MCP Audit vs MCP Security Guard
A side-by-side look at the MCP Audit and MCP Security Guard MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose MCP Audit for security work; choose MCP Security Guard for security. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose MCP Audit when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
- You have the keys it needs:
MCP_AUDIT_CONFIG.
Choose MCP Security Guard when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Security | Security |
| Quality signal | 33/100 · Emerging | 32/100 · Emerging |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | — | — |
| Auth | Not declared | No auth required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | MCP_AUDIT_CONFIG | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 2 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View MCP Audit | View MCP Security Guard |
Tools & capabilities
MCP Audit tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
MCP Security Guard 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.
MCP Audit
No confirmed install command for MCP Audit yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
MCP Security Guard
No confirmed install command for MCP Security Guard yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Frequently asked questions
MCP Audit is categorized under Security and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. MCP Security Guard belongs to Security and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Pick MCP Audit for security work and MCP Security Guard for security.
Neither server has a confirmed install command yet, so we don't publish a guessed config. Follow each project's own setup instructions, linked from its listing page.
MCP Audit has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. MCP Security Guard is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. 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 mcp-audit-2 and mcp-security-guard as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, MCP Audit has a quality signal of 33/100 (Emerging) with 1 views, 0 installs and 2 GitHub stars. MCP Security Guard has 32/100 (Emerging) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.