Set up VirusTotal MCP in Continue

Malware detection, file and URL analysis, IP and domain reputation checks, and threat relationship mapping via the VirusTotal 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: virustotal-mcp
    command: npx
    args:
      - -y
      - @burtthecoder/mcp-virustotal
    env:
      VIRUSTOTAL_API_KEY: YOUR_VIRUSTOTAL_API_KEY

Set up environment variables

VirusTotal MCP requires the following environment variables:

VIRUSTOTAL_API_KEYRequired

VirusTotal API key

Verify it works

Restart Continue. VirusTotal MCP should appear in your MCP server list with 8 tools available.

This server adds approximately 4,000 tokens to your context window for tool definitions.

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