PentestMCP: LLM and MCP Based Multi-Agent Framework for Automated Penetration Testing

Jiqiang Zhai, Xinyi Zhou, Hong Miao, Zekun Li, Zhe Li, Hailu Yang

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DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7582841/v1
Published: 2025-11-04
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@article{allodium:10.21203/rs.3.rs-7582841/v1,
  title = {PentestMCP: LLM and MCP Based Multi-Agent Framework for Automated Penetration Testing},
  author = {Jiqiang Zhai and Xinyi Zhou and Hong Miao and Zekun Li and Zhe Li and Hailu Yang},
  year = {2025},
  doi = {10.21203/rs.3.rs-7582841/v1},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-7582841/v1}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - PentestMCP: LLM and MCP Based Multi-Agent Framework for Automated Penetration Testing
AU  - Jiqiang Zhai
AU  - Xinyi Zhou
AU  - Hong Miao
AU  - Zekun Li
AU  - Zhe Li
AU  - Hailu Yang
PY  - 2025
DO  - 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7582841/v1
UR  - https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-7582841/v1
ER  -

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Zhai, J., Zhou, X., Miao, H., Li, Z., Li, Z., & Yang, H. (2025). PentestMCP: LLM and MCP Based Multi-Agent Framework for Automated Penetration Testing. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-7582841/v1

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