Gateway Scan MCP Server

Built by the team behind the Provenwright MCP Gateway Readiness Audit - a full cited audit with evidence index, scored gap matrix, and 90-day roadmap. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People connecting security tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-07-15 · ★ 2 · #107 OF 182 MAINTAINED SECURITY · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Gateway Scan

before you install - you'll need

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

Claude Code

claude mcp add willianpinho-mcp-gateway-scan -- npx -y mcp-gateway-scan

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "willianpinho-mcp-gateway-scan": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-gateway-scan"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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 mcp-gateway-scan - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

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

03 · What Gateway Scan can do

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

Latest releases

v0.2.0 · 2026-06-23

v0.2.0 · Ships the audit CTA footer in the human-readable scan report (the published 0.1.1 predates this). · What's new · feat(report) audit CTA footer (#6) - an honest, suppressible (--no-cta) closing call-to-action…

v0.1.1 · 2026-06-10

Maintenance + distribution release. Matches the published npm [email protected]. · Changes since v0.1.0 · CTA-free MCP output + --no-cta flag - cleaner agent-facing output (#1) · server.json bumped to 0.1.1 to…

v0.1.0 · 2026-06-09

Read-only scanner for MCP / AI-agent gateway production-readiness anti-patterns. Point it at a repo, get a 7-dimension red/yellow/green score in seconds. · Three ways to run · npx mcp-gateway-scan ./your-repo · CI…

04 · Who maintains Gateway Scan

MCP Gateway Scan is maintained by willianpinho. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jun 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/willianpinho/mcp-gateway-scan
category: security - ranked #107 of 182 actively-maintained security servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 3 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-06-23)
registry: io.github.willianpinho/mcp-gateway-scan (active, first published 2026-06-09 · 2 versions)
packages: npm:mcp-gateway-scan

06 · Gateway Scan FAQ

What is Gateway Scan?

Is Gateway Scan still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-07-15 and it shipped 3 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Gateway Scan?

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

Does Gateway Scan 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 Gateway Scan

Alternatives to Gateway Scan

Maintained security servers if Gateway Scan isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

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

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