mcp-placard
PulseGate's liveness check found it on 18 Sep 2026; it is registered on GitHub and PyPI and has been in the index since 18 Sep 2026. How this is checked
mcp-placard is an open-source CLI for statically analyzing the surface an MCP server exposes to an AI agent. It detects interface drift and supports security and supply-chain review for MCP server developers.
Inferred · not functionally tested
Overview
5 featuresPurpose: Detecting security issues and unintended changes in the tools and interfaces an MCP server exposes to AI agents.
Inferred · not functionally tested
Audience: MCP server developers and security engineers
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Functions: monitoring
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Interfaces: API: unknown · MCP: indicated (inferred, not tested) · CLI: indicated (inferred, not tested) · Self-hosting: indicated (inferred, not tested)
Recorded constraints: pricing: open_source · license: MIT · platforms: CLI · deployment: cli, self_hosted
Constraint provenance is unknown; confirm requirements with the publisher.
Record sources: pypi.org · github.com. These links do not verify the individual claims.
mcp-placard sits in PulseGate's AI security & guardrails category. Inferred · not functionally tested: It focuses on detecting security issues and unintended changes in the tools and interfaces an MCP server exposes to AI agents. Inferred · not functionally tested: It is built as an open-source project for MCP server developers and security engineers. Basis unknown · not verified: The project is open source (MIT). Basis unknown · not verified: It ships for the command line, and it can be self-hosted.
Behind mcp-placard is Lanier Developments, and it first shipped in 2026. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 8 commits in the last 90 days. Inferred · not functionally tested: Among its 5 catalogued features are MCP surface analysis, static analysis, and drift detection. Basis unknown · not verified: Catalogued interfaces include an MCP server.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested
- MCP surface analysis
- Static analysis
- Drift detection
- Security scanning
- Supply-chain checks
Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested
Built with & integrations
- Claude Code
- commit 27b5cc59e9b2 · since Sep 2026
Trust & compliance
Indexing history
4What PulseGate has recorded for this listing
- Indexed18 Sep · 10:48 UTCmcp-placard seen via PyPI Bulk EnumeratorSource: PyPI Bulk Enumerator · Open
Frequently asked questions about mcp-placard
- What is mcp-placard?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: Mcp-placard focuses on detecting security issues and unintended changes in the tools and interfaces an MCP server exposes to AI agents. It is catalogued under AI security & guardrails on PulseGate.
- Who is mcp-placard for?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: mcp-placard is an open-source project built for MCP server developers and security engineers.
- Is mcp-placard free?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — mcp-placard is open source under the MIT license and free to use.
- What platforms does mcp-placard run on?
- Basis unknown · not verified: mcp-placard runs on the command line. It can also be self-hosted.
- Is mcp-placard still maintained?
- PulseGate's liveness check found it on 18 Sep 2026. Its GitHub repository shows 8 commits in the last 90 days.
- What projects are similar to mcp-placard?
- Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include cerbere-ag-mcp, mcp-triage, and dynamic-mcp.cerbere-ag-mcpmcp-triagedynamic-mcp
- Who makes mcp-placard?
- mcp-placard is developed by Lanier Developments.
- When did mcp-placard launch?
- mcp-placard first shipped in 2026.
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