Akto MCP Server

What is Model Context Protocol?

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a standardized protocol that enables AI models to interact with external tools and services. In the context of Akto, the MCP server acts as a bridge between AI-powered tools (like Claude, Cursor, etc.) and Akto's Agentic AI Security platform, allowing these tools to access and analyze your agentic AI security data.

Prerequisites

• Docker installed and running

• Akto API Key

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Getting Started

Step 1: Generating an API Key

For detailed information about generating and managing API keys, refer to the Akto API Reference Documentation.

Step 2: Configuring MCP Clients

Cursor

1. Open Settings

   • Launch Cursor

   • Go to Settings

   • Navigate to the MCP tab

2. Add MCP Server

   • Click "Add new global MCP server"

   • Paste the following configuration:

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "akto-mcp-server": {
         "command": "docker",
         "args": [
           "run",
           "--rm",
           "-i",
           "-e",
           "AKTO_API_KEY",
           "aktosecurity/akto-mcp-server:latest"
         ],
         "env": {
           "AKTO_API_KEY": "your_api_key"
         }
       }
     }
   }
   

   • Replace your_api_key with your actual API key

   • Click Save to activate

   • Check the status of the server by clicking on the "MCP" tab and looking for "akto-mcp-server" under Active Servers

Claude Desktop

Each tool is designed to work seamlessly with AI models to provide comprehensive access to your agentic AI security data and analysis capabilities.

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Feature Highlights

The MCP server provides easy access to Akto's powerful agentic AI security features through AI tools. Here's what you can do:

1. View Your Agentic Components: Get a complete list of all your Agentic components and their details in one place

2. Track Agentic Component Changes: Monitor new Agentic components and changes in your Agentic component landscape

3. Find Security Issues: Automatically detect vulnerabilities and security risks in your Agentic components

4. Analyze Sensitive Data: Identify and track sensitive information in your Agentic component responses

5. Monitor Agentic Component Health: Keep track of Agentic component performance and security status

6. Track Issues: View and monitor the status of security issues

7. Get Security Insights: Receive AI-powered analysis and recommendations for your Agentic components

8. View Risk Scores: Access risk scores for your Agentic components to understand their security posture

Each of these capabilities is designed to work seamlessly with AI tools like Claude and Cursor, making agentic AI security management more intuitive and efficient.

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Prompt Examples

1. List active agentic collections.

2. How many endpoints in Collection_Name? Show the one with the highest risk.

3. List top 5 high severity issues.

4. Get schema for API: API_Path

5. How many scan runs in the last 48 hours?

6. Summarize issues by status (open, ignored, fixed) and severity.

7. List sensitive parameters for API_Path

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Troubleshooting

Server Connection Issues

• Verify API key is correct

• Check network connectivity

• Ensure Docker is running

• Verify Docker image pull was successful

Client Configuration

• Validate JSON configuration

• Check file permissions

• Verify environment variables

• Ensure Docker image name is correct (aktosecurity/akto-mcp-server)

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Get Support for your Akto setup

There are multiple ways to request support from Akto. We are 24X7 available on the following:

1. In-app intercom support. Message us with your query on intercom in Akto dashboard and someone will reply.

2. Join our discord channel for community support.

3. Contact [email protected] for email support.