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CTFd MCP Server

Name: CTFd MCP Server
Author: mrjamescot

MCP server for CTFd v3: list challenges, submit flags, and query scoreboards via AI agents.

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~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mrjamescot-ctfd-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "ctfd-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CTFD_BASE_URL": "",
        "CTFD_ADMIN_TOKEN": "YOUR_CTFD_ADMIN_TOKEN",
        "CTFD_SESSION_COOKIE": "YOUR_CTFD_SESSION_COOKIE",
        "CTFD_USERNAME": "",
        "CTFD_PASSWORD": "YOUR_CTFD_PASSWORD",
        "CTFD_HTTP_TIMEOUT": ""
      }
    }
  }
}

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Environment

Name	Required	Notes
CTFD_BASE_URL	Yes	Root URL of the CTFd v3 instance, e.g. https://ctf.example.com (without /api/v1)
CTFD_ADMIN_TOKEN	No	CTFd API access token (preferred authentication method) Secret.
CTFD_SESSION_COOKIE	No	Full CTFd session cookie, e.g. session=abc... Secret.
CTFD_USERNAME	No	Username for CTFd form login
CTFD_PASSWORD	No	Password for CTFd form login Secret.
CTFD_HTTP_TIMEOUT	No	Per-request HTTP timeout in seconds (default 15)

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