Research Model Context Protocol

[lukehinds]

Model Context Protocol is gaining momentum with multiple MCP servers being developed and shared. Anything which involves computer control, is obviously going to introduce security risks, so this is an area CodeGate should be active.

The Specification: https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol

Smithery (Registry): https://smithery.ai/

Key Security factors:

• Command whitelist enforcement
• Flag validation
• Path traversal prevention
• Shell operator blocking
• Command length limits
• Execution timeouts
• Working directory restrictions