Set up Shodan MCP in Continue

Internet-connected device search, IP reconnaissance, CVE lookups, and DNS intelligence via the Shodan API.

Locate the config file

Continue reads MCP server configuration from the following file:

~/.continue/config.yaml

Create this file if it does not already exist.

Add the configuration

Add the following to your Continue config file:

yaml

mcpServers:
  - name: shodan-mcp
    command: npx
    args:
      - -y
      - @burtthecoder/mcp-shodan
    env:
      SHODAN_API_KEY: YOUR_SHODAN_API_KEY

Set up environment variables

Shodan MCP requires the following environment variables:

SHODAN_API_KEYRequired

Shodan API key

Verify it works

Restart Continue. Shodan MCP should appear in your MCP server list with 7 tools available.

This server adds approximately 3,500 tokens to your context window for tool definitions.

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