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Censys MCP for AI Agents. Map Internet Attack Surface and Discover Exposed Services

Censys allows your AI agent to explore the world's largest internet scanning platform. You can discover exposed services, analyze SSL certificates, and map an organization's full attack surface by querying internet-facing hosts, ports, and infrastructure changes.

Censys MCP for AI Agents MCP is compatible with Claude Claude
Censys MCP for AI Agents MCP is compatible with ChatGPT ChatGPT
Censys MCP for AI Agents MCP is compatible with Cursor Cursor
Censys MCP for AI Agents MCP is compatible with Gemini Gemini
Censys MCP for AI Agents MCP is compatible with Windsurf Windsurf
Censys MCP for AI Agents MCP is compatible with VS Code VS Code
Censys MCP for AI Agents MCP is compatible with JetBrains JetBrains
Censys MCP for AI Agents MCP is compatible with Vercel Vercel
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Map and search exposed hosts

Search the entire internet-facing landscape by service, port number, operating system, or geographical location.

Analyze host details and history

Retrieve detailed information on any IP address, including all open ports, services, certificates, and a timeline of how the host's profile has changed.

Investigate SSL/TLS certificates

Find specific certificate details by fingerprint or search for expiring certificates issued by certain authorities.

Correlate infrastructure data

Compare two different hosts to pinpoint exactly what services, ports, or OS features have changed between them.

Analyze service distributions

Group search results by fields like country or autonomous system name to understand the overall distribution of exposed infrastructure.

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Censys MCP for AI Agents

What AI agents can do with 9 Tools in Censys MCP for Network Security Analysis

Use these tools to query, compare, and aggregate network data across millions of exposed hosts and certificates.

Make your AI actually useful.

Add this MCP to Claude, Cursor, or Windsurf and your AI stops guessing. It gets real tools to look things up, take action, and handle the stuff you keep doing by hand.

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Aggregate Hosts

Groups search results by fields like country or port to calculate counts, showing the distribution of exposed services or infrastructure...

Get Account Info

Checks your remaining API quota and account limits so you know when you need to top...

Get Certificate

Pulls all detailed data for a specific certificate, including its issuer, validity...

Get Certificate Hosts

Finds every host (IP address) that is using a particular SSL/TLS certificate...

Get Host

Gets all open ports, service banner text, TLS certificates, OS detection, and...

Get Host History

Shows a timeline of how an IP's services, ports, and certificates have changed over time, marking all observed modifications.

Search Certificates

Searches for SSL/TLS certificates using criteria like issuer names, subject fields, or specific validity dates.

Search Hosts

Performs powerful searches on internet-connected hosts using services (e.g., 'ssh')...

View Host Diff

Compares two different IP addresses to highlight infrastructure differences, making...

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Censys MCP for AI Agents MCP is compatible with Claude

Claude AI

1

Open Claude Settings

Go to claude.ai, click your profile icon, then navigate to Customize → Connectors.

2

Add Custom Connector

Click the "+" button and select Add custom connector. Paste your Vinkius endpoint URL:

https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com. For OAuth-protected servers, expand Advanced settings to add credentials.

3

Start a conversation

Open a new chat. The Censys MCP for AI Agents integration is available immediately — no restart needed.

Choose How to Get Started

Build a custom MCP for your own tools, or connect a ready-made integration from our catalog.

Build Your Own

Turn any API into an MCP. Import a spec, define Agent Skills, or deploy with MCPFusion.

  • Import from OpenAPI, Swagger, or YAML specs
  • Create Agent Skills with progressive disclosure
  • Deploy to edge with MCPFusion framework
  • Built in DLP, auth, and compliance on each call
  • Real time usage dashboard and cost metering
  • Publish to catalog or keep private
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Start with Censys, then connect any of our 5,200+ other servers whenever your AI needs more. One click, no limits.

  • Use this MCP plus 5,200+ others, all in one place
  • Add new capabilities to your AI anytime you want
  • Connections are secured and governed automatically
  • Track usage and costs across all your servers
  • Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and more
  • New servers added to the catalog weekly
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Censys MCP for AI Agents: Mapping Internet Attack Surface

Manually assessing an organization's attack surface is a nightmare. You have to run separate scans for IPs, check historical changes in port configurations, and then use different tools just to map out who owns the certificates. It’s copy-pasting IP ranges into one dashboard, running another scan for every single service banner, and spending hours trying to connect all those disparate data points.

With this MCP, your agent handles the whole picture. You ask it to investigate a target range, and it automatically gathers live host details, finds associated certificates, and maps out any infrastructure changes using tools like `view_host_diff`. The result is one cohesive intelligence report.

Censys MCP for AI Agents: Analyzing SSL/TLS Certificate Intelligence

Tracking certificates used by an entire fleet of servers requires multiple steps. You first have to search manually using criteria like expiration dates or issuers, then take the resulting certificate fingerprint and run it through a separate tool just to get the list of hosts that use it.

Now you can ask your agent once to find all certs issued by 'Let's Encrypt' expiring in the next 30 days. It automatically collects the details using `search_certificates` and then maps every single host using those credentials via `get_certificate_hosts`. The visibility is total.

What Censys MCP for AI Agents MCP does for your AI

This MCP gives your AI client access to deep network intelligence, allowing you to investigate what parts of the internet are visible to an attacker. Instead of manually checking dozens of dashboards or running multiple CLI commands, you can ask your agent to look at a target IP address and get all the data in one go—open ports, services running there, OS detection, and even who issued any associated certificates.

For example, if you suspect a misconfigured web server, you can use this MCP to search for hosts running specific services, like finding every machine using an Nginx banner across different countries. It's powerful data mapping. If you subscribe through Vinkius, your agent gets access to the entire catalog of specialized tools, making it easy to correlate host findings with certificate details or check historical changes over time.

It turns raw internet scan data into actionable intelligence for security teams.

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Frequently asked questions about Censys MCP for AI Agents MCP

How can Censys MCP help me map my network's attack surface? +

It lets you search the entire internet for exposed services and ports without needing to be physically connected. You can use your agent to find every publicly visible credential or service running on a target IP.

Does Censys MCP track changes over time? +

Yes, it tracks host history. It shows you if an open port or a service banner was added recently, allowing you to detect potential misconfigurations that happened after the fact.

What kind of certificate information can I get with Censys MCP? +

You can find detailed data on certificates, including who issued them, when they expire, and critically, every single IP address or domain name using that specific certificate.

Is this better than running manual network scans? +

It's more comprehensive. It automates the correlation of data points—linking a port finding to its associated certificate and then tracking its history—in one workflow, saving massive amounts of time.

Can Censys MCP help me find similar infrastructure? +

Absolutely. You can compare two different IP addresses using the tool to spot differences in open services or OS types, which is helpful when auditing related systems.