How do I install mcp-safeguard?

Its own README gives this command: pip install mcp-safeguard. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.

What does mcp-safeguard connect to, and what does it need?

The credentials we found in its source are MCP_SAFEGUARD_API_KEY.

Is mcp-safeguard official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 11 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-19.

What licence does mcp-safeguard use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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mcp-safeguard

mcp-safeguard is an MCP server, listed under mcp tooling. It needs MCP_SAFEGUARD_API_KEY to authenticate. Its repository has 11 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-23.

Scans MCP servers for security issues such as prompt injection, credential exposure, SSRF, tool poisoning, and source-level credential-handling flaws. Requires installation via pip.

Install

Read from mcp-safeguard’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.

pip install mcp-safeguard

View in mcp-safeguard’s own README ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

○ not recognised

Credential

MCP_SAFEGUARD_API_KEY

Maintenance

Stars

State

listed

Licence

MIT

From the repository

🛡️ Security scanner for MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers — prompt injection, credential exposure, SSRF, tool poisoning & source-level credential-handling flaws. pip install mcp-safeguard

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-23

mcp-safeguard compared with similar servers

mcp-safeguard compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
mcp-safeguard (this page)	—	MCP_SAFEGUARD_API_KEY	11	2026-10-19	MIT
tradingview-mcp	marketaux	MARKETAUX_API_TOKEN	5,099	2026-10-21	MIT
mcphub	—	ADMIN_PASSWORD	2,580	2026-10-24	Apache-2.0
mcp-remote	—	AUTH_TOKEN, MCP_CLIENT_SECRET, MCP_REMOTE_CLIENT_SECRET	1,652	2026-10-20	MIT
mcp-searxng	—	None listed	1,322	2026-10-20	MIT
tuui	—	None listed	1,159	2026-05-14	Apache-2.0

Ranked by services in common with mcp-safeguard, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about mcp-safeguard

What does mcp-safeguard do?: Scans MCP servers for security issues such as prompt injection, credential exposure, SSRF, tool poisoning, and source-level credential-handling flaws. Requires installation via pip.
How do I install mcp-safeguard?: Its own README gives this command: pip install mcp-safeguard. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
What does mcp-safeguard connect to, and what does it need?: The credentials we found in its source are MCP_SAFEGUARD_API_KEY.
Is mcp-safeguard official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 11 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-19.
What licence does mcp-safeguard use?: The repository declares the MIT licence.

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