AI Coding Assistants (MCP)

The Aikido MCP Plugin connects Aikido’s security engine to AI coding tools. It automatically scans AI generated code for vulnerabilities and hardcoded secrets as soon as it is created.

AI assistants can review their own output, but that review is not perfect. Aikido adds a reliable and consistent security layer that checks every generated snippet with proven scanning rules.

Why use Aikido MCP

• Deterministic, independent security checks on every AI generated snippet before it is committed

• Immediate detection and remediation of vulnerabilities and hardcoded secrets in AI assisted workflows

• Real time feedback, making AI driven development safer by default

• aikido_full_scan: Scans local code files for vulnerabilities (SAST) and hardcoded secrets.

• aikido_issues_list: Fetches security issues from your Aikido feed.

  • Filter by one scope: repo_name, cloud_name, vm_name, domain_name, or container_name

  • Pick one or more issue types: sast, leaked_secret, iac, open_source, cloud, cloud_instance, docker_container, malware, eol, mobile, surface_monitoring, scm_security, license, ai_pentest

  • Returns each issue with title, type, severity, and remediation steps

Scanning code

• "Use Aikido to scan this file for security issues"

• "Run an Aikido scan on my staged changes to check for secrets before I commit"

• "Scan the files I just edited with Aikido and link them to the payments-api repo"

Reviewing issues by repo

• "Show me all critical Aikido issues in payments-api"

• "List any leaked secrets in frontend-web from Aikido"

• "What open source vulnerabilities does Aikido see in api-gateway?"

• "Show SAST and IaC issues in infra-core from Aikido"

Reviewing issues by cloud, VM, or container

• "List all Aikido cloud issues in prod-aws"

• "Show malware findings on web-server-01 from Aikido"

• "What end-of-life software is running in the nginx-proxy container per Aikido?"

• "Show me surface monitoring issues for example.com in Aikido"

Combined workflows

• "Use Aikido to scan my current changes, then show existing critical issues in the same repo"

• "Check this PR with Aikido and compare against open SAST issues in the repo"

Installation

AI Platforms

• Anthropic Claude Code MCP

• Cursor MCP

• OpenAI Codex CLI MCP

• Gemini CLI MCP

• Jetbrains AI

• Github Copilot

• Mistral Vibe MCP

• OpenCode MCP

Via Aikido IDE plugins

When the Aikido IDE plugin is installed you can use the Aikido Expansion Packs to install the Aikido MCP server with one click. Learn more in the Expansion Packs docs.

Currently available for Jetbrains IDE's, VS Code and variants (e.g., Windsurf, Cursor, Kiro, and AntiGravity).

• Cursor IDE

• Google Antigravity IDE

• JetBrains IDE

• Kiro IDE

• VS Code IDE

• Windsurf IDE

Manual installation for other platforms

For any other AI platform or custom MCP setup, refer to the npm package page for detailed manual installation instructions.

Rules

Aikido IDE plugins will automatically add rules to every repository you open so the LLM's are aware of the MCP and use it during generation. For more information check out the docs below.

Automatically handle MCP rules in IDE

Demo

Demo of the Aikio MCP server working with an agent rule to scan and fix vulnerabilities in AI generated code: