Figuard MCP

A travel-booking agent hit a Stripe timeout and retried twice. The customer's card was charged three times for the same flight before anyone noticed - 40 minutes later. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People connecting AI & ML tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Java.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-17 · ★ 2 · #58 OF 95 MAINTAINED AI & ML · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

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01 · Install Figuard MCP

before you install - you'll need

The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install.

Claude Code

claude mcp add figuard-figuard-core -- npx -y figuard-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "figuard-figuard-core": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "figuard-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license no standard license detected - usage rights unclear; check the repo before commercial use

npm package figuard-mcp - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry namespace io.github.figuard is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Figuard MCP can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v1.2.0 · 2026-06-16

Embedded mode (FiGuard Lite) + reserve=false + update_budget · No breaking changes - all new surface is additive. · Embedded mode - "FiGuard Lite" · pip install figuard / npm install figuard now enforce in-process…

v1.1.2 · 2026-06-10

Critical fix for Python users. A duplicate triple-quote in figuard/integrations/crewai.py (shipped in 1.1.0 and 1.1.1) caused a SyntaxError on from figuard import ... when the langchain extra was installed. Plain…

v1.1.1 · 2026-06-10

Hardening pass on the credential and webhook surfaces. No API changes - existing integrations are unaffected. · HMAC-pepper credential hashing - API keys and session tokens stored as HMAC-SHA256(credential, pepper)…

04 · Who maintains Figuard MCP

figuard-mcp is maintained by figuard. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to May 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/figuard/figuard-core
website: https://figuard.io/
category: AI & ML - ranked #58 of 95 actively-maintained AI & ML servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 5 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-06-16)
registry: io.github.figuard/figuard-mcp (active, first published 2026-06-04 · 2 versions)
packages: npm:figuard-mcp

06 · Figuard MCP FAQ

What is Figuard MCP?

Is Figuard MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-17 and it shipped 5 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Figuard MCP?

Run `npx -y figuard-mcp`. The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Figuard MCP run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Figuard MCP

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