Sops MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 146 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 22 Oct 2026.
MCP server for creating and managing SOPS-encrypted secrets
What the code does
We read the source, 1 d ago · rules 995398eba69f
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.
result = subprocess.run(
USER root # sops and age come from Wolfi's apk repo, signed by Chainguard. Pinned # transitively by the digest of the build base image.
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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.
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.
claude mcp add sops-mcp -e 'SOPS_MCP_AGE_PUBLIC_KEY=<SOPS_MCP_AGE_PUBLIC_KEY>' -- uvx sops-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"sops-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"sops-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SOPS_MCP_AGE_PUBLIC_KEY": "<SOPS_MCP_AGE_PUBLIC_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.sops-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["sops-mcp"]
env = { SOPS_MCP_AGE_PUBLIC_KEY = "<SOPS_MCP_AGE_PUBLIC_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"sops-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"sops-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SOPS_MCP_AGE_PUBLIC_KEY": "<SOPS_MCP_AGE_PUBLIC_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"sops-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"sops-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SOPS_MCP_AGE_PUBLIC_KEY": "<SOPS_MCP_AGE_PUBLIC_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<SOPS_MCP_AGE_PUBLIC_KEY> (Age recipient public key. Required at startup).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
SOPS_AGE_KEY (Age private key. Required at call time for any mutation tool (decrypt + re-encrypt). Read-only tools do not need it).
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