# io.github.cyanheads/nist-nvd-mcp-server

> Search and audit NIST NVD CVEs by keyword, severity, CWE, CISA KEV status, and CPE.

- name: io.github.cyanheads/nist-nvd-mcp-server
- version: 0.3.2
- connection class: R0 (autonomous)
- trust: 94/100
- quality: 89/100 (good)
- owner: not claimed
- descriptor: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/io.github.cyanheads%2Fnist-nvd-mcp-server
- tools: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/io.github.cyanheads%2Fnist-nvd-mcp-server/tools

**An agent can connect right now, no human step.** Remote endpoint, no authentication, reachable on the last probe.

## Connection (mcpServers)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nist-nvd-mcp-server": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://nist-nvd.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```


## Trust

- hygiene: 100
- liveness: 100
- freshness: 100
- provenance: 80
- drivers: +repository +namespace-matches-repo +reachable +uptime-100% +updated-12d-ago
- Derived from observable signals (official registry feed and our own credential-free probes); no code audit performed.

## Quality 89/100 (good)

### protocol: 88 (weight 25)

- pass `protocol.modern`: supports 2026-07-28 (server/discover)
- pass `protocol.stateless`: answers without a session
- pass `protocol.transport`: streamable HTTP
- warn `protocol.list_ttl`: tools/list declares ttlMs 0, so clients re-fetch it on every use

### authorization: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `auth.prm`, `auth.as_metadata`, `auth.cimd`: no remote uses OAuth
- n/a `auth.secret_in_url`: no templated URL

### tool hygiene: 86 (weight 30)

- pass `tools.descriptions`: every tool has a description
- pass `tools.description_length`: descriptions are concise
- pass `tools.schemas`: every tool has an object input schema
- pass `tools.annotations`: 5 of 5 tools declare readOnlyHint or destructiveHint
- fail `tools.directory_hints`: no tool declares all four of readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint and openWorldHint; missing: nvd_search_cves (destructiveHint, idempotentHint); nvd_audit_cpe (destructiveHint); nvd_search_cpes (destructiveHint, idempotentHint); …
- pass `tools.token_cost`: about 2,577 tokens to load every tool
- pass `tools.api_dump`: tools are not a one-to-one API dump

### stability: 100 (weight 15)

- pass `stability.changes`: no tool changes in 30 days
- pass `stability.rug_pull`: no tool changed its meaning under the same name

### dependencies: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `deps.known_vulns`, `deps.mcp_sdk_version`, `deps.resolvable`: deps.dev does not know @cyanheads/nist-nvd-mcp-server@0.3.2, @cyanheads/nist-nvd-mcp-server@0.3.2

- tools: 5, about 2,577 tokens to load them all
- tool set hash: b7df554f359cb8825191f45b7c00c48c
- badge: [![protogrid quality](https://protogrid.dev/badge/io.github.cyanheads/nist-nvd-mcp-server.svg)](https://protogrid.dev/servers/io.github.cyanheads/nist-nvd-mcp-server)
- Checks run on what our credential-free, read-only probes observe; tools are never called and no code audit is performed.

### Tool changes

_No tool definition changes recorded._

## Dependencies

- npm @cyanheads/nist-nvd-mcp-server@0.3.2: unknown
- npm @cyanheads/nist-nvd-mcp-server@0.3.2: unknown

Dependency graphs from deps.dev; advisories from OSV.dev, including the GitHub Advisory Database and the PyPI Advisory Database; all CC BY 4.0.

## Remotes

- https://nist-nvd.caseyjhand.com/mcp (streamable-http, auth none, reachable true, uptime30d 1)

## Packages

- npm @cyanheads/nist-nvd-mcp-server@0.3.2
- npm @cyanheads/nist-nvd-mcp-server@0.3.2

## Tools (5)

- `nvd_audit_cpe`: Find all CVEs affecting a specific product and version using CPE (Common Platform Enumeration). Requires either an exact CPE name (cpeName) or a partial match string (virtualMatchString) with optional version range bounds. With cpeName, NVD scopes results to configurations where the product is directly vulnerable, not merely referenced as a dependency. Use nvd_search_cpes first to resolve the correct CPE string for a product. Returns full CVE records.
- `nvd_get_cve`: Fetch one or more CVEs by ID from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Returns CVSS scores across all available versions (v2.0, v3.0, v3.1, v4.0), CWE weakness classifications, affected CPE configurations, CISA KEV fields, and references. Up to 100 CVE IDs per call. For bulk lookups of more than 10 IDs, use brief: true — full records for 100 CVEs can exceed 1MB and exhaust context budgets.
- `nvd_get_cve_history`: Retrieve the change history for a single CVE — CVSS score revisions, reference additions, status transitions (e.g., "Received" → "Analyzed"), and CPE configuration updates. Use when tracking a CVE's escalation or investigating when a score changed. Events are returned newest-first by default; pass order="oldest" for the CVE's earliest events. For the current record, call nvd_get_cve instead. The NVD history endpoint is significantly slower than other NVD endpoints, especially without an API key — set NVD_API_KEY for reliable operation.
- `nvd_search_cpes`: Search the NVD CPE (Common Platform Enumeration) dictionary by product keyword or partial match string. Returns CPE names, human-readable titles, and deprecation status. Use before nvd_audit_cpe to resolve the correct CPE name for a product — CPE strings are precise identifiers (e.g., cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.4.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) and must match exactly to audit the right product.
- `nvd_search_cves`: Search CVEs by keyword, severity, CWE, date range, or CISA KEV status. The primary discovery tool for vulnerability surveillance and triage workflows. pubDays and lastModDays are convenience shorthands that expand to date pairs; values over 120 days are clamped to the NVD maximum and reported in the response enrichment. Returns brief summaries — call nvd_get_cve for full detail on specific IDs. At least one filter is recommended; omitting all filters returns CVEs in default NVD index order (oldest first by CVE ID).