Package: mcp-kali-server
Version: 0.0~git20260119.bffe9f2
Architecture: all
The /health endpoint in /usr/share/mcp-kali-server/server.py passes a list
to execute_command() but the function only accepts a string. This causes all
tools (nmap, gobuster, nikto, dirb) to report as false/missing even when they
are correctly installed on the system.
Affected code in server.py (health check section):
result = execute_command(["which", tool])
Fix:
result = execute_command(f"which {tool}")
Steps to reproduce:
- sudo apt install mcp-kali-server
- sudo apt install nmap gobuster nikto dirb
- kali-server-mcp
- curl http://localhost:5000/health
Expected result:
{"all_essential_tools_available":true,...,"nmap":true,"gobuster":true}
Actual result:
{"all_essential_tools_available":false,...,"nmap":false,"gobuster":false}
Workaround: manually edit /usr/share/mcp-kali-server/server.py and change
execute_command(["which", tool]) to execute_command(f"which {tool}")
in the health check function.
Note: This bug was discovered and documented while setting up Claude Desktop
on Windows with mcp-kali-server. A workaround is documented here:
https://github.com/surya4682/kali-mcp-claude-windows | 
