Mcp Security Audit

Category: Security · Sub-category: security-misc

ai:mcptype:audittype:review

Audit MCP (Model Context Protocol) server configurations for security issues. Use this skill when: - Reviewing .mcp.json files for security risks - Checking MCP server args for hardcoded secrets or shell injection patterns - Validating that MCP servers use pinned versions (not @latest) - Detecting unpinned dependencies in MCP server configurations - Auditing which MCP servers a project registers and whether they're on an approved list - Checking for environment variable usage vs. hardcoded credentials in MCP configs - Any request like "is my MCP config secure?", "audit my MCP servers", or "check .mcp.json" keywords: [mcp, security, audit, secrets, shell-injection, supply-chain, governance]

What this skill does

Mcp Security Audit is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the security-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/mcp-security-audit/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Mcp Security Audit skill is built for security engineers, penetration testers, DevSecOps practitioners, and development teams hardening codebases and infrastructure. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 56,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/mcp-security-audit
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/mcp-security-audit/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/mcp-security-audit/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/mcp-security-audit/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/mcp-security-audit/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\mcp-security-audit\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

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