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mcp-guardian
by eqtylab
everything
by modelcontextprotocol
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SecurityDeveloper ToolsMonitoring
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LanguageRustTypeScript
Last commit9 mo agothis month

mcp-guardian · Summary

MCP Guardian is a security and management proxy for MCP servers, providing real-time control and monitoring.

everything · Summary

Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.

mcp-guardian · Use cases

  • Security monitoring and approval of MCP tool calls before execution
  • Managing and switching between multiple MCP server configurations
  • Logging and auditing all MCP server activity for compliance and debugging

everything · Use cases

  • Testing MCP client implementations against all protocol features
  • Learning MCP protocol capabilities through a reference server
  • Validating client compatibility with different transport methods

mcp-guardian · Install

Installation

Linux/macOS

  1. Install nix: https://nixos.org/download/
  2. Enable nix flakes:

``bash sudo sh -c 'echo "experimental-features = nix-command flakes" >> /etc/nix/nix.conf' ``

  1. Enter dev shell:

``bash nix develop ``

  1. Build project:

``bash just build-release ``

Windows

  1. Install git with symlink support
  2. Install rustup: https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install
  3. Install nodejs
  4. Install yarn: npm install --global yarn
  5. Install Visual Studio with C++ development packages
  6. Install just: cargo install just
  7. Build project:

``bash just build-release ``

everything · Install

NPX (recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

On Windows, use cmd /c:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "mcp/everything"]
    }
  }
}

Global install

npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@latest
npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything
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