Mcpsnoop MCP Server
Wireshark for MCP. A transparent proxy between your AI client and MCP server. Watch every call live in your terminal, fail CI on what it finds, export OpenTelemetry spans.
Mcpsnoop is an open-source mcp server by kerlenton, written mainly in Go, with 366 GitHub stars and the MIT license. Its code was last updated Nov 1, 2026. The latest npm release is mcpsnoop 0.28.0, published Oct 17, 2026, with 36 downloads last week.
Scan summary: scanned Nov 5, 2026 at commit b737bec. No capabilities flagged by our checks. Scan policy
How to install Mcpsnoop
Built from the start command in the project's README: npx mcpsnoop -- node build/index.js. Check the README for required keys or settings.
claude mcp add mcpsnoop -- npx mcpsnoop -- node build/index.js{
"mcpServers": {
"mcpsnoop": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcpsnoop",
"--",
"node",
"build/index.js"
]
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"mcpsnoop": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcpsnoop",
"--",
"node",
"build/index.js"
]
}
}
}code --add-mcp '{"name":"mcpsnoop","command":"npx","args":["mcpsnoop","--","node","build/index.js"]}'What Mcpsnoop can touch
- Not checked directly. Its own description suggests it does this.Run shell commandsLikely, from its own description
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Run dynamic codeNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or write filesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read environment and secretsNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Control a web browserNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Connect to databasesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or send messagesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Touch money or tradingNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Connect to the internetNot run in this scan
"Not seen" means our checks did not find it, and the tool may still do it. Covers commit b737bec, Nov 5, 2026. See the scan policy.
Before you install Mcpsnoop
AgenticMart scanned Mcpsnoop on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.
What it can access
- An MCP server is a program your AI app starts and talks to. A local one runs with your user's permissions: it can see the files, environment variables and network your account can.
- Based on its description and topics, it likely needs to use a code-hosting token (GitHub/GitLab).
- Based on its description and topics, it likely needs to run shell commands.
Before you install
- Use a fine-grained token limited to the repos it needs.
- Keep tool-call approval on, and run it in a container if you can.
- Pin the version you reviewed instead of always installing the latest release.
- Read the tool list or scripts before the first run, and keep approval prompts on for actions that write, send or delete.
- Maintained by kerlenton on GitHub, 366 stars and 36 forks. Popularity is not proof of safety.
- Last code change: Nov 1, 2026.
- Open-source license: MIT.
Mcpsnoop is an open-source mcp server by kerlenton, written mainly in Go. Wireshark for MCP. A transparent proxy between your AI client and MCP server. Watch every call live in your terminal, fail CI on what it finds, export OpenTelemetry spans.
At a glance
- Stars
- 366
- Forks
- 36
- Language
- Go
- License
- MIT
- Created
- Jun 2026
- Last update
- Nov 1, 2026
- Type
- MCP Server
- Price
- Free
Topics
Questions about Mcpsnoop
What is Mcpsnoop?
Wireshark for MCP. A transparent proxy between your AI client and MCP server. Watch every call live in your terminal, fail CI on what it finds, export OpenTelemetry spans.
Who maintains Mcpsnoop?
Mcpsnoop is maintained by kerlenton on GitHub (kerlenton/mcpsnoop). AgenticMart lists it from public repository data.
Is Mcpsnoop safe to use?
AgenticMart scanned Mcpsnoop on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.
What license does Mcpsnoop use?
It is published under the MIT license.
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