What is MCP Sentinel?

MCP Sentinel focuses on scanning MCP servers for security vulnerabilities before deployment. It is catalogued under Security & compliance platforms on PulseGate.

Who is MCP Sentinel for?

MCP Sentinel is an open-source project built for developers building and securing MCP servers.

Does MCP Sentinel have a free plan?

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

What platforms does MCP Sentinel run on?

MCP Sentinel runs on the command line. It can also be self-hosted.

Is MCP Sentinel still maintained?

The GitHub repository shows 38 commits in the last 90 days.

What are alternatives to MCP Sentinel?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include mcp-sentinel-cli, mcp-server-sentinel, and mcp-sentinel-proxy.

Who makes MCP Sentinel?

MCP Sentinel is developed by Bashaar Javaid.

How long has MCP Sentinel been around?

MCP Sentinel first shipped in 2026.

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MCP Sentinel

Name: MCP Sentinel
Author: Bashaar Javaid

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MCP Sentinel is an open-source build-time security scanner for Model Context Protocol servers. It combines static and dynamic analysis and can produce SARIF reports for developer security workflows.

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Overview

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MCP Sentinel sits in PulseGate's Security & compliance platforms category. It focuses on scanning MCP servers for security vulnerabilities before deployment. It is built as an open-source project for developers building and securing MCP servers. The project is open source (MIT). It ships for the command line, and it can be self-hosted.

Behind MCP Sentinel is Bashaar Javaid, and it first shipped in 2026. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 38 commits in the last 90 days. Key capabilities include static analysis, dynamic analysis, and MCP scanning. It exposes integrations via an MCP server.

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

Static analysis
Dynamic analysis
MCP scanning
OWASP checks
SARIF reports
Build-time scanning

Built with & integrations

AI providers

openai

Connectors

MCP

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CLISelf-hosted

Trust & compliance

License

MIT

Verified signals

HTTPSOpen SourceFree tierGitHub · ★ 3Active maintenance

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What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

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Frequently asked questions about MCP Sentinel

What is MCP Sentinel?: MCP Sentinel focuses on scanning MCP servers for security vulnerabilities before deployment. It is catalogued under Security & compliance platforms on PulseGate.
Who is MCP Sentinel for?: MCP Sentinel is an open-source project built for developers building and securing MCP servers.
Does MCP Sentinel have a free plan?: Yes — MCP Sentinel is open source under the MIT license and free to use.
What platforms does MCP Sentinel run on?: MCP Sentinel runs on the command line. It can also be self-hosted.
Is MCP Sentinel still maintained?: The GitHub repository shows 38 commits in the last 90 days.
What are alternatives to MCP Sentinel?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include mcp-sentinel-cli, mcp-server-sentinel, and mcp-sentinel-proxy.mcp-sentinel-cli mcp-server-sentinel mcp-sentinel-proxy
Who makes MCP Sentinel?: MCP Sentinel is developed by Bashaar Javaid.
How long has MCP Sentinel been around?: MCP Sentinel first shipped in 2026.

At a glance

Platforms: CLI
Languages: English
Open source: Yes · ★ 3
License: MIT
First seen: 3 Sept 2026
Built for: developers building and securing MCP servers
Model: Open source
Solves: Scanning MCP servers for security vulnerabilities before deployment.

Registered as

GitHub: BashaarJavaid/MCP-Sentinel
PyPI: portunusmcp-sentinel

Developer

Bashaar Javaid

Solo developer

GitHub

Open source

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Stars: 3
Forks: 2
Open issues: 0
Last commit: 3 Sept 2026
Commits 90d: 38
Contributors: 1
Authorship: Solo
Default branch: main
Latest release: v1.0.0 · 3 Sept 2026

Index record

Indexed: 3 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 3 Sept 2026

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Slug: portunusmcp-sentinel-pypi-org
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 3 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 3 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://pypi.org/project/portunusmcp-sentinel

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