--- title: "Tools Reference" --- Complete reference guide for all tools available in the Prowler MCP Server. Tools are organized by namespace. ## Tool Categories Summary | Category | Tool Count | Authentication Required | |----------|------------|------------------------| | Prowler Hub | 10 tools | No | | Prowler Documentation | 2 tools | No | | Prowler Cloud/App | 24 tools | Yes | ## Tool Naming Convention All tools follow a consistent naming pattern with prefixes: - `prowler_hub_*` - Prowler Hub catalog and compliance tools - `prowler_docs_*` - Prowler documentation search and retrieval - `prowler_app_*` - Prowler Cloud and App (Self-Managed) management tools ## Prowler Cloud/App Tools Manage Prowler Cloud or Prowler App (Self-Managed) features. **Requires authentication.** These tools require a valid API key. See the [Configuration Guide](/getting-started/basic-usage/prowler-mcp) for authentication setup. ### Findings Management Tools for searching, viewing, and analyzing security findings across all cloud providers. - **`prowler_app_search_security_findings`** - Search and filter security findings with advanced filtering options (severity, status, provider, region, service, check ID, date range, muted status) - **`prowler_app_get_finding_details`** - Get comprehensive details about a specific finding including remediation guidance, check metadata, and resource relationships - **`prowler_app_get_findings_overview`** - Get aggregate statistics and trends about security findings as a markdown report ### Provider Management Tools for managing cloud provider connections in Prowler. - **`prowler_app_search_providers`** - Search and view configured providers with their connection status - **`prowler_app_connect_provider`** - Register and connect a provider with credentials for security scanning - **`prowler_app_delete_provider`** - Permanently remove a provider from Prowler ### Scan Management Tools for managing and monitoring security scans. - **`prowler_app_list_scans`** - List and filter security scans across all providers - **`prowler_app_get_scan`** - Get comprehensive details about a specific scan (progress, duration, resource counts) - **`prowler_app_trigger_scan`** - Trigger a manual security scan for a provider - **`prowler_app_schedule_daily_scan`** - Schedule automated daily scans for continuous monitoring - **`prowler_app_update_scan`** - Update scan name for better organization ### Resources Management Tools for searching, viewing, and analyzing cloud resources discovered by Prowler. - **`prowler_app_list_resources`** - List and filter cloud resources with advanced filtering options (provider, region, service, resource type, tags) - **`prowler_app_get_resource`** - Get comprehensive details about a specific resource including configuration, metadata, and finding relationships - **`prowler_app_get_resources_overview`** - Get aggregate statistics about cloud resources as a markdown report ### Muting Management Tools for managing finding muting, including pattern-based bulk muting (mutelist) and finding-specific mute rules. #### Mutelist (Pattern-Based Muting) - **`prowler_app_get_mutelist`** - Retrieve the current mutelist configuration for the tenant - **`prowler_app_set_mutelist`** - Create or update the mutelist configuration for pattern-based bulk muting - **`prowler_app_delete_mutelist`** - Remove the mutelist configuration from the tenant #### Mute Rules (Finding-Specific Muting) - **`prowler_app_list_mute_rules`** - Search and filter mute rules with pagination support - **`prowler_app_get_mute_rule`** - Retrieve comprehensive details about a specific mute rule - **`prowler_app_create_mute_rule`** - Create a new mute rule to mute specific findings with documentation and audit trail - **`prowler_app_update_mute_rule`** - Update a mute rule's name, reason, or enabled status - **`prowler_app_delete_mute_rule`** - Delete a mute rule from the system ### Compliance Management Tools for viewing compliance status and framework details across all cloud providers. - **`prowler_app_get_compliance_overview`** - Get high-level compliance status across all frameworks for a specific scan or provider, including pass/fail statistics per framework - **`prowler_app_get_compliance_framework_state_details`** - Get detailed requirement-level breakdown for a specific compliance framework, including failed requirements and associated finding IDs ## Prowler Hub Tools Access Prowler's security check catalog and compliance frameworks. **No authentication required.** Tools follow a **two-tier pattern**: lightweight listing for browsing + detailed retrieval for complete information. ### Check Discovery and Details - **`prowler_hub_list_checks`** - List security checks with lightweight data (id, title, severity, provider) and advanced filtering options - **`prowler_hub_semantic_search_checks`** - Full-text search across check metadata with lightweight results - **`prowler_hub_get_check_details`** - Get comprehensive details for a specific check including risk, remediation guidance, and compliance mappings ### Check Code - **`prowler_hub_get_check_code`** - Fetch the Python implementation code for a security check - **`prowler_hub_get_check_fixer`** - Fetch the automated fixer code for a check (if available) ### Compliance Frameworks - **`prowler_hub_list_compliances`** - List compliance frameworks with lightweight data (id, name, provider) and filtering options - **`prowler_hub_semantic_search_compliances`** - Full-text search across compliance frameworks with lightweight results - **`prowler_hub_get_compliance_details`** - Get comprehensive compliance details including requirements and mapped checks ### Providers Information - **`prowler_hub_list_providers`** - List Prowler official providers - **`prowler_hub_get_provider_services`** - Get available services for a specific provider ## Prowler Documentation Tools Search and access official Prowler documentation. **No authentication required.** - **`prowler_docs_search`** - Search the official Prowler documentation using full-text search with the `term` parameter - **`prowler_docs_get_document`** - Retrieve the full markdown content of a specific documentation file using the path from search results ## Usage Tips - Use natural language to interact with the tools through your AI assistant - Tools can be combined for complex workflows - Filter options are available on most list tools - Authentication is only required for Prowler Cloud/App tools ## Additional Resources - [MCP Protocol Specification](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) - [Prowler API Documentation](https://api.prowler.com/api/v1/docs) - [Prowler Hub API](https://hub.prowler.com/api/docs) - [GitHub Repository](https://github.com/prowler-cloud/prowler)