Shodan vs com.stackhawk/stackhawk
Shodan is an MCP server published by Cyreslab-AI. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). com.stackhawk/stackhawk is an MCP server published by stackhawk.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-14. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Shodan |  com.stackhawk/stackhawk |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:f99f2d2d6955 Forks (GitHub): 12 Pulls (Docker Hub): 46 419 Stars (Docker Hub): 8 Stars (GitHub): 51 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: sha256:f5c273bf008b Forks (GitHub): 8 Pulls (Docker Hub): 31 286 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 9 Not marked · First seen |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.1.1 Downloads/month (PyPI): 160 Downloads/week (PyPI): 47 Forks (GitHub): 8 Stars (GitHub): 9 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Shodan | com.stackhawk/stackhawk |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 51 (better) | 9 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 46 419 (better) | 31 286 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 12 (better) | 8 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/cyreslab-ai-shodan) | On your machine (stackhawk-mcp) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 5 | 7 |
| Environment variables it asks for | 1, secrets among them: 1 | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | NOASSERTION |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/cyreslab-ai/shodan-mcp-server | github.com/stackhawk/stackhawk-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
Shodan
MCP server for Shodan — host/network recon, CVE and exploit lookup, InternetDB, and persistent alerts (34 tools).
com.stackhawk/stackhawk
An MCP server that provides interaction with StackHawk's security scanning platform.
How to run each
Shodan As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "SHODAN_API_KEY=<YOUR_SHODAN_API_KEY>" --transport stdio cyreslab-ai-shodan -- docker run -i --rm -e SHODAN_API_KEY mcp/cyreslab-ai-shodanRequires: SHODAN_API_KEY (secret)
com.stackhawk/stackhawk As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --env "STACKHAWK_API_KEY=<YOUR_STACKHAWK_API_KEY>" --transport stdio stackhawk -- uvx stackhawk-mcpRequires: STACKHAWK_API_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Only Shodan declares
get_host_infoget_ssl_infoscan_network_rangesearch_iot_devicessearch_shodan
Only com.stackhawk/stackhawk declares
get_app_findings_for_triageget_organization_infolist_applicationsrun_stackhawk_scansetup_stackhawk_for_projectvalidate_field_existsvalidate_stackhawk_config
Both declare
None
Tool names as each marketplace publishes them. More tools is not better in itself: compare what each needs for the job.
Settings each asks for
Only Shodan asks for
SHODAN_API_KEY (secret)
Only com.stackhawk/stackhawk asks for
STACKHAWK_API_KEY (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Shodan · What it can do: com.stackhawk/stackhawk · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.