Shellward vs PII & Secret Redactor
A side-by-side look at the Shellward and PII & Secret Redactor MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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PII & Secret RedactorSecurityDetect and redact PII and secrets before text reaches an LLM, with reversible placeholders.45FairAuth: not declaredVerdict: choose Shellward for security work as a local process; choose PII & Secret Redactor for security. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Shellward when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You have the keys it needs:
SHELLWARD_MODE, SHELLWARD_LOCALE, SHELLWARD_THRESHOLD, SHELLWARD_BASELINE_PATH.
PChoose PII & Secret Redactor when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
- You want tools like
detect_pii, redact_text, restore_text.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | P PII & Secret Redactor | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Security | Security |
| Quality signal | 56/100 · Good | 45/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | No auth required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Freemium |
| Required env vars | SHELLWARD_MODESHELLWARD_LOCALESHELLWARD_THRESHOLDSHELLWARD_BASELINE_PATH | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 140 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 4 |
| Full listing | View Shellward | View PII & Secret Redactor |
Tools & capabilities
Shellward tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
PII & Secret Redactor tools 4
detect_piifindings with type, position and a masked preview. Never echoes full values.redact_textplaceholder (stable tokens like `<EMAIL_1>`, same value gives the same token), mask, salted hash, or remove.restore_textswap placeholders back to the originals in the model's response, using the mapping you keep.list_detectorsexactly what is and is not covered.
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.
Shellward
{
"mcpServers": {
"jnmetacode-shellward": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"shellward"
],
"env": {
"SHELLWARD_MODE": "YOUR_SHELLWARD_MODE_HERE",
"SHELLWARD_LOCALE": "YOUR_SHELLWARD_LOCALE_HERE",
"SHELLWARD_THRESHOLD": "YOUR_SHELLWARD_THRESHOLD_HERE",
"SHELLWARD_BASELINE_PATH": "YOUR_SHELLWARD_BASELINE_PATH_HERE"
}
}
}
}
PII & Secret Redactor
No confirmed install command for PII & Secret Redactor yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Frequently asked questions
Shellward is categorized under Security and uses a local stdio subprocess. PII & Secret Redactor belongs to Security and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Pick Shellward for security work and PII & Secret Redactor 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. PII & Secret Redactor has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
Shellward is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. PII & Secret Redactor is listed as freemium — a free tier with paid plans. 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 jnmetacode-shellward and pii-secret-redactor as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Shellward has a quality signal of 56/100 (Good) with 3 views, 0 installs and 140 GitHub stars. PII & Secret Redactor has 45/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.