Clearfront MCP Server
Open-source AI intelligence on your digital footprint. Clearfront, also known as Clearfront OSINT, is a free and open-source OSINT agent. Give it an email, username, domain, IP, or name, and its AI security analyst scans 3,400+ public data sources in one sweep, then returns a calibrated report and an interactive evidence graph. Check your own exposure, or investigate an authorized target. It runs locally with your…. Its 30 documented tools cluster into read & search, generate, scrape.
People who work with open source intelligence, osint python and cybersecurity and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.
VERIFIED ACTIVE
LAST COMMIT 2026-08-26 · ★ 9 · #80 OF 204 MAINTAINED SECURITY · VERIFIED 2026-09-18
MIT · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology
01 · Install Clearfront
before you install - you'll need
The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install.
Claude Code
claude mcp add scottmartinanderson-clearfront -- uvx clearfrontClaude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config
{
"mcpServers": {
"scottmartinanderson-clearfront": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"clearfront"
]
}
}
}Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.
Using another client? Same JSON, different key
Claude Desktop · mcpServers
Cursor · mcpServers
VS Code · servers
Windsurf · mcpServers
Zed · context_servers
Cline · mcpServers
Roo Code · mcpServers
Continue · mcpServers
LibreChat · mcpServers
Gemini CLI · mcpServers
Codex CLI · mcp_servers
Full setup guides: every client.
02 · Evidence
Security posture
What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.
runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions
license MIT - declared in the repository
pypi package clearfront - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)
registry vendor namespace sh.clearfront - domain-verified with the official MCP registry
03 · What Clearfront can do
Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.
What you can build
An agent gets 30 documented tools across read & search, generate, scrape, including search_email, search_username, search_breach, search_whois.
Capability map
Tools grouped from the project's README - what Clearfront lets an agent do.
read & search
28 tools - e.g. holehe; sherlock; HaveIBeenPwned v3 API
search_email · search_username · search_breach · search_whois · search_ip · search_domain…
Generate
1 tool - e.g. built-in
generate_dorks
Scrape
1 tool - e.g. Bright Data Web Unlocker
scrape_url
Latest releases
v2.7.3 · 2026-07-30
Added · --version flag. The CLI could not report its own version: --version exited 2 with the usage block, and -v is --verbose. Both -V and --version now print the installed version and exit. · Changed · Every runtime…
v2.7.2 · 2026-07-26
Added · Agent skill at skills/clearfront-osint/, following the Agent Skills open standard, so Claude Code, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Copilot, Goose, OpenCode and the other skills-compatible clients can drive Clearfront…
v2.7.1 · 2026-07-25
Metadata release. Names Clearfront OSINT in the package description, keywords, MCP server and README so the PyPI mirrors and MCP directories carry the full name. · No functional changes.
04 · Who maintains Clearfront
clearfront is maintained by scottmartinanderson. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jul 2026.
05 · Facts
- repository
- github.com/scottmartinanderson/clearfront
- category
- security - ranked #80 of 204 actively-maintained security servers as of 2026-09-18.
- release cadence
- 6 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-07-30)
- registry
- sh.clearfront/clearfront (active, first published 2026-07-26 · 2 versions)
- packages
- pypi:clearfront
06 · Clearfront FAQ
Is Clearfront still maintained?
Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-08-26 and it shipped 6 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.
What can Clearfront do?
An agent gets 30 documented tools across read & search, generate, scrape, including search_email, search_username, search_breach, search_whois.
How do I install Clearfront?
Run `uvx clearfront`. The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.
Does Clearfront run locally?
Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via uvx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.
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