What is mcp-audit?
mcp-audit is a MCP server by P4ST4S that transparent proxy that intercepts, signs, rate-limits, redacts and audits MCP tool calls without modifying client or server. It is listed under Security and has 8 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | P4ST4S |
| Repository | P4ST4S/mcp-audit |
| Popularity | 8 GitHub stars |
| Category | Security |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #1,907 of 4,418 MCP servers; #93 in Security |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-10-17 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | Go |
Is mcp-audit safe to install?
mcp-audit scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: can take actions such as send, write or deploy. It passed 4 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Runs on your machine only | Pass |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Can take actions such as send, write or deploy | Review |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install mcp-audit?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/P4ST4S/mcp-audit
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add mcp-audit -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http mcp-audit <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs mcp-audit for you:
Add the "mcp-audit" MCP server from https://github.com/P4ST4S/mcp-audit to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.