What is mcp-guardian?
mcp-guardian is a MCP server by rudraneel93 that security and governance proxy for MCP with YAML policies (blocklists, rate limits, token budgets), token cost tracking, health monitoring and RBAC. It is listed under Security and has 4 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | rudraneel93 |
| Repository | rudraneel93/mcp-guardian |
| Popularity | 4 GitHub stars |
| Category | Security |
| Security | Low risk (92/100) |
| Rank | #2,420 of 4,418 MCP servers; #117 in Security |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-06-07 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
Is mcp-guardian safe to install?
mcp-guardian scores 92/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. 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 |
| Needs an API key or account login | Note |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install mcp-guardian?
- 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/rudraneel93/mcp-guardian
- 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-guardian -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http mcp-guardian <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-guardian for you:
Add the "mcp-guardian" MCP server from https://github.com/rudraneel93/mcp-guardian 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.