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 connecting security tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-19 · ★ 12 · #31 OF 182 MAINTAINED SECURITY · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

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 clearfront

Claude 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

repo age created 2026-07-08 - young repo, little track record yet

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 #31 of 182 actively-maintained security servers as of 2026-08-25.
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 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-19 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.

07 · Alternatives to Clearfront

Alternatives to Clearfront

Maintained security servers if Clearfront isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

Servers that cover what Clearfront doesn't - only shown when the pairing reason fits the companion.

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