PentaTrail CTEM vs MCP Virustotal
A side-by-side look at the PentaTrail CTEM and MCP Virustotal 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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PentaTrail CTEMSecurityPentaTrail ASM/CTEM: attack surface discovery, asset inventory, findings by threat level37FairAuth: not declaredVerdict: choose PentaTrail CTEM for security work; choose MCP Virustotal for security as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
PChoose PentaTrail CTEM when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
Choose MCP Virustotal 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:
VIRUSTOTAL_API_KEY, MCP_TRANSPORT, MCP_PORT, MCP_ENDPOINT. - You want tools like
get_url_report, url, get_file_report.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | P PentaTrail CTEM | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Security | Security |
| Quality signal | 37/100 · Fair | 68/100 · Great |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | API key required |
| Pricing | Not declared | BYOK (pay the provider) |
| Required env vars | None listed | VIRUSTOTAL_API_KEYMCP_TRANSPORTMCP_PORTMCP_ENDPOINT |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | — | 152 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 24 |
| Full listing | View PentaTrail CTEM | View MCP Virustotal |
Tools & capabilities
PentaTrail CTEM tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
MCP Virustotal tools 24
get_url_reporturlget_file_reporthashget_ip_reportipget_domain_reportdomainrelationshipsget_url_relationshiprelationshiplimit- +12 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.
PentaTrail CTEM
No confirmed install command for PentaTrail CTEM yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
MCP Virustotal
{
"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"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
PentaTrail CTEM is categorized under Security and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. MCP Virustotal belongs to Security and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick PentaTrail CTEM for security work and MCP Virustotal 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. PentaTrail CTEM has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
PentaTrail CTEM has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. MCP Virustotal 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 pentatrail-ctem and burtthecoder-mcp-virustotal as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, PentaTrail CTEM has a quality signal of 37/100 (Fair) with 2 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. MCP Virustotal has 68/100 (Great) with 4 views, 0 installs and 152 GitHub stars.