MCP Shield for Claude Desktop

io.github.sophiacave/mcp-shield

Security scanner for MCP servers. SSRF, path traversal, injection, auth, secrets. Grade A-F.

client:Claude Desktop transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install MCP Shield in Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-shield": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@sophiacave/mcp-shield"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config opens this file. Restart the app after saving. Claude Desktop docs