MCPWatch

Have I Been Pwned for MCP servers. Open-source security scanner that audits MCP servers against the OWASP MCP Top 10 and produces an A–F letter grade.

Overview

MCPWatch is a security tool for the MCP ecosystem that:

• Runs 10 automated checks derived from the OWASP MCP Top 10 on any MCP server

• Produces an A–F letter grade with per-check findings

• Exposes an MCP server interface so AI agents can audit MCPs on demand

• Provides a CLI for pre-install scanning in CI/CD pipelines

• Powers a public leaderboard at mcpwatch.pages.dev with live SVG grade badges

Installation

Use with Claude Code / Cursor / Windsurf (MCP server)

Add to your MCP configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcpwatch": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcpwatch-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

CLI (scan before install)

npx mcpwatch-scanner /path/to/mcp-server

GitHub Action (CI/CD gate)

- uses: lazymac2x/mcpwatch-action@v1
  with:
    path: .
    fail-below: B

MCP Tools

When running as an MCP server, MCPWatch exposes the following tools to your AI agent:

Example: scan before adding an MCP

Ask Claude: "Use mcpwatch to scan the filesystem-mcp server at ~/mcps/filesystem-mcp before I add it to my config."

The 10 Checks (OWASP MCP Top 10)

Grading

Public Leaderboard & Badges

Every public MCP server on Smithery, npm, and the official registry is scanned daily.

Live badge — drop into any README:

[![MCPWatch score](https://api.lazy-mac.com/mcpwatch/badge/YOUR_OWNER/YOUR_REPO.svg)](https://mcpwatch.pages.dev/servers/YOUR_OWNER/YOUR_REPO)

JSON API:

GET https://api.lazy-mac.com/mcpwatch/scan/{owner}/{repo}

Architecture

mcpwatch/
├── packages/
│   ├── scanner/   # Core check engine (TypeScript, runs in Worker + CLI + Node)
│   └── cli/       # mcpwatch-scanner — npx runnable
├── workers/
│   └── crawler/   # CF Worker — scheduled crawl + scan (daily)
├── apps/
│   └── web/       # CF Pages — mcpwatch.pages.dev — public leaderboard
└── .github/
    └── workflows/ # mcpwatch-action CI gate

Requirements

• Node.js 18+

• The MCP server under test must be locally accessible (for scan_mcp_server / CLI)

• No API key required for public leaderboard lookups

License

MIT — use it, fork it, contribute checks.

Contributing

Pull requests for new checks, false-positive fixes, or leaderboard improvements are welcome. See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.