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mcp-stdio-guard

Active·★ 10·MIT·Updated 2026-05-24

mcp-stdio-guard is a tool that validates MCP stdio servers by catching stdout pollution and handshake failures before they affect clients. It starts the server, performs a real MCP initialize handshake, optionally sends a post-initialize request like tools/list, validates every stdout frame, and scans source for risky stdout calls. It helps ensure MCP servers conform to the stdio transport protocol.

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$ Install
$ npm install mcp-stdio-guard
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01

Features

01Validates MCP initialize handshake
02Catches stdout pollution (non-JSON-RPC output)
03Optional post-initialize request (e.g., tools/list)
04Static source scanning for risky stdout writes
05CI-friendly JSON output
02

Compatibility

Node.js
Node.js >=18
Verified via docs
03

Quick start

1
$ npm install mcp-stdio-guard
04

Use cases

↳CI/CD pipeline to validate MCP stdio servers before deployment
↳Development debugging to catch common mistakes like console.log in server code
↳Registry validation to ensure published MCP servers are protocol-compliant
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Catch stdout pollution and handshake failures in MCP stdio servers before clients do.

10MIT
Last commit5mo ago
StatusActive
CategoryDev Tooling
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