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Guardrails MCP Server

io.github.ExpertVagabond/guardrails
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Guardrails runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 48 installs a week from npm. Last commit 22 Mar 2026.

AI Agent Guardrails MCP server - security layer

Installs per day peak 29 · avg 6 · +2% w/w
a month agotoday
48
Installs / week
npm · guardrails-mcp-server
1
Stars
0 open issues
22 Mar 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
Rust

Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add guardrails -- npx -y guardrails-mcp-server
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "guardrails": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "guardrails-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.guardrails]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "guardrails-mcp-server"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "guardrails": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "guardrails-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "guardrails": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "guardrails-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

Guardrails — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Guardrails?
Guardrails runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package guardrails-mcp-server was installed 48 times last week.
How do I connect Guardrails?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls guardrails-mcp-server straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Guardrails?
The npm package guardrails-mcp-server was installed 48 times in the last week. Week over week that is +2%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Guardrails open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in Rust and 1 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.