Dashclaw MCP Server

When your AI coding agent tries something destructive, DashClaw catches it before it runs and asks you first, even when you are not at the keyboard. 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 TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-22 · ★ 295 · #12 OF 95 MAINTAINED AI & ML · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Dashclaw

before you install - you'll need

Set DASHCLAW_URL, DASHCLAW_API_KEY before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add ucsandman-dashclaw -- npx -y @dashclaw/mcp-server

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ucsandman-dashclaw": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@dashclaw/mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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 MIT - declared in the repository

npm package @dashclaw/mcp-server - the @dashclaw scope differs from the repo owner (ucsandman); confirm it's the project's official package

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

03 · What Dashclaw can do

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

Latest releases

v5.27.3 · 2026-08-21

Fixed · mkfs grades as a raw device write. The 5.27.2 live proof ran three · shapes through the deployed guard: rm -rf ~ held, rm -rf ./dist · ran, and mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdb1 ran - it carried the protected_target · flag…

v5.27.2 · 2026-08-21

Fixed · The default packs' mass-destructive line now keys on evidence, not on · the score. risk_threshold rules accept only_evidence_flags: [...]: · the line fires only when the server-side classifier tagged the act…

v5.27.1 · 2026-08-21

Changed · Nothing in the default packs refuses outright any more. The risk-100 line of the catastrophe-only pack (seeded into every new org) and of the claude-code-starter pack was action: block. At score 100 the…

04 · Who maintains Dashclaw

dashclaw is maintained by ucsandman. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Feb 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/ucsandman/dashclaw
category: AI & ML - ranked #12 of 95 actively-maintained AI & ML servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-21)
registry: io.github.ucsandman/dashclaw (active, first published 2026-06-11 · 8 versions)
packages: npm:@dashclaw/mcp-server

06 · Dashclaw FAQ

What is Dashclaw?

Is Dashclaw still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-22 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Dashclaw?

Run `npx -y @dashclaw/mcp-server`. The README documents 2 environment variables (DASHCLAW_URL, DASHCLAW_API_KEY) to set first. Set DASHCLAW_URL, DASHCLAW_API_KEY before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Dashclaw 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 Dashclaw

Alternatives to Dashclaw

Maintained AI & ML servers if Dashclaw isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

Servers that cover what Dashclaw doesn't - only shown when the pairing reason fits the companion.

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