# ServerScan (remote · www.serverscan.com)

PCI ASV scan prices, SAQ check, free payment page check, PCI guides and scan-failure fixes.

- Trust score: 82/100 (high trust)
- Change this week: +6
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-05

## Components

- remote · `www.serverscan.com`: 82/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-serverscan-mcp/api-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-serverscan-mcp/api-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://www.serverscan.com/api/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.2.0`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-11-05.

- **Endpoint Security**: 80/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - No authorisation is required to call this server. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one.
  - HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path.
  - The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present.
  - DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 85/100
  - 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 1486 tokens (~45/item across 33 items; 6 tools + 27 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 47/100
  - Stability observed for 14 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 6 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 8 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).

## Install

### How do I install the ServerScan MCP server?

ServerScan is a hosted endpoint at https://www.serverscan.com/api/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http com-serverscan-mcp 'https://www.serverscan.com/api/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-serverscan-mcp": {
      "url": "https://www.serverscan.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "com-serverscan-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.serverscan.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.com-serverscan-mcp]
url = "https://www.serverscan.com/api/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "com-serverscan-mcp": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://www.serverscan.com/api/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add com-serverscan-mcp --url 'https://www.serverscan.com/api/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-serverscan-mcp:
    url: "https://www.serverscan.com/api/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "com-serverscan-mcp": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://www.serverscan.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add com-serverscan-mcp -t streamable-http -u 'https://www.serverscan.com/api/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-serverscan-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.serverscan.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-11-05 (score 82, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 43 to 47. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 13 days of observed history at the previous scan, 14 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-11-03 (score 81, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 37 to 40. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 11 days of observed history at the previous scan, 12 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-31 (score 80, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 27 to 30. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 8 days of observed history at the previous scan, 9 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-30 (score 79, +3)

- [security] The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: fail → pass
- [functional] The server now declares the “resources” capability
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: 100
- [functional] Schema quality: excellent → good
- [functional] New resource “asv-scan-errors-cloudflare”
- [functional] New resource “common-pci-scan-failures”
- [functional] New resource “gdpr-and-pci-dss-scanning”
- [functional] New resource “how-automated-external-penetration-testing-works”
- [functional] New resource “payment-page-change-detection”
- [functional] New resource “payment-page-monitoring-faq”
- [functional] New resource “pci-compliance-scanning-solutions-for-your-business”
- [functional] New resource “pci-dss-requirement-1-firewalls”
- [functional] New resource “pci-dss-requirement-10-tracking-data-access”
- [functional] New resource “pci-dss-requirement-12-maintaining-secure-policies”
- [functional] New resource “pci-dss-requirement-2-vendor-defaults”
- [functional] New resource “pci-dss-requirement-3-protect-data”
- [functional] New resource “pci-dss-requirement-4-data-encryption”
- [functional] New resource “pci-dss-requirement-5-anti-virus-malware”
- [functional] New resource “pci-dss-requirement-6-secure-systems”
- [functional] New resource “pci-dss-requirement-7-restricting-data-access”
- [functional] New resource “pci-dss-requirement-8-authenticating-access”
- [functional] New resource “pci-dss-requirement-9-restrict-physical-access”
- [functional] New resource “pci-scanning-vs-penetration-testing”
- [functional] New resource “penetration-testing”
- [functional] New resource “remediation-partners”
- [functional] New resource “scan-which-ip-addresses”
- [functional] New resource “script-integrity-payment-pages”
- [functional] New resource “security-verified-site-seal”
- [functional] New resource “third-party-scripts-checkout”
- [functional] New resource “web-application-penetration-testing”
- [functional] New resource “which-saq-form”
- [functional] Server version: 1.1.0 → 1.2.0
- [functional] New tool “fix_failed_scan”
- [functional] New tool “search_guides”

### 2026-10-27 (score 76, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 13 to 17. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 4 days of observed history at the previous scan, 5 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-25 (score 75, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 7 to 10. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 2 days of observed history at the previous scan, 3 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-24 (score 74, 0)

- [security] The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads
- [security] Tool “get_pricing” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “start_order” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [functional] Schema quality: good → excellent
- [cosmetic] “start_order” reworded the description of “product”

### 2026-10-23 (score 74, +1)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.03
- [functional] MCP protocol: Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).
- [functional] MCP protocol version: 2025-11-25 → 2026-07-28
- [functional] Server version: 1.0.0 → 1.1.0

## MCP tools (6)

### `get_pricing` (~53 tokens)

ServerScan pricing

Current prices for ServerScan PCI ASV scanning (per domain or IP address), payment page monitoring and penetration testing of networks and web applications, read live from the store, with what each plan includes and the refund terms.

### `do_i_need_an_asv_scan` (~95 tokens)

Does this merchant need quarterly ASV scans?

Says whether a merchant's PCI DSS self-assessment questionnaire (SAQ) requires quarterly external scans by an Approved Scanning Vendor, under PCI DSS v4.0.1, and what to scan. Pass the SAQ type, or "unsure" to get every SAQ with who it is for.

Input parameters:

- `saq_type` (string, required): The merchant's SAQ, or "unsure".

### `check_payment_page` (~144 tokens)

Free payment page check

Runs ServerScan's free one-off check of a payment or checkout page: TLS, security headers, the HTTP to HTTPS redirect, which scripts load and from where, and whether third-party scripts carry an integrity hash (PCI DSS 6.4.3 and 11.6.1). Returns six yes/no/not-yet-known answers and what to fix first. It fetches the page once. Any one site can be checked only a few times a day, and a repeat within 15 minutes returns the stored answer.

Input parameters:

- `url` (string, required): The payment page address, for example https://shop.example.com/checkout. A bare domain is read as https.

### `start_order` (~179 tokens)

Get a ServerScan signup link

Returns a link to ServerScan's signup page with the plan picked and the domain filled in, for the person to open, check and pay. Creates nothing and charges nothing. For a penetration test, of a network or of web applications, it returns the page to request a quote from.

Input parameters:

- `domain` (string): asv_scanning only: the domain or IPv4 address to scan, filled into the signup form. A URL is cut down to its host.
- `include_monitoring` (boolean): asv_scanning only: add payment page monitoring to the scan plan.
- `product` (string, required): What to buy. penetration_test tests a network by IP address; web_app_penetration_test tests web applications and their APIs while logged in.
- `term` (string): Billing term. Defaults to one_year, the cheaper per quarter.

### `search_guides` (~111 tokens)

Search ServerScan guides

Searches ServerScan's published guides on PCI DSS requirements, ASV scanning, scan failures, payment page monitoring and penetration testing. Returns up to five matching guides with a short excerpt and a link each. Use it to answer a PCI question from our own pages, then cite the link.

Input parameters:

- `query` (string, required): What to look for, in a few words. For example "requirement 11.6.1", "TLS 1.0 scan failure" or "SAQ A-EP".

### `fix_failed_scan` (~128 tokens)

Fix a failed PCI ASV scan

Explains a failed PCI ASV scan finding and how to fix it, for the ten most common causes: certificates, old TLS, unpatched software, open ports, default credentials, version banners, missing headers, insecure remote access, DNS and mail, and injection flaws. Pass the finding text from the scan report, or an issue name, or neither to list all ten.

Input parameters:

- `finding` (string): The finding as the scan report words it, for example "TLS Version 1.0 Protocol Detection".
- `issue` (string): The category, when the caller already knows it.

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-serverscan-mcp/api-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-11-05: 82
- 2026-11-04: 81
- 2026-11-03: 81
- 2026-11-02: 80
- 2026-11-01: 80
- 2026-10-31: 80
- 2026-10-30: 79
- 2026-10-29: 76
- 2026-10-28: 76
- 2026-10-27: 76
- 2026-10-26: 75
- 2026-10-25: 75
- 2026-10-24: 74
- 2026-10-23: 74
- 2026-10-22: 73

## Common questions

### What is the ServerScan MCP server?

ServerScan is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.serverscan/mcp. PCI ASV scan prices, SAQ check, free payment page check, PCI guides and scan-failure fixes. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://www.serverscan.com/api/mcp).

### Is the ServerScan MCP server safe to use?

ServerScan scores 82 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the ServerScan MCP server expose?

ServerScan exposes 6 tools: get_pricing, do_i_need_an_asv_scan, check_payment_page, start_order, search_guides, fix_failed_scan. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 710 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the ServerScan MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to ServerScan without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

### Is the ServerScan MCP server still maintained?

ServerScan is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 5 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://www.serverscan.com/api/mcp
- Website: https://www.serverscan.com/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-serverscan-mcp/api-mcp.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-serverscan-mcp/api-mcp.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-serverscan-mcp/api-mcp