Toolmesh is listed as active in the registry but did not answer our last check. Last commit 6 Nov 2026.
Self-hosted MCP gateway. Turn any REST API into MCP tools via YAML (DADL). Authz, audit, policies.
What the code does
We read the source, 1 d ago · rules 995398eba69f
Things with no honest explanation: a promise that contradicts the code, code that runs at install time while hiding what it does, data leaving the machine.
if ip.Equal(net.ParseIP("169.254.169.254")) {
What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.
if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(dir, configFileName)); err != nil {
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We found things in this code
Code changes quietly between releases, and nobody reads the diff of a dependency. We do, on every release — watch Toolmesh and you get told the day something new turns up.
Connect this server
Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 0 min ago.
claude mcp add toolmesh --transport http 'https://{host}:8123/mcp'https://{host}:8123/mcp[mcp_servers.toolmesh]
url = "https://{host}:8123/mcp"{
"mcpServers": {
"toolmesh": {
"url": "https://{host}:8123/mcp"
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"toolmesh": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://{host}:8123/mcp"
}
}
}Endpoints
| URL | Transport | State | Latency | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| https://{host}:8123/mcp | streamable-http | answering | 0 ms | 0 min ago |
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Toolmesh — questions
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