censys vs Sn1per MCP Server: pentest, recon and attack surface scanning
censys is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑28.
censys is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Brandon Levene. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Sn1per MCP Server: pentest, recon and attack surface scanning is an MCP server published by 1N3. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-08. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |   Sn1per MCP Server: pentest, recon and attack surface scanning | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace censys/censys-ai-skills | Removed on 2026-10-28 Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 14 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.9.0 Downloads/month (PyPI): 0 Downloads/week (PyPI): 44 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 3 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 | censysno longer listed · | Sn1per MCP Server: pentest, recon and attack surface scanning |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 14 | 3 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (sn1per-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 11, secrets among them: 0 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 10 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/censys/censys-ai-skills | github.com/1n3/sn1per-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-17 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of censys
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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MCP server for Shodan — host/network recon, CVE and exploit lookup, InternetDB, and persistent alerts (34 tools).
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Domain and website investigations: batch recon, shared infrastructure, CT history and public lookups
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Defensive Shodan search and host intelligence MCP using customer-provided SHODAN_API_KEY for
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censys-mcp io.github.mrfentmen/censys-mcp
Query Censys Search: host lookup by IP and host search with the Censys query language.
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NetIntel - IP + Domain Intelligence | WHOIS DNS Geo Port
NetIntel - IP & Domain Intelligence | WHOIS DNS Geo Bulk
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AgentDiet Domain OSINT, TLS Certificate & Security Headers Recon
Inspects live IPv4/IPv6 DNS resolution, TLS certificate issuer/expiry, and HTTP security grade.
What each says it does
censys
Censys CLI skills for AI agents: search, pivot, timeline, and investigate internet infrastructure.
Sn1per MCP Server: pentest, recon and attack surface scanning
Run scoped, authorized Sn1per pentest, recon and attack surface scans from AI agents; read findings.
How to run each
censys
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Sn1per MCP Server: pentest, recon and attack surface scanning As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio sn1per-mcp -- uvx sn1per-mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of censys publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: censys · What it can do: Sn1per MCP Server: pentest, recon and attack surface scanning · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. 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.