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Mcpgawk MCP Server

Developer ToolsUse Caution4.2MCP RegistryLocal
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Measure MCP servers, pin the approved tool surface, refuse calls to tools that changed. Local-first.

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Measure MCP servers, pin the approved tool surface, refuse calls to tools that changed. Local-first.

Security Report

4.2
Use Caution4.2High Risk

mcpgawk is a security auditing tool for MCP servers with a well-designed architecture focused on local-first security analysis. The codebase demonstrates careful security considerations including no egress patterns, comprehensive input validation, and principled separation of concerns. Minor code quality issues around broad exception handling and logging practices are present but do not materially impact security. Supply chain analysis found 8 known vulnerabilities in dependencies (0 critical, 4 high severity). Package verification found 1 issue.

4 files analyzed · 13 issues found

Security scores are indicators to help you make informed decisions, not guarantees. Always review permissions before connecting any MCP server.

Permissions Required

This plugin requests these system permissions. Most are normal for its category.

File System Read

Reads files on your machine. Normal for tools that analyze or process local data.

File System Write

Writes or modifies files on your machine. Check that this is expected for the tool.

HTTP Network Access

Connects to external APIs or services over the internet.

env_vars

Check that this permission is expected for this type of plugin.

process_spawn

Check that this permission is expected for this type of plugin.

How to Install

Add this to your MCP configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-gawk-dev-mcpgawk": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@gawk/verify"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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