# pwncat-mcp

> Reverse and bind shell automation framework with MCP server

Record `pwncat-mcp` (mcp_server) · JSON: https://wellknown.network/agents/pwncat-mcp/record.json · HTML: https://wellknown.network/agents/pwncat-mcp
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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/pwncat-mcp/claim

## Declared
- publisher: Vip3r-MC
- homepage: https://pwncat.readthedocs.io
- repository: https://github.com/Vip3r-MC/pwncat-mcp/issues
- version: 0.0.3
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: offsec, cyber, exploitation, privesc, automation, mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:pwncat-mcp

### Description (declared)

# pwncat

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pwncat is a post-exploitation platform ~~for Linux targets~~. It started out as a
wrapper around basic bind and reverse shells and has grown from there. It
streamlines common red team operations while staging code from your attacker
machine, not the target.

This project ships two entry points, both installed from PyPI under the
package name `pwncat-mcp`:

- `pwncat-cs` — the classic interactive post-exploitation platform
- `pwncat-mcp` — an [MCP](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) server exposing the
  pwncat API (40+ tools) to AI agents: session management, file operations,
  command execution, enumeration, privilege escalation, implants and config.

pwncat used to only support Linux, but there has been a lot of work recently
to support multiple platforms. Currently, there is alpha support for Windows
targets. Please see the latest [documentation] for details on how to use
pwncat with a Windows target.

pwncat intercepts the raw communication with a remote shell and allows the
user to perform automated actions on the remote host including enumeration,
implant installation and even privilege escalation.

After receiving a connection, pwncat will setup some common configurations
for working with remote shells.

- Disable history in the remote shell
- Normalize shell prompt
- Locate useful binaries (using `which`)
- Attempt to spawn a pseudo-terminal (pty) for a full interactive session

`pwncat` knows how to spawn pty's with a few different methods and will
cross-reference the methods with the executables previously enumerated. After
spawning a pty, it will setup the controlling terminal in raw mode, so you can
interact in a similar fashion to `ssh`.

`pwncat` will also synchronize the remote pty settings (such as rows, columns,
`TERM` environment variable) with your local settings to ensure the shell
behaves correctly with interactive applications such as `vim` or `nano`.

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## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.terminal (0.791, derived)
- dev.package-management (0.768, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/pwncat-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T10:24:27.554Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/pwncat-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/pwncat-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:pwncat-mcp