# How to integrate Virustotal MCP with CrewAI ```json { "title": "How to integrate Virustotal MCP with CrewAI", "toolkit": "Virustotal", "toolkit_slug": "virustotal", "framework": "CrewAI", "framework_slug": "crew-ai", "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/virustotal/framework/crew-ai", "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/virustotal/framework/crew-ai.md", "updated_at": "2026-05-12T10:29:51.341Z" } ``` ## Introduction This guide walks you through connecting Virustotal to CrewAI using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Virustotal agent that can scan this file hash for malware, get analysis report for suspicious url, retrieve domain reputation details through natural language commands. This guide will help you understand how to give your CrewAI agent real control over a Virustotal account through Composio's Virustotal MCP server. Before we dive in, let's take a quick look at the key ideas and tools involved. ## Also integrate Virustotal with - [ChatGPT](https://composio.dev/toolkits/virustotal/framework/chatgpt) - [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/virustotal/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk) - [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/virustotal/framework/claude-agents-sdk) - [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/virustotal/framework/claude-code) - [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/virustotal/framework/claude-cowork) - [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/virustotal/framework/codex) - [Cursor](https://composio.dev/toolkits/virustotal/framework/cursor) - [VS Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/virustotal/framework/vscode) - [OpenCode](https://composio.dev/toolkits/virustotal/framework/opencode) - [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/virustotal/framework/openclaw) - [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/virustotal/framework/hermes-agent) - [CLI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/virustotal/framework/cli) - [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/virustotal/framework/google-adk) - [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/virustotal/framework/langchain) - [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/virustotal/framework/ai-sdk) - [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/virustotal/framework/mastra-ai) - [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/virustotal/framework/llama-index) ## TL;DR Here's what you'll learn: - Get a Composio API key and configure your Virustotal connection - Set up CrewAI with an MCP enabled agent - Create a Tool Router session or standalone MCP server for Virustotal - Build a conversational loop where your agent can execute Virustotal operations ## What is CrewAI? CrewAI is a powerful framework for building multi-agent AI systems. It provides primitives for defining agents with specific roles, creating tasks, and orchestrating workflows through crews. Key features include: - Agent Roles: Define specialized agents with specific goals and backstories - Task Management: Create tasks with clear descriptions and expected outputs - Crew Orchestration: Combine agents and tasks into collaborative workflows - MCP Integration: Connect to external tools through Model Context Protocol ## What is the Virustotal MCP server, and what's possible with it? The Virustotal MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Virustotal account. It provides structured and secure access to malicious file, URL, domain, and IP analysis, so your agent can perform actions like scanning files, retrieving threat reports, investigating domains, and posting comments or verdicts on your behalf. - Comprehensive threat analysis retrieval: Instantly fetch detailed reports on files, URLs, domains, or IP addresses to understand their security reputation and scan results from dozens of antivirus engines. - Relationship and metadata insights: Have your agent explore related entities—such as domains linked to a file, or files associated with an IP address—along with receiving broad metadata about available VirusTotal operations. - Automated commenting and feedback: Use your agent to post contextual comments on any analyzed resource, making collaboration and documentation of findings much easier. - Community-driven voting: Submit harmless or malicious verdicts on files and URLs after reviewing analysis, helping to crowdsource threat intelligence and improve detection accuracy. - Latest user comment retrieval: Let your agent pull up the most recent comments on a file, URL, domain, or IP address to quickly access community feedback and insights. ## Supported Tools | Tool slug | Name | Description | |---|---|---| | `VIRUSTOTAL_ADD_COMMENT` | Add VirusTotal Comment | Tool to add a comment to a VirusTotal resource (file, URL, domain, or IP address). Use after analyzing a resource to leave contextual feedback. Provide exactly one identifier per call. | | `VIRUSTOTAL_ADD_VOTE` | Add Vote | Tool to add a vote (harmless/malicious) to a VirusTotal resource. Use after reviewing analysis results to submit your verdict. | | `VIRUSTOTAL_GET_ANALYSIS` | Get Analysis Report | Tool to retrieve the analysis report of a file or URL submission. Use after obtaining an analysis ID to fetch its detailed report. Analysis results may be incomplete immediately after submission; poll until the report status is 'completed' before treating results as final. | | `VIRUSTOTAL_GET_COMMENTS` | Get comments | Tool to retrieve the latest comments on a VirusTotal resource. Use when you need to review user-generated comments for a file, URL, domain, or IP after obtaining its identifier. | | `VIRUSTOTAL_GET_DOMAIN_RELATIONSHIPS` | Get Domain Relationships | Tool to retrieve relationship objects for a given domain. Use when you have a domain and need to explore its related entities. | | `VIRUSTOTAL_GET_DOMAIN_REPORT` | Get Domain Report | Tool to retrieve the analysis report of a domain. Use when you need detailed insight on a domain's reputation and analysis stats. No malicious signals on obscure or low-traffic domains may indicate limited analysis history rather than safety — treat sparse results as 'unknown', not 'safe'. Covers external OSINT only (reputation, malware, SSL posture); cannot analyze internal/private assets. | | `VIRUSTOTAL_GET_FILE_REPORT` | Get File Report | Tool to retrieve the analysis report of a file. Use when you have a file's hash and need detailed scan metadata. Recently submitted files may return partial results; retry after a short delay before treating the report as final. | | `VIRUSTOTAL_GET_IP_ADDRESS_RELATIONSHIPS` | Get IP Address Relationships | Tool to retrieve objects related to a specific IP address by relationship type. Use when you have an IP and need to explore connected files, URLs, or other entities. | | `VIRUSTOTAL_GET_IP_ADDRESS_REPORT` | Get IP Address Report | Tool to retrieve the analysis report of an IP address. Use when you need detailed insight on an IP's reputation, ASN, country, and analysis stats. Low or zero detections indicate unknown risk, not safety — treat sparse data accordingly. Provides external OSINT only; insufficient as standalone compliance evidence. | | `VIRUSTOTAL_GET_METADATA` | Get VirusTotal Metadata | Tool to retrieve VirusTotal metadata. Use when you need information about available privileges, relationships between resources (like files, domains, IPs, URLs), and supported antivirus engines. | | `VIRUSTOTAL_GET_URL_REPORT` | Get URL Report | Tool to retrieve the analysis report of a URL. Use when you have a URL identifier (base64-url without padding) and need detailed scan results, reputation, and metadata. Results may be incomplete immediately after submission; retry with short delays if scan engines are still processing before treating the report as final. | | `VIRUSTOTAL_GET_VOTES` | Get Votes | Tool to retrieve votes on files, URLs, domains, or IP addresses. Use when you need to view community votes for a given object. | | `VIRUSTOTAL_RESCAN_FILE` | Rescan File | Tool to re-analyze a previously submitted file. Use when you need updated analysis results after an initial scan. | | `VIRUSTOTAL_SCAN_URL` | Scan URL | Tool to submit a URL for scanning. Use when you have a URL and need to submit it to VirusTotal to obtain an analysis ID for later retrieval. The returned analysis ID is preliminary — scanning engines may not have finished. Poll VIRUSTOTAL_GET_URL_REPORT with the ID using short delays to retrieve complete results. | | `VIRUSTOTAL_SEARCH` | Search VirusTotal | Tool to search for objects in the VirusTotal database. Use when locating files, URLs, domains, IPs, or comments matching a query. Supports pagination with limit and cursor. | | `VIRUSTOTAL_UPLOAD_FILE` | Upload File | Tool to upload a file for scanning. Use when you have binary file content ready to submit for VirusTotal analysis. | ## Supported Triggers None listed. ## Creating MCP Server - Stand-alone vs Composio SDK The Virustotal MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent to Virustotal. It provides structured and secure access so your agent can perform Virustotal operations on your behalf through a secure, permission-based interface. With Composio's managed implementation, you don't have to create your own developer app. For production, if you're building an end product, we recommend using your own credentials. The managed server helps you prototype fast and go from 0-1 faster. ## Step-by-step Guide ### 1. Prerequisites Before starting, make sure you have: - Python 3.9 or higher - A Composio account and API key - A Virustotal connection authorized in Composio - An OpenAI API key for the CrewAI LLM - Basic familiarity with Python ### 1. Getting API Keys for OpenAI and Composio OpenAI API Key - Go to the [OpenAI dashboard](https://platform.openai.com/settings/organization/api-keys) and create an API key. You'll need credits to use the models, or you can connect to another model provider. - Keep the API key safe. Composio API Key - Log in to the [Composio dashboard](https://dashboard.composio.dev?utm_source=toolkits&utm_medium=framework_docs). - Navigate to your API settings and generate a new API key. - Store this key securely as you'll need it for authentication. ### 2. Install dependencies **What's happening:** - composio connects your agent to Virustotal via MCP - crewai provides Agent, Task, Crew, and LLM primitives - crewai-tools[mcp] includes MCP helpers - python-dotenv loads environment variables from .env ```bash pip install composio crewai crewai-tools[mcp] python-dotenv ``` ### 3. Set up environment variables Create a .env file in your project root. What's happening: - COMPOSIO_API_KEY authenticates with Composio - USER_ID scopes the session to your account - OPENAI_API_KEY lets CrewAI use your chosen OpenAI model ```bash COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your_composio_api_key_here USER_ID=your_user_id_here OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_api_key_here ``` ### 4. Import dependencies **What's happening:** - CrewAI classes define agents and tasks, and run the workflow - MCPServerHTTP connects the agent to an MCP endpoint - Composio will give you a short lived Virustotal MCP URL ```python import os from composio import Composio from crewai import Agent, Task, Crew from crewai_tools import MCPServerAdapter import dotenv dotenv.load_dotenv() COMPOSIO_API_KEY = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY") COMPOSIO_USER_ID = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_USER_ID") if not COMPOSIO_API_KEY: raise ValueError("COMPOSIO_API_KEY is not set") if not COMPOSIO_USER_ID: raise ValueError("COMPOSIO_USER_ID is not set") ``` ### 5. Create a Composio Tool Router session for Virustotal **What's happening:** - You create a Virustotal only session through Composio - Composio returns an MCP HTTP URL that exposes Virustotal tools ```python composio_client = Composio(api_key=COMPOSIO_API_KEY) session = composio_client.create(user_id=COMPOSIO_USER_ID, toolkits=["virustotal"]) url = session.mcp.url ``` ### 6. Initialize the MCP Server **What's Happening:** - Server Configuration: The code sets up connection parameters including the MCP server URL, streamable HTTP transport, and Composio API key authentication. - MCP Adapter Bridge: MCPServerAdapter acts as a context manager that converts Composio MCP tools into a CrewAI-compatible format. - Agent Setup: Creates a CrewAI Agent with a defined role (Search Assistant), goal (help with internet searches), and access to the MCP tools. - Configuration Options: The agent includes settings like verbose=False for clean output and max_iter=10 to prevent infinite loops. - Dynamic Tool Usage: Once created, the agent automatically accesses all Composio Search tools and decides when to use them based on user queries. ```python server_params = { "url": url, "transport": "streamable-http", "headers": {"x-api-key": COMPOSIO_API_KEY}, } with MCPServerAdapter(server_params) as tools: agent = Agent( role="Search Assistant", goal="Help users search the internet effectively", backstory="You are a helpful assistant with access to search tools.", tools=tools, verbose=False, max_iter=10, ) ``` ### 7. Create a CLI Chatloop and define the Crew **What's Happening:** - Interactive CLI Setup: The code creates an infinite loop that continuously prompts for user input and maintains the entire conversation history in a string variable. - Input Validation: Empty inputs are ignored to prevent processing blank messages and keep the conversation clean. - Context Building: Each user message is appended to the conversation context, which preserves the full dialogue history for better agent responses. - Dynamic Task Creation: For every user input, a new Task is created that includes both the full conversation history and the current request as context. - Crew Execution: A Crew is instantiated with the agent and task, then kicked off to process the request and generate a response. - Response Management: The agent's response is converted to a string, added to the conversation context, and displayed to the user, maintaining conversational continuity. ```python print("Chat started! Type 'exit' or 'quit' to end.\n") conversation_context = "" while True: user_input = input("You: ").strip() if user_input.lower() in ["exit", "quit", "bye"]: print("\nGoodbye!") break if not user_input: continue conversation_context += f"\nUser: {user_input}\n" print("\nAgent is thinking...\n") task = Task( description=( f"Conversation history:\n{conversation_context}\n\n" f"Current request: {user_input}" ), expected_output="A helpful response addressing the user's request", agent=agent, ) crew = Crew(agents=[agent], tasks=[task], verbose=False) result = crew.kickoff() response = str(result) conversation_context += f"Agent: {response}\n" print(f"Agent: {response}\n") ``` ## Complete Code ```python from crewai import Agent, Task, Crew, LLM from crewai_tools import MCPServerAdapter from composio import Composio from dotenv import load_dotenv import os load_dotenv() GOOGLE_API_KEY = os.getenv("GOOGLE_API_KEY") COMPOSIO_API_KEY = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY") COMPOSIO_USER_ID = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_USER_ID") if not GOOGLE_API_KEY: raise ValueError("GOOGLE_API_KEY is not set in the environment.") if not COMPOSIO_API_KEY: raise ValueError("COMPOSIO_API_KEY is not set in the environment.") if not COMPOSIO_USER_ID: raise ValueError("COMPOSIO_USER_ID is not set in the environment.") # Initialize Composio and create a session composio = Composio(api_key=COMPOSIO_API_KEY) session = composio.create( user_id=COMPOSIO_USER_ID, toolkits=["virustotal"], ) url = session.mcp.url # Configure LLM llm = LLM( model="gpt-5", api_key=os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY"), ) server_params = { "url": url, "transport": "streamable-http", "headers": {"x-api-key": COMPOSIO_API_KEY}, } with MCPServerAdapter(server_params) as tools: agent = Agent( role="Search Assistant", goal="Help users with internet searches", backstory="You are an expert assistant with access to Composio Search tools.", tools=tools, llm=llm, verbose=False, max_iter=10, ) print("Chat started! Type 'exit' or 'quit' to end.\n") conversation_context = "" while True: user_input = input("You: ").strip() if user_input.lower() in ["exit", "quit", "bye"]: print("\nGoodbye!") break if not user_input: continue conversation_context += f"\nUser: {user_input}\n" print("\nAgent is thinking...\n") task = Task( description=( f"Conversation history:\n{conversation_context}\n\n" f"Current request: {user_input}" ), expected_output="A helpful response addressing the user's request", agent=agent, ) crew = Crew(agents=[agent], tasks=[task], verbose=False) result = crew.kickoff() response = str(result) conversation_context += f"Agent: {response}\n" print(f"Agent: {response}\n") ``` ## Conclusion You now have a CrewAI agent connected to Virustotal through Composio's Tool Router. The agent can perform Virustotal operations through natural language commands. Next steps: - Add role-specific instructions to customize agent behavior - Plug in more toolkits for multi-app workflows - Chain tasks for complex multi-step operations ## How to build Virustotal MCP Agent with another framework - [ChatGPT](https://composio.dev/toolkits/virustotal/framework/chatgpt) - [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/virustotal/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk) - [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/virustotal/framework/claude-agents-sdk) - [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/virustotal/framework/claude-code) - [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/virustotal/framework/claude-cowork) - [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/virustotal/framework/codex) - [Cursor](https://composio.dev/toolkits/virustotal/framework/cursor) - [VS Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/virustotal/framework/vscode) - [OpenCode](https://composio.dev/toolkits/virustotal/framework/opencode) - [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/virustotal/framework/openclaw) - [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/virustotal/framework/hermes-agent) - [CLI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/virustotal/framework/cli) - [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/virustotal/framework/google-adk) - [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/virustotal/framework/langchain) - [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/virustotal/framework/ai-sdk) - [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/virustotal/framework/mastra-ai) - [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/virustotal/framework/llama-index) ## Related Toolkits - [Excel](https://composio.dev/toolkits/excel) - Microsoft Excel is a robust spreadsheet application for organizing, analyzing, and visualizing data. 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It helps streamline how you gather, organize, and analyze responses. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Virustotal MCP? With a standalone Virustotal MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Virustotal tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Virustotal and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint. ### Can I use Tool Router MCP with CrewAI? Yes, you can. CrewAI fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Virustotal tools. ### Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Virustotal while using Tool Router? Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Virustotal scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do. ### How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router? All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Virustotal data and credentials are handled as safely as possible. --- [See all toolkits](https://composio.dev/toolkits) · [Composio docs](https://docs.composio.dev/llms.txt)