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doublegate/CyberChef-MCP
Model Context Protocol server for CyberChef — exposes GCHQ's "Cyber Swiss Army Knife" as AI-agent tools: 504 operations across encryption, encoding, compression and forensics, on M
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About doublegate/CyberChef-MCP
Model Context Protocol server for CyberChef, exposing GCHQ's Cyber Swiss Army Knife as AI-agent tools. It provides 504 operations across encryption, encoding, compression, and forensics, using MCP protocol revision 2026-07-28.
Best for
Developers building AI agents that need broad cyber operations without custom tooling
Use cases
- Add encryption and encoding tools to AI agents
- Perform forensic data analysis within agent workflows
- Compress or decompress data programmatically via MCP
Notes
19 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-09-13. Licensed GPL-3.0.
Pros
- Covers 504 CyberChef operations in one integration
- Standard MCP protocol enables use with multiple agent frameworks
- Open source with a permissive license
Cons
- Small community (19 stars) suggests limited adoption and support
- Requires an MCP-compatible client to be useful
- No explicit versioning or release history provided
Key facts
What we have checked
Not checked yet. Dated facts such as prices, releases and repository activity appear here once we have confirmed them from a source.
How to use
How to set it up
As the listing publishes it. We have not run this install.
Install
npx cyberchef-mcpClients the listing names (not checked here)
Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor
Install
Add doublegate/CyberChef-MCP to your client
Our lab has not run this server yet. "Config checked" on a client means the recipe matches that client's documented config format; it does not mean we ran it.
Claude Code
Config checkedRun in your terminal (runs on your computer)
claude mcp add --transport stdio doublegate-cyberchef-mcp -- npx -y cyberchef-mcp@4.2.0Claude Desktop
Config checkedAdd to claude_desktop_config.json (runs on your computer)
{
"mcpServers": {
"doublegate-cyberchef-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"cyberchef-mcp@4.2.0"
]
}
}
}Cursor
Config checkedAdd to .cursor/mcp.json (runs on your computer)
{
"mcpServers": {
"doublegate-cyberchef-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"cyberchef-mcp@4.2.0"
]
}
}
}VS Code
Config checkedAdd to .vscode/mcp.json (runs on your computer)
{
"servers": {
"doublegate-cyberchef-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"cyberchef-mcp@4.2.0"
]
}
}
}Codex
Config checkedAdd to ~/.codex/config.toml (runs on your computer)
[mcp_servers.doublegate-cyberchef-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "cyberchef-mcp@4.2.0"]- ChatGPT: ChatGPT connects only to remote servers that need no API key.
Recipes come from the server's entry in the official MCP registry. Check the package name before you run it, and keep keys out of shared files.
Works with
What doublegate/CyberChef-MCP connects to
5 clients, each with how we know and when we checked.
| Works with | Type | How we know | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Code | Client | Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 4.2.0Config checked | Claude Code docs |
| Claude Desktop | Client | Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 4.2.0Config checked | Claude Desktop docs |
| Cursor | Client | Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 4.2.0Config checked | Cursor docs |
| VS Code | Client | Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 4.2.0Config checked | VS Code docs |
| Codex | Client | Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 4.2.0Config checked | Codex docs |
Sources
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