SBOM Generator (Trivy) MCP server

MCP SBOM Server is a tool that performs Trivy scanning to generate Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) in CycloneDX format, following the Model Context Protocol (MCP) specifications. It helps users analyze and document software components and dependencies for security and compliance purposes.

Prerequisites

Before installing the MCP SBOM Server, ensure you have the following components installed:

• uv - Python package manager
• trivy - Security scanner
• Node.js - JavaScript runtime

Installation

To install the MCP SBOM Server:

uv sync

This command will synchronize dependencies and update the lockfile.

Configuration

To configure an MCP client to work with the SBOM server, add the following configuration to your MCP client setup:

"mcpServers": {
    "mcp-sbom": {
        "command": "uv",
        "args": [
            "--directory",
            "/path/to/mcp-sbom",
            "run",
            "mcp-sbom"
        ]
    }
}

Make sure to replace /path/to/mcp-sbom with the actual path to your MCP SBOM Server installation directory.

Using the MCP Inspector

For debugging and testing purposes, you can use the MCP Inspector to interact with the SBOM server:

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv --directory /path/to/mcp-sbom run mcp-sbom

Windows Path Format

When running on Windows, use the following path style in your configurations:

C:/Users/username/path/to/mcp-sbom-server/src/mcp_sbom

Note that forward slashes are used even in Windows paths.

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "mcp-sbom" '{"command":"uv","args":["--directory","/path/to/mcp-sbom","run","mcp-sbom"]}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-sbom": {
            "command": "uv",
            "args": [
                "--directory",
                "/path/to/mcp-sbom",
                "run",
                "mcp-sbom"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-sbom": {
            "command": "uv",
            "args": [
                "--directory",
                "/path/to/mcp-sbom",
                "run",
                "mcp-sbom"
            ]
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect