This model context protocol (MCP) server interfaces with the CyberChef Server API. Allowing you to use any LLM/MCP client of your choosing to utilise the tools and resources within CyberChef.

• get_cyberchef_operations_categories: resource - gets updated Cyber Chef categories for additional context / selection of the correct operations
• get_cyberchef_operation_by_category: resource - gets list of Cyber Chef operations for a selected category
• bake_recipe: tool - bake (execute) a recipe (a list of operations) in order to derive an outcome from the input data
• batch_bake_recipe: tool - bake (execute) a recipe (a list of operations) in order to derive an outcome from a batch of input data
• perform_magic_operation: tool - perform CyberChef's magic operation which is designed to automatically detect how your data is encoded and which operations can be used to decode it

Start the server using the default stdio transport and specifying an environment variable pointing to a CyberChef API

CYBERCHEF_API_URL="your-cyberchef-api-url" uv run cyberchef_api_mcp_server

Start the server and test it with the MCP inspector

uv add "mcp[cli]"
mcp dev server.py

The following commands will generate a client configuration file, the location will depend on your operating system

uv add "mcp[cli]"
mcp install server.py --name "CyberChef API MCP Server"

{
 "mcpServers": {
   "CyberChef API MCP Server": {
     "command": "uv",
     "args": [
       "run",
       "--with",
       "mcp[cli]",
       "--directory",
       "cyberchef-api-mcp-server/cyberchef_api_mcp_server/",
       "mcp",
       "run",
       "server.py"
     ],
     "env": {
       "CYBERCHEF_API_URL": "your-cyberchef-api-url"
     }
   }
 }
}

Using the MCP server in this example use case, the following prerequisites apply:

• You must have Claude desktop installed
• Have a running CyberChef API instance or one you are able to use

Here is a basic prompt being solved using the MCP server tools:

• CyberChef
• CyberChef Server
• Model Context Protocol
• FastMCP

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