mcp-gateway — security grade SAFE, quality 78/100

Security audit verdict: SAFE · quality 78/100

No red flags found in any of the 11 categories — no credential harvesting, no data exfiltration, no curl-pipe-shell installer. Scanned against the SlowMist agent-security taxonomy, refreshed every 8 hours. Full audit →

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About mcp-gateway

# MCP Gateway Overview MCP Gateway is an advanced intermediary solution for Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers that centralizes and enhances your AI infrastructure. MCP Gateway acts as an intermediary between LLMs and other MCP servers. It: 📄 Reads server configurations from a file located in your root directory. ⚙️ Manages the lifecycle of configured MCP servers. 🛡️ Intercepts requests and responses to sanitize sensitive information. 🔗 Provides a unified interface for discovering and interacting with all proxied MCPs. 🔒 Security Scanner - Analyzes server reputation and security risks before loading MCP servers. Installation Python (recommended) Install the mcp-gateway package: - must lead to your mcp.json or [claudedesktopconfig.json](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/quickstart/server#testing-your-server-with-cla

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Quick Facts

Stars388
Forks41
LanguagePython
CategoryMCP Server
LicenseMIT
Quality Score77.5113164083706/100
Open Issues15
Last Updated2026-01-22
Created2025-04-14
Platformscli, mcp, python
Est. Tokens~22k

Compatible Skills

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  • skill-scanner — semantic(0.21)+complementary+same_lang+similar_pop+shared_platform (52%)
  • whistleblower — semantic(0.17)+complementary+same_lang+similar_pop+shared_platform (51%)

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is mcp-gateway?

mcp-gateway is A plugin-based gateway that orchestrates other MCPs and allows developers to build upon it enterprise-grade agents.. It is categorized as a MCP Server with 388 GitHub stars.

What programming language is mcp-gateway written in?

mcp-gateway is primarily written in Python. It covers topics such as agent, agent-security, gateway.

How do I install or use mcp-gateway?

You can find installation instructions and usage details in the mcp-gateway GitHub repository at github.com/lasso-security/mcp-gateway. The project has 388 stars and 41 forks, indicating an active community.

What license does mcp-gateway use?

mcp-gateway is released under the MIT license, making it free to use and modify according to the license terms.

What are the best alternatives to mcp-gateway?

The top alternatives to mcp-gateway on Agent Skills Hub include paperdebugger, npcpy, cheatengine-mcp-bridge. Each offers a different approach to the same problem space — compare them side-by-side by stars, quality score, and community activity.

How this security grade is produced

Grades come from a rule-based scan built on the SlowMist agent-security taxonomy, covering 11 red-flag categories including credential harvesting, data exfiltration, and curl | sh installers. It is a first-layer scan, not a manual audit — we say so rather than overstate it.

The scale of the problem is documented independently: Liu et al. (2026), in a study of 31,132 agent skills, report that 26.1% contain security vulnerabilities. Our own full-catalog census is published as a citable open dataset.

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