How do I install MCP ZAP Server?

Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does MCP ZAP Server need an API key?

The publisher lists these environment variables: ZAP_API_URL, ZAP_API_PORT, ZAP_API_KEY, MCP_API_KEY, MCP_SERVER_TOOLS_SURFACE, MCP_SECURITY_MODE, MCP_SECURITY_ENABLED, MCP_SECURITY_ALLOW_PLACEHOLDER_API_KEY.

What transport does MCP ZAP Server use?

MCP ZAP Server runs locally over stdio.

When was MCP ZAP Server last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-10. Safe, self-hosted ZAP operator for guided AI security scans and reports.

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Local command

docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/dtkmn/mcp-zap-server:v0.17.1

Credentials from the publisher

ZAP_API_URL — Hostname or URL of a separately running ZAP daemon reachable from this container.
ZAP_API_PORT — ZAP API port.
ZAP_API_KEY — API key configured on the ZAP daemon.
MCP_API_KEY — API key clients must send as X-API-Key.
MCP_SERVER_TOOLS_SURFACE — Tool surface to expose. Use guided for the safer default workflow, including report readback. Use expert only when clients need raw ZAP tools outside the guided surface.
MCP_SECURITY_MODE
MCP_SECURITY_ENABLED
MCP_SECURITY_ALLOW_PLACEHOLDER_API_KEY

Claude Code has no install link for a local command. Copy the command below and run it in a terminal.

shClaude Code

1ZAP_API_URL=<value> ZAP_API_PORT=<value> ZAP_API_KEY=<secret> MCP_API_KEY=<secret> MCP_SERVER_TOOLS_SURFACE=<value> MCP_SECURITY_MODE=<value> MCP_SECURITY_ENABLED=<value> MCP_SECURITY_ALLOW_PLACEHOLDER_API_KEY=<value> claude mcp add io.github.dtkmn-mcp-zap-server -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/dtkmn/mcp-zap-server:v0.17.1

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "io.github.dtkmn-mcp-zap-server": {4      "command": "docker",5      "args": [6        "run",7        "-i",8        "--rm",9        "ghcr.io/dtkmn/mcp-zap-server:v0.17.1"10      ],11      "env": {12        "ZAP_API_URL": "<value>",13        "ZAP_API_PORT": "<value>",14        "ZAP_API_KEY": "<secret>",15        "MCP_API_KEY": "<secret>",16        "MCP_SERVER_TOOLS_SURFACE": "<value>",17        "MCP_SECURITY_MODE": "<value>",18        "MCP_SECURITY_ENABLED": "<value>",19        "MCP_SECURITY_ALLOW_PLACEHOLDER_API_KEY": "<value>"20      }21    }22  }23}

claude_desktop_config.json

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