SentinelX MCP

Operate your Linux, macOS, and Windows servers from Claude.ai or ChatGPT - safely. SentinelX gives your LLM an allowlisted, auditable shell: it can only run commands you've explicitly permitted, filesystem access is gated by a per-path allowlist, and every action is recorded. No inbound ports - just a single outbound WebSocket. Its README documents 20 tools, including sentinel_exec, sentinel_script_run, sentinel_edit. It is available as a remote MCP endpoint.

Teams that want a hosted endpoint instead of running a local process. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-23 · ★ 5 · #682 OF 848 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

Apache-2.0 · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install SentinelX MCP

before you install - you'll need

Set SENTINELX_HUB_URL before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add pensados-sentinelx-cloud-core --transport http https://mcp.sentinelx.app/mcp/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pensados-sentinelx-cloud-core": {
      "url": "https://mcp.sentinelx.app/mcp/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

https://mcp.sentinelx.app/mcp/mcp

transport: streamable-http

endpoint alive - authentication required · probed 2026-08-25

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 remote - your agent's requests go to mcp.sentinelx.app

endpoint auth requires authentication - rejected our unauthenticated MCP initialize

license Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository

registry vendor namespace app.sentinelx - domain-verified with the official MCP registry

03 · What SentinelX MCP can do

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

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can run an allowlisted shell command, run a one-off bash or python3 script, copy a file or directory, and delete a file or directory.

The 20 tools it gives your agent

Extracted from the project's README - what SentinelX MCP lets an agent do.

sentinel_exec: - Run an allowlisted shell command
sentinel_script_run: - Run a one-off bash or python3 script
sentinel_edit: - Structured file edit (replace, regex, replace-block, write, append, prepend)
sentinel_edit_upload_: - Three-step upload for large file edits
sentinel_move: - Move/rename a file or directory
sentinel_copy: - Copy a file or directory
sentinel_delete: - Delete a file or directory
sentinel_chmod: - Change file permissions
sentinel_chown: - Change file owner/group
sentinel_service: - systemctl start/stop/restart/reload/status
sentinel_restart: - Shortcut for sentinel_service with action=restart
sentinel_upload_file: - Single-shot file upload to the host

show all 20 tools

sentinel_upload_: - Three-step chunked upload for large files
sentinel_read: - Read a file's contents, with optional line-range slicing
sentinel_list: - Structured directory listing (name, type, size, mtime)
sentinel_search: - Recursive content search with regex and glob filters
sentinel_capabilities: - Host policy/capabilities; optional bounded summary projection
sentinel_help: - Rich orientation/help; optional topic/path/single-playbook projections
sentinel_state: - Internal agent state, for debugging
sentinel_ping: - Cheap connectivity check

Latest releases

win-bundle-0.4.1 · 2026-08-13

Offline install bundle for Windows user-mode/service-mode on restricted networks. Built from sentinelx-cloud-core 0.4.1 at commit d764117. Includes protocol 1.6.0, truststore, and the full Python 3.14 / win_amd64 wheel…

v0.4.0 · 2026-08-13

Windows support · SentinelX now runs natively on Windows, alongside Linux (systemd) and macOS (launchd). · Service mode (admin): agent as a Windows service via WinSW (LocalSystem, boot). · User mode (-User, no admin)…

win-bundle-0.4.0 · 2026-08-13

Offline install bundle for Windows (Python 3.14 / cp314). Includes truststore (fixes corporate TLS-inspection CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED by using the OS trust store). Install: install.ps1 -User -Bundle <this-zip-url>.

04 · Who maintains SentinelX MCP

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

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/pensados/sentinelx-cloud-core
category: other - ranked #682 of 848 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 4 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-13)
registry: app.sentinelx/sentinelx (active, first published 2026-05-18 · 5 versions)

06 · SentinelX MCP FAQ

Is SentinelX MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-23 and it shipped 4 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can SentinelX MCP do?

With this server connected, an agent can run an allowlisted shell command, run a one-off bash or python3 script, copy a file or directory, and delete a file or directory.

How do I install SentinelX MCP?

Run `claude mcp add pensados-sentinelx-cloud-core --transport http https://mcp.sentinelx.app/mcp/mcp`. The README documents one environment variable (SENTINELX_HUB_URL) to set first. Set SENTINELX_HUB_URL before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does SentinelX MCP require authentication?

Yes - when we probed the endpoint on 2026-08-25, it rejected an unauthenticated MCP initialize; you'll need credentials to connect.

07 · Alternatives to SentinelX MCP

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