VirusTotal

liveSecurity

File, URL, domain, and IP reputation across 70+ AV engines. BYO key (free tier 4 req/min, 500/day).

4tools
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free tier50 calls/day
🔑Authentication

BYO key only — free tier is tight (4 req/min, 500/day). Pass _apiKey on the gateway URL.

Config with credentials
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx-virustotal": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/virustotal/mcp?_apiKey=your_vt_key"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Tools

lookup_filerequired: hash

Reputation for sha256 / sha1 / md5.

Parameters
NameTypeDescription
hashreqstringSHA-256 / SHA-1 / MD5
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lookup_urlrequired: url

Reputation for a URL.

Parameters
NameTypeDescription
urlreqstringFull URL including scheme
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lookup_domainrequired: domain

Reputation for a domain.

Parameters
NameTypeDescription
domainreqstringFQDN, no scheme
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lookup_iprequired: ip

Reputation for an IPv4 address.

Parameters
NameTypeDescription
ipreqstringIPv4 address
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Test with curl

The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.

List available tools
bash
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/virustotal/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'
Call a tool
bash
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/virustotal/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"lookup_file","arguments":{"hash": "example"}}}'

Use with the SDK

Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.

TypeScript
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("lookup_file", {"hash":"example"});
ask_pipeworx
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("file, url, domain, and ip reputation across 70+ av engines");