{
 "schema_version": 1,
 "generated": "2026-10-20",
 "id": "graygnatconsole-mcp-audit-tool--gate-pull-requests-on-mcp-config-security",
 "repo": "graygnatconsole/mcp-audit-tool",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/graygnatconsole/mcp-audit-tool",
 "repo_slug": "graygnatconsole-mcp-audit-tool",
 "title": "Block risky MCP config changes in pull requests",
 "page_title": "How to block risky MCP config changes in pull requests with MCP Audit Tool",
 "summary": "Run the audit in GitHub Actions, fail the build on high findings, and show results in Code Scanning.",
 "who": "A team lead or DevSecOps engineer whose repository commits .vscode/mcp.json, .cursor/mcp.json, or similar project-level MCP configs.",
 "problem": "Developers can add an MCP server with a plaintext HTTP endpoint, a wildcard permission, or a hardcoded token in a pull request, and nothing checks it before merge.",
 "outcome": "Each pull request gets a SARIF upload that appears in the repository Security tab, and the workflow fails when a finding meets the severity threshold.",
 "steps": [
  "Add a workflow file that sets `permissions:` with `security-events: write` and checks out the repository.",
  "In the workflow, install the tool with `pipx install git+https://github.com/graygnatconsole/mcp-audit-tool.git`.",
  "Run `mcp-audit scan .vscode/mcp.json .cursor/mcp.json --format sarif --output results.sarif` (adjust paths to your repo's MCP config files).",
  "Add a step that uploads results.sarif with `github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v3`.",
  "Add `--fail-on high` to the scan command so the build fails on HIGH or worse findings, then open a test pull request to confirm the gate works."
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Use the GitHub repo graygnatconsole/mcp-audit-tool to add a GitHub Actions workflow to <repo-path> that runs `mcp-audit scan` on the project MCP config files and writes SARIF output. Return the workflow file contents. Verify that the workflow has `security-events: write` permission and that the scan step includes `--format sarif`.",
 "agents": [
  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "30 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "The README example uses `actions/checkout@v4`, `actions/setup-python@v5`, and `upload-sarif@v3`, so keep those versions unless you have checked them against your own runner setup.",
 "category": "Security and science",
 "tags": [
  "Security and science"
 ],
 "lang": "python",
 "requirements": [
  "Python 3.9 or newer",
  "pipx or pip available in the terminal",
  "An MCP client config file (for example claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json), or access to the machine where those files live"
 ],
 "risk": "sensitive",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [],
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.9,
 "evidence": [],
 "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/graygnatconsole-mcp-audit-tool/gate-pull-requests-on-mcp-config-security/",
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