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rudraneel93/mcp-guardian

Security, cost, and health governance proxy for MCP infrastructure — YAML policy engine, OAuth 2.1/OIDC, web dashboard, mTLS, semantic shell analysis, STRIDE threat model

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About rudraneel93/mcp-guardian

A governance proxy for MCP infrastructure that enforces security, cost, and health policies. It provides a YAML policy engine, OAuth 2.1/OIDC authentication, mTLS, a web dashboard, and integrates a STRIDE threat model with semantic shell analysis.

Best for

Developers building or running MCP infrastructure who need a governance layer for security, cost, and health

Use cases

  • Enforce access control and security policies in MCP services
  • Monitor and limit operational costs across MCP infrastructure
  • Audit and inspect shell commands for potential threats

Notes

2 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-06-01. Licensed MIT.

Pros

  • Written in TypeScript and open source
  • Includes a web dashboard for visibility and management
  • Supports OAuth 2.1/OIDC and mTLS for secure communication

Cons

  • Very early stage with only 2 GitHub stars
  • Limited documentation and community support
  • Likely incomplete or unstable for production use

Key facts

What we have checked

Not checked yet. Dated facts such as prices, releases and repository activity appear here once we have confirmed them from a source.

How to use

How to set it up

As the listing publishes it. We have not run this install.

Install

npm install -g @mcp-guardian/server@latest

Tools exposed

  • MCP_GUARDIAN_DB_PATH
  • DASHBOARD_ENABLED
  • DASHBOARD_PORT
  • DASHBOARD_AUTH_DISABLED
  • GUARDIAN_CI_BYPASS_LICENSE
  • GUARDIAN_LLM_ENABLED
  • OLLAMA_BASE_URL
  • GUARDIAN_WS_ENABLED

Clients the listing names (not checked here)

Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline

Install

Add rudraneel93/mcp-guardian to your client

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Claude Code

Config checked

Run in your terminal (runs on your computer)

claude mcp add --transport stdio rudraneel93-mcp-guardian -- npx -y @mcp-guardian/server@2.3.21

Version 2.3.21 · From the Official MCP registry, read · Format checked against Claude Code's config docs

Claude Desktop

Config checked

Add to claude_desktop_config.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rudraneel93-mcp-guardian": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mcp-guardian/server@2.3.21"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Version 2.3.21 · From the Official MCP registry, read · Format checked against Claude Desktop's config docs

Cursor

Config checked

Add to .cursor/mcp.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rudraneel93-mcp-guardian": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mcp-guardian/server@2.3.21"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Version 2.3.21 · From the Official MCP registry, read · Format checked against Cursor's config docs

VS Code

Config checked

Add to .vscode/mcp.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "servers": {
    "rudraneel93-mcp-guardian": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mcp-guardian/server@2.3.21"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Version 2.3.21 · From the Official MCP registry, read · Format checked against VS Code's config docs

Codex

Config checked

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml (runs on your computer)

[mcp_servers.rudraneel93-mcp-guardian]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@mcp-guardian/server@2.3.21"]

Version 2.3.21 · From the Official MCP registry, read · Format checked against Codex's config docs

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Works with

What rudraneel93/mcp-guardian connects to

5 clients, each with how we know and when we checked.

Works withTypeHow we knowChecked
Claude CodeClientInstall recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 2.3.21Config checkedClaude Code docs
Claude DesktopClientInstall recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 2.3.21Config checkedClaude Desktop docs
CursorClientInstall recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 2.3.21Config checkedCursor docs
VS CodeClientInstall recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 2.3.21Config checkedVS Code docs
CodexClientInstall recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 2.3.21Config checkedCodex docs

Sources

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