lookup_file

Pack: virustotal · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/virustotal/mcp

Look up a file by hash (sha256, sha1, or md5). Returns last-analysis stats (malicious / suspicious / harmless / undetected detector counts), type description, size, names seen, and tags. Useful for triaging hashes seen in alerts or logs.

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
hashstringyesSHA-256 / SHA-1 / MD5 of the file

Example call

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/virustotal/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"lookup_file","arguments":{}}}'

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "virustotal": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/virustotal/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

Regenerated from source · build May 12, 2026