How to Scan an MCP Server Before Installation
A reproducible pre-installation MCP server scan process covering provenance, privileges, code, sandbox behavior, tool metadata, decision criteria, and regression.
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Security thinking for the agentic era.
Practical guidance, independent reviews, and clear explanations for teams building AI agents that can take real action.
MCP Gateway vs MCP Server: Central Control Is Not the Tool Endpoint
Distinguish an intermediary control plane from a capability-serving endpoint.
Read articleWhat Is an MCP Server?
Define an MCP server, its primitives, request flow, deployment forms, boundaries, examples, and security considerations without becoming an implementation guide.
Read articleMCP Authentication and Authorization Guide
Understand and design the authentication and authorization architecture for protected MCP deployments; not a step-by-step setup for one server.
Read articleHow to Secure MCP Authentication
Implement and verify authentication for one protected remote MCP server deployment.
Read articleAI Agent Security vs AI-SPM: Protect Actions and Manage Estate Risk
Separate workflow protection from estate-level posture and combine them.
Read articleAI Firewall vs AI Guardrails: Compare Placement, Not Product Labels
Choose controls by enforcement placement and protected action.
Read articleMCP Security vs API Security: Reuse the Foundation, Add Agent Context
Identify which API controls transfer to MCP and what extra agent context is required.
Read articlePrompt Injection Prevention vs Testing: Controls Need Adversarial Proof
Build a loop between preventive controls and repeatable tests.
Read articleAI Agent Component Scanning vs Runtime Security: Check Before and During Execution
Decide how pre-use component analysis and runtime controls combine.
Read articleAI Runtime Security vs AI Guardrails: Different Units, One Control Stack
Choose and combine runtime controls and guardrails without confusing their units.
Read articleInvariant Labs Review: Agent Security Scope After the Snyk Acquisition
Identify the correct Invariant product and decide what remains evaluable after acquisition.
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