HCL AppScan MCP Server for LlamaIndex 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
LlamaIndex specializes in data-aware AI agents that connect LLMs to structured and unstructured sources. Add HCL AppScan as an MCP tool provider through Vinkius and your agents can query, analyze, and act on live data alongside your existing indexes.
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import asyncio
from llama_index.tools.mcp import BasicMCPClient, McpToolSpec
from llama_index.core.agent.workflow import FunctionAgent
from llama_index.llms.openai import OpenAI
async def main():
# Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
mcp_client = BasicMCPClient("https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp")
mcp_tool_spec = McpToolSpec(client=mcp_client)
tools = await mcp_tool_spec.to_tool_list_async()
agent = FunctionAgent(
tools=tools,
llm=OpenAI(model="gpt-4o"),
system_prompt=(
"You are an assistant with access to HCL AppScan. "
"You have 10 tools available."
),
)
response = await agent.run(
"What tools are available in HCL AppScan?"
)
print(response)
asyncio.run(main())
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About HCL AppScan MCP Server
The HCL AppScan MCP Server brings powerful application security testing capabilities directly to your AI agent. Seamlessly manage your security posture by monitoring vulnerabilities, tracking scan progress, and auditing your application inventory across HCL AppScan on Cloud (ASoC).
LlamaIndex agents combine HCL AppScan tool responses with indexed documents for comprehensive, grounded answers. Connect 10 tools through Vinkius and query live data alongside vector stores and SQL databases in a single turn. ideal for hybrid search, data enrichment, and analytical workflows.
Key Features
- Inventory Management — List and search for applications in your security inventory to find their unique IDs.
- Vulnerability Tracking — Retrieve detailed lists of security issues found during scans, including severity and status.
- Scan Oversight — Monitor all performed scans and check the real-time status of active security tests.
- Dynamic Analysis (DAST) — Start new DAST scans for your web applications directly from your chat interface.
- Agent & Presence Monitoring — List available Presences (local agents) used for scanning internal applications.
- Real-time Insights — Get instant summaries of your security findings and prioritize remediation efforts.
The HCL AppScan MCP Server exposes 10 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to LlamaIndex 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 HCL AppScan to LlamaIndex via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the HCL AppScan MCP Server with LlamaIndex.
Install dependencies
Run pip install llama-index-tools-mcp llama-index-llms-openai
Replace the token
Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token
Run the agent
Save to agent.py and run: python agent.py
Explore tools
The agent discovers 10 tools from HCL AppScan
Why Use LlamaIndex with the HCL AppScan MCP Server
LlamaIndex provides unique advantages when paired with HCL AppScan through the Model Context Protocol.
Data-first architecture: LlamaIndex agents combine HCL AppScan tool responses with indexed documents for comprehensive, grounded answers
Query pipeline framework lets you chain HCL AppScan tool calls with transformations, filters, and re-rankers in a typed pipeline
Multi-source reasoning: agents can query HCL AppScan, a vector store, and a SQL database in a single turn and synthesize results
Observability integrations show exactly what HCL AppScan tools were called, what data was returned, and how it influenced the final answer
HCL AppScan + LlamaIndex Use Cases
Practical scenarios where LlamaIndex combined with the HCL AppScan MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Hybrid search: combine HCL AppScan real-time data with embedded document indexes for answers that are both current and comprehensive
Data enrichment: query HCL AppScan to augment indexed data with live information before generating user-facing responses
Knowledge base agents: build agents that maintain and update knowledge bases by periodically querying HCL AppScan for fresh data
Analytical workflows: chain HCL AppScan queries with LlamaIndex's data connectors to build multi-source analytical reports
HCL AppScan MCP Tools for LlamaIndex (10)
These 10 tools become available when you connect HCL AppScan to LlamaIndex via MCP:
get_account_check
Verify AppScan account connection
get_account_info
Retrieve authenticated user information
get_app
Get details for a specific application
get_issue
Get detailed information about a specific vulnerability
get_scan
Get details and status for a specific scan
list_apps
List all applications in your AppScan inventory
list_issues
List vulnerabilities found for a specific application
list_presence
List AppScan Presences (local agents)
list_scans
List all scans performed in the account
start_dast_scan
Start a new Dynamic Analysis (DAST) scan
Example Prompts for HCL AppScan in LlamaIndex
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your LlamaIndex agent to start working with HCL AppScan immediately.
"List all applications in my AppScan inventory."
"Show me high severity issues for application 'Customer Portal'."
"Start a new DAST scan for appId '12345' with URL 'https://portal.example.com'."
Troubleshooting HCL AppScan MCP Server with LlamaIndex
Common issues when connecting HCL AppScan to LlamaIndex through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
BasicMCPClient not found
pip install llama-index-tools-mcpHCL AppScan + LlamaIndex FAQ
Common questions about integrating HCL AppScan MCP Server with LlamaIndex.
How does LlamaIndex connect to MCP servers?
Can I combine MCP tools with vector stores?
Does LlamaIndex support async MCP calls?
Connect HCL AppScan with your favorite client
Step-by-step setup guides for every MCP-compatible client and framework:
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GitHub Copilot in VS Code with Agent mode and MCP support.
Purpose-built IDE for agentic AI coding workflows.
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Anthropic's agentic CLI for terminal-first development.
Python SDK for building production-grade OpenAI agent workflows.
Google's framework for building production AI agents.
Type-safe agent development for Python with first-class MCP support.
TypeScript toolkit for building AI-powered web applications.
TypeScript-native agent framework for modern web stacks.
Python framework for orchestrating collaborative AI agent crews.
Leading Python framework for composable LLM applications.
Data-aware AI agent framework for structured and unstructured sources.
Microsoft's framework for multi-agent collaborative conversations.
Connect HCL AppScan to LlamaIndex
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 10 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.