MCP server

Censys

io.github.pipeworx-io/censys

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Censys MCP — internet-scan search over the Censys Platform API (censys.com)

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

pipeworx.io (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

45

Token cost

About 27,131 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http censys https://gateway.pipeworx.io/censys/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.censys]
url = "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/censys/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"censys":{"httpUrl":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/censys/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"censys":{"url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/censys/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"censys":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/censys/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add censys https://gateway.pipeworx.io/censys/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"censys","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/censys/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"censys","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/censys/mcp"}

Tools

• censys_cert_search ~293 tokens
  Search certificates for <domain> — searches Censys's certificate-transparency dataset by domain, SAN, or SHA-256 fingerprint. Returns fingerprint, names (SANs), issuer, and validity window per certificate. Example: censys_cert_search({ q: "names: example.com", per_page: 25, _apiKey: "your-censys-tok
• censys_host ~227 tokens
  What services, ports, and software are on IP <ip> — returns Censys internet-scan detail for a single host: open services (port/protocol/transport), software, location, and autonomous system. Example: censys_host({ ip: "8.8.8.8", _apiKey: "your-censys-token" })
• censys_host_search ~308 tokens
  Search Censys hosts for <query> — finds internet-facing hosts matching a Censys query (CenQL), e.g. software, port, product, or ASN. Returns ip, matched services (port/service/transport), location, and autonomous system per host. Example: censys_host_search({ q: "services.service_name: HTTP and loca

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