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Skarn MCP Server

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Skarn runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 57 installs a week from npm. Last commit 4 Oct 2026.

Scans AI coding sessions and assistant configs for leaked secrets and risky hooks; local, redacted

Installs per day peak 199 · avg 32 · -62% w/w
a month agotoday
57
Installs / week
npm · @skarn-security/skarn
0
Stars
0 open issues
4 Oct 2026
Last commit
2 releases in 90 days
custom licence
License
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What the code does

We read the source, 1 h ago · rules ccca72095570

Capabilities

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.

File ships in the package but is absent from the source [пакет] bin/skarn.js:1
этот файл ставится пользователю, но в репозитории его нет
Runs an external command [пакет] bin/skarn.js:30
const res = spawnSync(binPath, process.argv.slice(2), { stdio: "inherit" });

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

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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 skarn -- npx -y @skarn-security/skarn
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "skarn": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@skarn-security/skarn"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.skarn]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@skarn-security/skarn"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "skarn": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@skarn-security/skarn"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "skarn": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@skarn-security/skarn"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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Skarn — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Skarn?
Skarn 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 @skarn-security/skarn was installed 57 times last week.
How do I connect Skarn?
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 @skarn-security/skarn straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Skarn?
The npm package @skarn-security/skarn was installed 57 times in the last week. Week over week that is -62%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Skarn open source?
No, and the distinction matters: it ships its own licence file rather than a standard open-source licence. That makes it source-available — you can read the code, but the terms are the author's own, not one of the recognised open-source licences. Read them before you build on it.