Which integrations are available for this server?

Integrates with FastAPI to provide a live security dashboard and API endpoints for monitoring shield health, audit logs, and threat statistics. Supports human-in-the-loop security workflows by allowing high-risk security decisions and notifications to be routed through Slack for manual approval.

How do I use ZugaShield?

1. Click on "Install Server". 2. Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state. 3. In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@ZugaShield scan this user prompt for injection: 'Ignore all previous instructions'" That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed. Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.

ZugaShield by Zuga-luga

65% of organizations deploying AI agents have no security defense layer. ZugaShield is a production-tested, open-source library that protects your AI agents with:

Zero dependencies — works out of the box, no C extensions
< 15ms overhead — compiled regex fast path, async throughout
150+ signatures — curated threat catalog, updated regularly
MCP-aware — scans tool definitions for hidden injection payloads
7 defense layers — defense in depth, not a single point of failure

Quick Start

pip install zugashield

import asyncio from zugashield import ZugaShield async def main(): shield = ZugaShield() # Check user input for prompt injection decision = await shield.check_prompt("Ignore all previous instructions") print(decision.is_blocked) # True print(decision.verdict) # ShieldVerdict.BLOCK # Check LLM output for data leakage decision = await shield.check_output("Your API key: sk-live-abc123...") print(decision.is_blocked) # True # Check a tool call before execution decision = await shield.check_tool_call( "web_request", {"url": "http://169.254.169.254/metadata"} ) print(decision.is_blocked) # True (SSRF blocked) asyncio.run(main())

Architecture

ZugaShield uses layered defense — every input and output passes through multiple independent detection engines. If one layer misses an attack, the next one catches it.

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ZugaShield │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Layer 1: Perimeter HTTP validation, size limits │ │ Layer 2: Prompt Armor 10 injection detection methods │ │ Layer 3: Tool Guard SSRF, command injection, paths │ │ Layer 4: Memory Sentinel Memory poisoning, RAG scanning │ │ Layer 5: Exfiltration Guard DLP, secrets, PII, canaries │ │ Layer 6: Anomaly Detector Behavioral baselines, chains │ │ Layer 7: Wallet Fortress Transaction limits, mixers │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Cross-layer: MCP tool scanning, LLM judge, multimodal │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

What It Detects

Attack	How	Layer
Direct prompt injection	Compiled regex + 150+ catalog signatures	2
Indirect injection	Spotlighting + content analysis	2
Unicode smuggling	Homoglyph + invisible character detection	2
Encoding evasion	Nested base64 / hex / ROT13 decoding	2
Context window flooding	Repetition + token count analysis	2
Few-shot poisoning	Role label density analysis	2
GlitchMiner tokens	Shannon entropy per word	2
Document embedding	CSS hiding patterns (font-size:0, display:none)	2
ASCII art bypass	Entropy analysis + special char density	2
Multi-turn crescendo	Session escalation tracking	2
SSRF / command injection	URL + command pattern matching	3
Path traversal	Sensitive path + symlink detection	3
Memory poisoning	Write + read path validation	4
RAG document injection	Pre-ingestion imperative detection	4
Secret / PII leakage	70+ secret patterns + PII regex	5
Canary token leaks	Session-specific honeypot tokens	5
DNS exfiltration	Subdomain depth / entropy analysis	5
Image-based injection	EXIF + alt-text + OCR scanning	Multi
MCP tool poisoning	Tool definition injection scan	Cross
Behavioral anomaly	Cross-layer event correlation	6
Crypto wallet attacks	Address + amount + function validation	7

MCP Server

ZugaShield ships with an MCP server so Claude, GPT, and other AI platforms can call it as a tool:

pip install zugashield[mcp]

Add to your MCP config (claude_desktop_config.json or similar):

{ "mcpServers": { "zugashield": { "command": "zugashield-mcp" } } }

9 tools available:

Tool	Description
`scan_input`	Check user messages for prompt injection
`scan_output`	Check LLM responses for data leakage
`scan_tool_call`	Validate tool parameters before execution
`scan_tool_definitions`	Scan tool schemas for hidden payloads
`scan_memory`	Check memory writes for poisoning
`scan_document`	Pre-ingestion RAG document scanning
`get_threat_report`	Get current threat statistics
`get_config`	View active configuration
`update_config`	Toggle layers and settings at runtime

FastAPI Integration

pip install zugashield[fastapi]

from fastapi import FastAPI from zugashield import ZugaShield from zugashield.integrations.fastapi import create_shield_router shield = ZugaShield() app = FastAPI() app.include_router(create_shield_router(lambda: shield), prefix="/api/shield")

This gives you a live dashboard with these endpoints:

Endpoint	Description
`GET /api/shield/status`	Shield health + layer statistics
`GET /api/shield/audit`	Recent security events
`GET /api/shield/config`	Active configuration
`GET /api/shield/catalog/stats`	Threat signature statistics

Human-in-the-Loop

Plug in your own approval flow (Slack, email, custom UI) for high-risk decisions:

from zugashield.integrations.approval import ApprovalProvider from zugashield import set_approval_provider class SlackApproval(ApprovalProvider): async def request_approval(self, decision, context=None): # Post to Slack channel, wait for thumbs-up return True # or False to deny async def notify(self, decision, context=None): # Send alert for blocked actions pass set_approval_provider(SlackApproval())

Configuration

All settings via environment variables — no config files needed:

Variable	Default	Description
`ZUGASHIELD_ENABLED`	`true`	Master on/off toggle
`ZUGASHIELD_STRICT_MODE`	`false`	Block on medium-confidence threats
`ZUGASHIELD_PROMPT_ARMOR_ENABLED`	`true`	Prompt injection defense
`ZUGASHIELD_TOOL_GUARD_ENABLED`	`true`	Tool call validation
`ZUGASHIELD_MEMORY_SENTINEL_ENABLED`	`true`	Memory write/read scanning
`ZUGASHIELD_EXFILTRATION_GUARD_ENABLED`	`true`	Output DLP
`ZUGASHIELD_WALLET_FORTRESS_ENABLED`	`true`	Crypto transaction checks
`ZUGASHIELD_LLM_JUDGE_ENABLED`	`false`	LLM deep analysis (requires `anthropic`)
`ZUGASHIELD_SENSITIVE_PATHS`	`.ssh,.env,...`	Comma-separated sensitive paths

Optional Extras

pip install zugashield[fastapi] # Dashboard + API endpoints pip install zugashield[multimodal] # Image scanning (Pillow) pip install zugashield[llm-judge] # LLM deep analysis (Anthropic) pip install zugashield[mcp] # MCP server pip install zugashield[all] # Everything above pip install zugashield[dev] # Development (pytest, ruff)

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for development setup and guidelines.

Security

Found a vulnerability? See SECURITY.md for responsible disclosure.

License

MIT — see LICENSE for details.

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