AI Firewall MCP vs Safeprompt MCP
A side-by-side look at the AI Firewall MCP and Safeprompt MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose AI Firewall MCP for security work as a local process; choose Safeprompt MCP for security as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose AI Firewall MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
FIREWALL_MODE, SIMILARITY_THRESHOLD, LOG_LEVEL. - You want tools like
analyze_prompt, get_threat_breakdown, sanitize_prompt.
Choose Safeprompt MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
SAFEPROMPT_API_KEY.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Security | Security |
| Quality signal | 47/100 · Fair | 43/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | FIREWALL_MODESIMILARITY_THRESHOLDLOG_LEVEL | SAFEPROMPT_API_KEY |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 2 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 5 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View AI Firewall MCP | View Safeprompt MCP |
Tools & capabilities
AI Firewall MCP tools 5
analyze_promptAnalyze a prompt for injection, jailbreaks, exfiltration, and leakageget_threat_breakdownDetailed per-signal scoring breakdown from the last analysissanitize_promptClean a suspicious prompt while preserving legitimate contentget_firewall_statusHealth check: vector DB size, model status, uptimebenchmark_firewallRun the adversarial test suite and return detection statistics
Safeprompt MCP tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
AI Firewall MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"ai-firewall-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"ai-firewall-mcp"
],
"env": {
"FIREWALL_MODE": "YOUR_FIREWALL_MODE_HERE",
"SIMILARITY_THRESHOLD": "YOUR_SIMILARITY_THRESHOLD_HERE",
"LOG_LEVEL": "YOUR_LOG_LEVEL_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Safeprompt MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-171": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"safeprompt"
],
"env": {
"SAFEPROMPT_API_KEY": "YOUR_SAFEPROMPT_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
AI Firewall MCP is categorized under Security and uses a local stdio subprocess. Safeprompt MCP belongs to Security and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick AI Firewall MCP for security work and Safeprompt MCP for security.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
AI Firewall MCP has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Safeprompt MCP has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add ai-firewall-mcp and mcp-171 as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, AI Firewall MCP has a quality signal of 47/100 (Fair) with 2 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Safeprompt MCP has 43/100 (Fair) with 2 views, 0 installs and 2 GitHub stars.