What is mcp-gauge?
mcp-gauge is a MCP server by CHANGCHINFU that data signals with hash provenance from USGS, NOAA, ERA5, FRED and SEC EDGAR: floods, air quality, drought, crops, power grid, shipping and SEC filings. It is listed under Finance & commerce and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | CHANGCHINFU |
| Repository | CHANGCHINFU/mcp-gauge |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Finance & commerce |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #3,995 of 4,418 MCP servers; #514 in Finance & commerce |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-09-07 |
| Runs | Locally and in the cloud |
| Language | TypeScript |
Is mcp-gauge safe to install?
mcp-gauge scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: sends your data to a cloud service. 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 |
| Sends your data to a cloud service | Review |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install mcp-gauge?
- 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/CHANGCHINFU/mcp-gauge
- 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-gauge -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http mcp-gauge <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-gauge for you:
Add the "mcp-gauge" MCP server from https://github.com/CHANGCHINFU/mcp-gauge 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.