Ibm X Force Exchange MCP server

Connect Ibm X Force Exchange to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, GitHub Copilot and any other MCP client, for your whole team. Metorial adds security, governance, and tracing, and gives everyone one Magic MCP URL to connect.

What you can do with the Ibm X Force Exchange MCP server

Ask your agent in plain language. Each of these maps to a real tool on the server.

  • Use the lookup malware tool in Ibm X Force Exchange
  • Use the search vulnerabilities tool in Ibm X Force Exchange
  • Use the lookup ip reputation tool in Ibm X Force Exchange
  • Use the lookup url reputation tool in Ibm X Force Exchange
  • Use the manage collections tool in Ibm X Force Exchange
  • Use the lookup app profile tool in Ibm X Force Exchange

Supported Tools

lookup_malware

Lookup Malware

Look up malware intelligence by file hash or family name. When querying by hash, returns details about origins, risk level, family classification, and detection coverage. When querying by family name, returns related malware samples. Supports MD5, SHA1, and SHA256 hashes.

search_vulnerabilities

Search Vulnerabilities

Search the X-Force vulnerability database by full-text query, specific identifier (CVE, XFID, BID, RHSA, Microsoft Bulletin), or retrieve recently reported vulnerabilities. Returns vulnerability details including CVSS scores, affected platforms, remediation guidance, and references.

lookup_ip_reputation

Lookup IP Reputation

Look up the threat reputation of an IP address. Returns risk score, geolocation, content categories, and reputation history. Optionally includes associated malware information. Supports IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. Categories include Spam, Malware, Bots, Scanning IPs, Anonymisation Services, and more.

lookup_url_reputation

Lookup URL Reputation

Look up the threat reputation and content categorization of a URL or domain. Returns risk score, content categories, and associated malware. Use this to check if a URL is associated with phishing, malware distribution, or other malicious activity.

manage_collections

Manage Collections

List, search, retrieve, or create threat intelligence collections (case files). Collections are collaborative workspaces for aggregating indicators of compromise (IPs, URLs, malware hashes, vulnerabilities) and contextual notes. Use the **action** field to specify the operation: "list" for your own, "listPublic" for public, "search", "get", or "create". Search defaults to private collections you own or can access; set searchScope to public to search public collections.

lookup_app_profile

Lookup App Profile

Look up the risk profile of an internet application (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, Dropbox). Returns application description, content categories, supported actions, risk factors, and associated URLs. You can search by exact application name or do a full-text search to discover applications.

get_threat_reports

Get Threat Reports

List or retrieve IBM X-Force premier threat intelligence reports. Includes Threat Analysis, OSINT Advisory, Malware Analysis, Industry Profile, and Threat Group Profile reports. Reports can be filtered by type and date range. Provide a reportId to get its details, or omit it to list available reports of the selected type (default: threatanalysis).

lookup_dns_whois

Lookup DNS & WHOIS

Retrieve DNS records and/or WHOIS registration information for a domain, IP address, or URL. DNS results include A, AAAA, MX, TXT, and other record types. WHOIS results include registrant information, creation/expiration dates, and registrar details.

get_api_usage

Get API Usage

Retrieve your current API usage statistics for IBM X-Force Exchange. Shows consumption details per month for each subscription type, including entitlement limits and current usage counts.

get_current_user

Get Current User

Retrieve the authenticated IBM X-Force Exchange user’s name, email, and account activity statistics.

Connect Ibm X Force Exchange to your AI client

Every client uses the same Magic MCP URL, and so does any other MCP client. Add it once and sign in with SSO.

  1. Enable Ibm X Force Exchange in Metorial. In your Metorial portal, enable the Ibm X Force Exchange MCP server and sign in with the account that owns the data. Access stays governed by your team policies.
  2. Add a custom connector. Open Customize, then Connectors. Select Add, then Custom, then Web.
  3. Paste your Metorial MCP URL. Name it Metorial, paste your Magic MCP URL (<your-magic-mcp-url>) and continue.
  4. Sign in. Select Add and sign in to load Ibm X Force Exchange tools.

Run Ibm X Force Exchange through the Metorial gateway

One governed layer for every app your agents reach, not a separate connector per tool.

  • Give Ibm X Force Exchange and every other app to your whole team through one MCP gateway, behind your SSO.
  • Scope which teams and agents can use Ibm X Force Exchange tools with role-based access control, and trace every call.
  • Prefer to run it yourself? Metorial is open source and self-hostable.

More integrations teams use with Ibm X Force Exchange

GitHub

Manage repositories, issues, and pull requests. Create and configure branches, star repositories, review code, and merge changes. Automate CI/CD workflows with GitHub Actions, manage workflow runs, secrets, and artifacts. Track issues with labels, milestones, and assignees. Search across code, repositories, issues, and users. Manage organizations, teams, and memberships. Create and manage projects, gists, packages, deployments, and environments. Access security alerts including code scanning, secret scanning, and Dependabot alerts. Read and write file contents in repositories. Manage webhooks, notifications, and codespaces.

Salesforce

Manage CRM data including Accounts, Contacts, Leads, Opportunities, Cases, and custom objects. Create, read, update, and delete records. Query data using SOQL and search across objects using SOSL. Perform bulk data operations for large-scale imports, exports, and migrations. Execute composite requests to batch multiple operations in a single API call. Access analytics, reports, and dashboards. Manage files and attachments associated with records. Interact with Chatter feeds, posts, and groups for social collaboration. Manage org metadata including custom objects, fields, layouts, and workflows. Query data using GraphQL for precise data retrieval across related objects.

Sharepoint

Manage SharePoint sites, document libraries, lists, and files. Create, read, update, and delete lists and list items with custom columns. Resolve site users to numeric Person/Group LookupId values. Upload, download, move, copy, and version files in document libraries. Search across sites, files, folders, lists, and list items using Microsoft Search. Manage permissions at site, list, and item levels with granular access control. Define and manage content types and site columns. Retrieve site properties and search for sites across Microsoft 365.

Airtable

Create, read, update, and delete records in Airtable bases and tables. Manage base schemas including creating tables and fields. Filter records using formulas, sort by fields, and scope queries to specific views. Upsert records to find, create, or update in a single call. Upload attachments to records, read and write record comments, list accessible bases, and receive real-time base change events through webhooks.

Sentry

Track, manage, and resolve application errors and performance issues. List, query, and bulk-update issues and error events with filters like status, assignment, and tags. Create and manage releases, associate commits, and upload source maps. Configure issue alert rules and metric alert rules with notification actions. Set up cron monitors to detect missed or failed scheduled jobs. Build custom dashboards with configurable widgets. Run ad-hoc Discover queries across errors and transactions for performance analysis. Manage organizations, teams, projects, and members. Provision users via SCIM. Access session replay data.

Bitbucket

Manage Git repositories, pull requests, and CI/CD pipelines on Bitbucket Cloud. Create, fork, and configure repositories within workspaces and projects. Create, review, approve, merge, and decline pull requests with inline code comments. Browse source code, list commits, and manage branches and tags. Trigger, monitor, and manage Bitbucket Pipelines. List workspace members, configure repository default reviewers and branch restrictions, create and manage repository webhooks, and search code across repositories.

Technical notes for Ibm X Force Exchange

Look up threat intelligence for IP addresses, URLs, malware, and vulnerabilities. Retrieve IP reputation scores, URL risk ratings, and malware details by hash or family name. Search the vulnerability database by CVE, XFID, or keywords. Perform DNS and WHOIS lookups. Access curated threat indicator feeds (botnets, phishing, malware, scanning IPs) in JSON, CSV, or STIX format. Create, manage, and share threat intelligence collections (case files) with indicators of compromise. Export data via STIX 2.0/2.1 and TAXII protocols. Browse analyst-curated threat analysis reports, malware analysis reports, threat group profiles, and industry threat profiles. Look up IDS/IPS signatures and internet application risk profiles. Monitor API usage and entitlements.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about connecting Ibm X Force Exchange to AI agents with Metorial.

  1. How many tools does the Ibm X Force Exchange MCP server have?
    The Ibm X Force Exchange MCP server exposes 10 tools, including Lookup Malware, Search Vulnerabilities, Lookup IP Reputation. Each one is governed and traced through Metorial.
  2. Ibm X Force Exchange exposes tools your agents call on demand; it does not publish event triggers yet. Everything still runs through one governed MCP URL.
  3. Any MCP client, including VS Code, Windsurf, Zed, OpenCode and Grok. Each one reaches the Ibm X Force Exchange MCP server through the same Metorial URL.
  4. Use role-based access control to decide which teams, users, and agents can use Ibm X Force Exchange and which of its tools they can call.
  5. Yes. Metorial is open source, so you can run the Ibm X Force Exchange MCP server yourself or use the hosted gateway.

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