INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL
csa_get_caiq
Retrieve CAIQ vendor-assessment questions for a CCM-CAIQ or AICM-CAIQ version, optionally scoped via control_id (which accepts either a parent control ID like 'A&A-01' to fetch all its sub-questions, or a specific sub-question slug like 'A&A-01.1' to fetch one).
Input schema
{}Risk classification
Inferred read-only · medium confidence · heuristic, not a guarantee.
- A tool name or description suggests retrieving external content.
Parent endpoint
CONNECT WITH APPROVAL
Client installation
Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.
Codex
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.cloudsecurityalliance-org]
url = "https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/mcp"
enabled = true
Claude Code
.mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"cloudsecurityalliance-org": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/mcp"
}
}
}
Claude Desktop
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
Name: cloudsecurityalliance-org
Remote MCP URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/mcp
Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.
Cursor
.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"cloudsecurityalliance-org": {
"url": "https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/mcp"
}
}
}
Visual Studio Code
.vscode/mcp.json
Add to Visual Studio Code{
"servers": {
"cloudsecurityalliance-org": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/mcp"
}
}
}
Generic MCP
Client-specific MCP configuration
{
"name": "cloudsecurityalliance-org",
"transport": "streamable-http",
"url": "https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/mcp"
}
MCP Inspector
Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.
Related tools
csa_search— Search the CSA public corpus (research artifacts, blog posts, CCM/AICM controls, CCM-CAIQ/AICM-CAIQ vendor questionnaires).csa_search_list_tags— List the canonical tag vocabulary with usage counts.csa_search_list_documents— Browse the document catalog by metadata.csa_search_get_artifact— Fetch the full extracted markdown + AI summary for a specific document.csa_search_controls— Structured-filter search restricted to CCM/AICM.csa_get_mappings— Bulk crosswalk between CCM/AICM controls and a target framework.csa_get_coverage_summary— Aggregate gap analysis: 'where does CCM/AICM cover (or fail to cover) <framework>?'.csa_get_controls— Bulk retrieval of CCM or AICM controls — 'give me the whole framework as data'.