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SafeNode MCP Gateway MCP Server

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SafeNode MCP Gateway runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 33 installs a week from npm. Last commit 13 Aug 2026.

Policy proxy for MCP tool calls. A denied call never reaches the downstream server.

Installs per day peak 249 · avg 8
a month agotoday
33
Installs / week
npm · safenode-mcp-gateway
0
Stars
0 open issues
13 Aug 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
TypeScript

What the code does

We read the source, 19 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

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.

Secret passed into the image build Dockerfile:40
# Placeholder so the demo config validates. Override with a real key to evaluate anything.
ENV SAFENODE_API_KEY=sn_demo_key_not_valid_for_evaluation

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.

Three servers free · no card

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

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: SAFENODE_API_KEY (SafeNode API key. Free tier at https://safenode.tech — no card required.), SAFENODE_BASE_URL (Override the SafeNode API base URL. Defaults to https://safenode.tech.). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

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SafeNode MCP Gateway — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for SafeNode MCP Gateway?
SafeNode MCP Gateway 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 safenode-mcp-gateway was installed 33 times last week.
How do I connect SafeNode MCP Gateway?
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 safenode-mcp-gateway straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use SafeNode MCP Gateway?
The npm package safenode-mcp-gateway was installed 33 times in the last week. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is SafeNode MCP Gateway open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript and 0 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.