MCP L402 Gate runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 48 installs a week from npm. Last commit 10 May 2026.
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We read the source, 18 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df
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.
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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.
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 mcp-l402-gate -- npx -y @powforge/mcp-l402-gate
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-l402-gate": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@powforge/mcp-l402-gate"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
[mcp_servers.mcp-l402-gate]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@powforge/mcp-l402-gate"]
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-l402-gate": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@powforge/mcp-l402-gate"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-l402-gate": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@powforge/mcp-l402-gate"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
This one needs environment variables set before it will start:
POW_GATE_URL (PowForge L402 gate base URL. Defaults to public production endpoint when running via npx; override for self-hosted or local dev.), ORACLE_URL (PowForge Depth-of-Identity oracle base URL. Used by l402_gate_score for pubkey lookups. Defaults to public production endpoint.).
The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.
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