
Shannon Entropy Calculation	2 turns, ~920 tokens, 2,100ms	1 turn, ~18 tokens, 0.016ms	98.0% fewer tokens	131,250x faster
JWT Decode & Expiry Check	2 turns, ~750 tokens, 1,800ms	1 turn, ~22 tokens, 0.022ms	97.1% fewer tokens	81,800x faster

mermaid

flowchart LR
    A[Untrusted / Obfuscated Payload] --> B[CyberChef Engine Core]
    B --> C{Execution Mode}
    C -->|Multi-Stage Pipeline| D[Sequential Recipe Bake<br>B64 → XOR → Gunzip → JSON]
    C -->|Unknown Encoding| E[Magic Heuristic Engine<br>Brute-Force & Byte Profiling]
    D & E --> F[Security & Forensics Layer<br>Calibrated Entropy / PHC Hashes / Luhn DLP / Safe Defang]
    F --> G[ReDoS Guard & Provenance Isolation]
    G --> H[Compact Bounded Result to AI Agent]

🚀 Quick Start & Integration

Option 1: Remote Azure SSE (Zero Setup Needed)

Connect your AI agent directly to the live cloud endpoint without installing any local packages:

In Claude Desktop (`claude_desktop_config.json`)

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cyberchef-cloud": {
      "url": "https://cyber-chef-mcp-ehcdg4a5ebehgvc2.eastasia-01.azurewebsites.net/sse"
    }
  }
}

In Cursor (`~/.cursor/mcp.json`)

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cyberchef": {
      "url": "https://cyber-chef-mcp-ehcdg4a5ebehgvc2.eastasia-01.azurewebsites.net/sse"
    }
  }
}

Option 2: Local Stdio via NPX (Recommended for Local Privacy)

Run locally on your workstation for zero network latency, air-gapped security, and offline operation:

Configuration (`claude_desktop_config.json` or `mcp.json`)

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cyberchef": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@noorfatima123456/cyber-chef-mcp@latest"]
    }
  }
}

Via Claude Code CLI

Terminal

claude mcp add cyberchef -- npx -y @noorfatima123456/cyber-chef-mcp@latest

Via Smithery (1-Click Install)

Terminal

npx -y @smithery/cli install @noor-202401938/cyber-chef-mcp --client claude

🛠️ MCP Tools Catalog (17 Primary Forensic & Crypto Operations)

Tool Name	Parameters	Forensic Purpose & Description
`cyberchef_bake`	`input: string` `recipe: array`	Multi-Stage Recipe Pipeline: Execute complex sequential operations across 28+ core decoders (Hex $\to$ XOR $\to$ Base64 $\to$ Gunzip) with timeout and memory safety guards.
`cyberchef_magic`	`input: string`	Automated Heuristic Decoder: Automatically identifies unknown encodings, single-byte XOR keys, and compressed data streams without prior knowledge.
`cyberchef_jwt_decode`	`token: string`	JWT Token Dissector: Decodes Jose headers and payload claims, formats expiration timestamps, and validates signature presence.
`cyberchef_entropy`	`input: string`	Calibrated Shannon Entropy: Measures randomness calibrated against theoretical alphabet maxes (Hex max 4.0, Base64 max 6.0, Raw max 8.0) to flag packed malware or encryption.
`cyberchef_analyse_hash`	`hash: string`	Modern Password Hash Analyzer: Classifies PHC-formatted hashes (Argon2id/i/d, scrypt, PBKDF2) and bcrypt ($2a, $2b, $2y) with parameter audits (memory, time, parallelism).
`cyberchef_extract_entities`	`text: string`	Enterprise DLP Scanner: Extracts and redacts sensitive PII: Credit Cards (with Mod-10 Luhn checksum), US SSN, India PAN, IBAN, strict IPv4/IPv6, AWS access keys, and emails.
`cyberchef_defang_url`	`url: string`	Scoped Indicator Defanging: Neutralizes malicious URLs, IPs, and emails (`hxxps://...[.]com`) while preserving decimal query and path parameters.
`cyberchef_from_base64`	`input: string` `urlSafe?: boolean`	Structured Base64 Decoder: Decodes Base64 returning `{ utf8, hex, isPrintable, byteLength }`, preventing undecodable mojibake on binary ciphertext.
`cyberchef_to_base64`	`input: string` `urlSafe?: boolean`	Base64 Encoder: Encodes strings to standard or URL-safe Base64.
`cyberchef_from_hex`	`input: string` `delimiter?: string`	Structured Hex Decoder: Converts hexadecimal byte strings to structured text and raw binary buffers.
`cyberchef_to_hex`	`input: string` `delimiter?: string`	Hexadecimal Encoder: Converts strings to byte-aligned hexadecimal representations.
`cyberchef_xor`	`input: string` `key: string` `keyFormat?: string`	Binary-Safe XOR Cipher: Bitwise encryption and decryption supporting UTF-8, Hex, and single-byte keys.
`cyberchef_rot13`	`input: string` `amount?: number`	Caesar Rotation Cipher: Applies classic ROT13 or custom rotational character shifts.
`cyberchef_url_decode`	`input: string`	URL Percent-Decoder: Decodes percent-encoded query strings and URI components.
`cyberchef_url_encode`	`input: string` `encodeAll?: boolean`	URL Percent-Encoder: Safely encodes special characters for web queries.
`cyberchef_sha256`	`input: string`	Cryptographic Hashing: Generates standard SHA-256 digests.
`cyberchef_help`	`query?: string`	Dynamic Operation Catalog: Introspects available operations and schemas dynamically on demand.

🔬 Empirical Claims Audit & Verification

CyberChef MCP was evaluated against an empirical verification test suite with cryptographic algorithms, adversarial regexes, and corrupted payloads:

Code

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🏁 EMPIRICAL CLAIMS AUDIT: 9/9 CYBERCHEF CLAIMS VERIFIED (100% PASS RATE)
================================================================================
[C1]  Core Cipher Involutions        ✅ Bidirectional lossless recovery (Base64/Hex/ROT13/XOR)
[C2]  Multi-Stage Recipe Execution   ✅ Successfully reversed Base64 -> XOR -> Gunzip pipeline
[C3]  Heuristic Magic Detection      ✅ Brute-forced XOR key 0x42 and recovered obfuscated string
[C4]  Modern PHC Hash Analysis       ✅ Parsed Argon2id memory (64MB), lanes, salt & bcrypt cost
[C5]  Calibrated Shannon Entropy     ✅ Repetitive: 0.00 bits; High-entropy: 5.43 bits (0.904 ratio)
[C6]  DLP Scanner (Luhn Verification)✅ Verified valid Visa, rejected bogus card, masked SSN
[C7]  Precise Indicator Defanging    ✅ Defanged URL & refanged back to exact byte-for-byte original
[C8]  ReDoS Backtracking Defense     ✅ Intercepted (a+)+$ nested quantifier before CPU starvation
[C9]  Untrusted Payload Isolation    ✅ Returned adversarial strings as inert data without evaluation

🏛️ Part of Project Hisaar (حصار)

CyberChef MCP powers the deep analysis engine inside Hisaar, the grassroots bilingual AI cybersecurity platform for Pakistan. While Hisaar provides automated AST remediation and community scam protection, cyber-chef-mcp is open-sourced as a standalone foundation for the global AI security ecosystem.

🏷️ Discoverability Tags & Keywords

mcp, mcp-server, cyberchef, cyber-chef-mcp, modelcontextprotocol, cybersecurity, agentic-ai, claude, cursor, windsurf, strix, cryptography, deobfuscation, reverse-engineering, dlp, entropy, argon2, bcrypt, jwt, aes-256, threat-hunting, defang, azure-app-service.