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censys-mcp
Query Censys Search (free tier; set CENSYS_API_ID + CENSYS_API_SECRET, HTTP Basic): host lookup by IP and host search with the Censys query language.
Tools
get_host— Censys record for an IP: services, ports and certificates.search_hosts— Search hosts with Censys query syntax, e.g. services.http.
Source
Licence — no paywall
Every tool in this package is free: no licence key, no premium tier, no hosted licence gateway. The paywall machinery this repo once carried (per-tool licence checks and paid hosted endpoints) was removed repo-wide on 2026-10-17. Nothing that this package installs or calls asks you to pay.
FAQs
Censys internet scan: host lookup and search. Needs free key.
We found that censys-mcp demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
Package last updated on 18 Oct 2026
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