What does guardmcp do?

Guardmcp focuses on detecting security vulnerabilities and misconfigurations in MCP server setups. It is catalogued under Application security & vulnerability scanning on PulseGate.

guardmcp is an open-source project built for security engineers and DevOps.

Yes — guardmcp is open source under the MIT license and free to use.

What platforms does guardmcp run on?

guardmcp runs on the command line.

Is guardmcp still active?

The GitHub repository shows 8 commits in the last 90 days.

What are alternatives to guardmcp?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include mcp-secrets-guard, server-guardian-mcp, and mcp-guardian-scan.

Is guardmcp open source?

Yes — guardmcp is open source under the MIT license, developed on GitHub.

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guardmcp

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guardmcp is an open-source CLI tool that scans MCP server configurations for security issues, including secrets, injection vulnerabilities, and authentication problems. It maps findings to the OWASP MCP Top 10, helping security engineers and DevOps teams secure their deployments.

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Overview

5 features

guardmcp sits in PulseGate's Application security & vulnerability scanning category. It focuses on detecting security vulnerabilities and misconfigurations in MCP server setups. guardmcp is an open-source project aimed at security engineers and DevOps. The project is open source (MIT). It runs on the command line.

guardmcp first shipped in 2026. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 8 commits in the last 90 days. Among its 5 catalogued features are secret detection, injection scanning, and auth issue detection. It exposes integrations via an MCP server.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Secret detection
Injection scanning
Auth issue detection
OWASP MCP mapping
CLI interface

Built with & integrations

Connectors

MCP

Runs on

CLI

Trust & compliance

License

MIT

Verified signals

HTTPSOpen SourceFree tierGitHub · ★ 2Active maintenance

Indexing history

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Frequently asked questions about guardmcp

What does guardmcp do?: Guardmcp focuses on detecting security vulnerabilities and misconfigurations in MCP server setups. It is catalogued under Application security & vulnerability scanning on PulseGate.
Who is guardmcp for?: guardmcp is an open-source project built for security engineers and DevOps.
Is guardmcp free?: Yes — guardmcp is open source under the MIT license and free to use.
What platforms does guardmcp run on?: guardmcp runs on the command line.
Is guardmcp still active?: The GitHub repository shows 8 commits in the last 90 days.
What are alternatives to guardmcp?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include mcp-secrets-guard, server-guardian-mcp, and mcp-guardian-scan.mcp-secrets-guard server-guardian-mcp mcp-guardian-scan
How long has guardmcp been around?: guardmcp first shipped in 2026.
Is guardmcp open source?: Yes — guardmcp is open source under the MIT license, developed on GitHub.

At a glance

Platforms: CLI
Languages: English
Open source: Yes · ★ 2
License: MIT
Built for: security engineers and DevOps
Model: Open source
Solves: Detecting security vulnerabilities and misconfigurations in MCP server setups.

Registered as

GitHub: loplop-h/mcpguard
PyPI: guardmcp

Developer

Loploph

Solo developer

GitHub

Open source

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Stars: 2
Forks: 0
Open issues: 0
Last commit: 31 Mar 2026
Commits 90d: 8
Contributors: 1
Authorship: Solo
Default branch: master
Latest release: v0.1.0 · 31 Mar 2026

Index record

Indexed: 27 Jun 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 27 Jun 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: guardmcp-pypi-org
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 27 Jun 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Recorded source: taxonomy-pass-b.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Canonical URL: https://github.com/loplop-h/mcpguard

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