How do I find my HackEDU API Key?

Log in to your HackEDU Admin Dashboard and navigate to the API section. You will be able to generate and copy your unique X-API-Key from there.

Can I track the training progress of a specific team?

Yes! Use the `get_team_progress` tool by providing the unique team ID. The agent will return the completion percentage and status for that team.

What is 'Adaptive Training' in this integration?

Adaptive Training allows you to push real-world vulnerability findings (via `create_issue`) to HackEDU. The platform then automatically assigns relevant security lessons to developers to help them fix and prevent similar issues.

Is HackEDU now part of Security Journey?

Yes, HackEDU was acquired by Security Journey. This integration works with accounts from both brands using the same API infrastructure.

HackEDU (Security Journey) MCP Server for Claude Desktop 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: HackEDU (Security Journey)
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Author: Vinkius

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hackedu-security-journey": {
      // Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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About HackEDU (Security Journey) MCP Server

Connect your HackEDU (now part of Security Journey) platform to any AI agent and take full control of your secure coding training workflows through natural conversation.

Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect HackEDU (Security Journey) to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 10 tools in the chat interface. ask a question, Claude calls the right tool, and you see the answer. Zero code, zero context switching.

What you can do

User & Team Management — List all users and teams, retrieve detailed profiles, and check UUIDs for assignments.
Progress Tracking — Monitor individual and team training progress to ensure security compliance across your organization.
Content Insights — Browse the full catalog of available security training modules and lessons.
Vulnerability Integration — Access HackEDU’s vulnerability taxonomy mapped to CWE, CVE, and CAPEC standards.
Adaptive Training — Push issues from bug bounty programs or scanners to trigger personalized training plans for developers.
Reporting — Instantly retrieve summaries of security training health and identifying gaps in developer knowledge.

The HackEDU (Security Journey) MCP Server exposes 10 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Claude Desktop in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect HackEDU (Security Journey) to Claude Desktop via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the HackEDU (Security Journey) MCP Server with Claude Desktop.

Open Claude Desktop Settings

Go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config to open claude_desktop_config.json

Add the MCP Server

Paste the configuration above into the mcpServers section

Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen Claude Desktop to load the new server

Start using HackEDU (Security Journey)

Look for the 🔌 icon in the chat. your 10 tools are now available

Why Use Claude Desktop with the HackEDU (Security Journey) MCP Server

Claude Desktop by Anthropic provides unique advantages when paired with HackEDU (Security Journey) through the Model Context Protocol.

Claude Desktop is the reference MCP client. it was designed alongside the protocol itself, ensuring the most complete and stable MCP implementation available

Zero-code configuration: add a server URL to a JSON file and Claude instantly discovers and exposes all available tools in the chat interface

Claude's extended thinking capability lets it reason through multi-step tool usage, chaining multiple API calls to answer complex questions

Enterprise-grade security with local config storage. your tokens never leave your machine, and connections go directly to Vinkius Edge network

HackEDU (Security Journey) + Claude Desktop Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Claude Desktop combined with the HackEDU (Security Journey) MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Interactive data exploration: ask Claude to query DNS records, look up WHOIS data, and cross-reference results in a single conversation

Ad-hoc security audits: type a domain name and let Claude enumerate subdomains, check DNS history, and flag configuration anomalies. all through natural language

Executive briefings: generate comprehensive domain intelligence reports by asking Claude to compile findings into a formatted summary

Learning and training: new team members can explore API capabilities conversationally without needing to read documentation

HackEDU (Security Journey) MCP Tools for Claude Desktop (10)

These 10 tools become available when you connect HackEDU (Security Journey) to Claude Desktop via MCP:

create_issue

Create/Push a new vulnerability issue to trigger adaptive training

get_team_progress

Get the training progress for a specific team

get_user

Get detailed information about a specific user

get_user_progress

Get the training progress for a specific user

list_adaptive_training_plans

List adaptive training plans created based on vulnerability findings

list_content

List all available training modules and lessons

list_issues

List vulnerability issues synced from external sources (e.g., Bugcrowd, HackerOne)

list_teams

List all teams configured in HackEDU

list_users

List all users in your HackEDU account

list_vulnerabilities

List HackEDU vulnerability taxonomy (CWE/CVE/CAPEC mapping)

Example Prompts for HackEDU (Security Journey) in Claude Desktop

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Claude Desktop agent to start working with HackEDU (Security Journey) immediately.

"Show me the training progress for Team Alpha."

"List all security lessons related to SQL Injection."

"Create a new security issue for 'BOLA vulnerability found in API' with vulnerability ID 502."

Troubleshooting HackEDU (Security Journey) MCP Server with Claude Desktop

Common issues when connecting HackEDU (Security Journey) to Claude Desktop through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

Server not appearing after restart

Ensure the JSON is valid (no trailing commas). Check the file path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\\Claude\\ (Windows).

Authentication error

Verify your Vinkius token is correct. Go to cloud.vinkius.com to regenerate it if needed.

Tools not showing in chat

Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the chat input. If it shows 0 tools, the server may still be connecting. wait a few seconds.

HackEDU (Security Journey) + Claude Desktop FAQ

Common questions about integrating HackEDU (Security Journey) MCP Server with Claude Desktop.

How does Claude Desktop discover MCP tools?

When Claude Desktop starts, it reads the claude_desktop_config.json file and connects to each configured MCP server. It calls the tools/list endpoint to fetch the schema for every available tool, then surfaces them as clickable options in the chat interface via the 🔌 icon.

What happens if the MCP server is temporarily unavailable?

Claude Desktop handles disconnections gracefully. if the server is unreachable at startup, the tools simply won't appear. Once the server becomes available again, restarting Claude Desktop will re-establish the connection. There is no timeout penalty or error loop.

Can I connect multiple MCP servers simultaneously?

Yes. You can add as many servers as you need in the mcpServers section of the config file. Each server appears as a separate tool provider, and Claude can use tools from multiple servers in a single conversation turn.

Is there a limit on the number of tools per server?

Claude Desktop can handle hundreds of tools per server. However, for optimal LLM performance, Vinkius servers are designed to expose focused, well-documented tool sets rather than overwhelming the model with too many options.

Does Claude Desktop support Streamable HTTP transport?

Yes. Claude Desktop supports both SSE (Server-Sent Events) and the newer Streamable HTTP transport that Vinkius uses. Simply provide the server URL. Claude auto-negotiates the transport protocol.