# Overview (/en/docs/api-mcp)



Build on top of CentralCSP from your own code with the **REST API**, and connect AI
assistants with the **[Model Context Protocol (MCP)](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/)**
server. Both read and manage the same data, from browser reports and the script inventory
to PCI DSS records and alerting.

The full, always-current endpoint reference is generated from our
[OpenAPI](https://www.openapis.org/) specification and lives under **Reference** in
this section's sidebar, with every endpoint, schema, and status code. The pages here
are the conceptual material around it.

## In this section [#in-this-section]

<Cards>
  <Card title="Get started" href="/en/docs/api-mcp/get-started" description="Create a key, make your first authenticated request, and connect an agent over MCP." />

  <Card title="API" href="/en/docs/api-mcp/api" description="The REST API: authentication with API keys, pagination, and the generated endpoint reference." />

  <Card title="MCP server" href="/en/docs/api-mcp/mcp" description="Expose your CentralCSP data to AI agents as tools over the Model Context Protocol." />
</Cards>

## Start here [#start-here]

* New here? Follow [Get started](/en/docs/api-mcp/get-started) to make your first request.
* Looking for an individual endpoint? Open **Reference** in the sidebar.
* Connecting an AI agent? See the [MCP server](/en/docs/api-mcp/mcp).