What is repoguard?
repoguard is a MCP server by taylormatematica-beep that fast architectural linter & guardrail engine for AI coding agents: detects layer violations, leaked secrets, and enforces .cursorrules & CLAUDE.md standards in ~12ms. It is listed under Developer tools and has 5 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | taylormatematica-beep |
| Repository | taylormatematica-beep/repoguard |
| Popularity | 5 GitHub stars |
| Category | Developer tools |
| Security | Low risk (96/100) |
| Rank | #2,166 of 4,418 MCP servers; #489 in Developer tools |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-15 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
Is repoguard safe to install?
repoguard scores 96/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 5 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 |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install repoguard?
- 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/taylormatematica-beep/repoguard
- 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 repoguard -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http repoguard <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 repoguard for you:
Add the "repoguard" MCP server from https://github.com/taylormatematica-beep/repoguard 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.