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McpVanguard

Active·★ 13·MIT·Updated 2026-10-09

McpVanguard is a security gateway for MCP agents that inspects traffic in real time and enforces security policy before sensitive calls reach the underlying tool. It works in local-first mode wrapping stdio MCP servers and in gateway mode exposing hardened SSE and Streamable HTTP endpoints. Transparent integration without rewriting existing MCP servers.

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$ Install
$ pip install mcp-vanguard
↗ Visit site★ GitHub
01

Features

01Real-time traffic inspection and policy enforcement
02Multi-layer security: Rules (L1), Semantic (L2), Behavioral (L3)
03Supports stdio, SSE, and Streamable HTTP transports
04Metadata poisoning protection and cross-server isolation
05Integrity verification with signed manifests and Sigstore support
02

Compatibility

Python
3.11+
Verified via docs
03

Quick start

1
$ pip install mcp-vanguard
04

Use cases

↳Blocking chained exfiltration attacks by intercepting file reads and network posts
↳Audit mode for monitoring tool calls without blocking
↳Protecting Claude Desktop from malicious third-party skills
05

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McpVanguard
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An open-source security proxy and active firewall for the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It acts as a real-time 'Reflex System' between AI agents and their tools, protecting the host system from malicious intent, prompt injection, and data exfiltration.

13MIT
Last commit2w ago
StatusActive
CategorySecurity & Safety
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