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MCPSense is an open-source CLI that inspects MCP configurations and tool metadata. Version 0.4.5 improves detection of hostile instructions and helps maintainers see what changed since their last review.
PH · launched Nov 7, 2026 · 2 upvotes (top 19%) · 0 views
Niche: application and system security scanners · 260 launches, 34 in the last 7 days ▼ -6% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Security
- Compliance & governance
- Developer
- AI feature
- Open Source
- Developer Tools
- GitHub
- Security
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Could you build this?
Yes An open-source CLI that parses MCP config and tool metadata, applies pattern and LLM-based checks for hostile instructions, and diffs results over time is a standard developer-tool build.
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 151 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #38 of 152 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 355 days after the earliest competitor.
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- anlyon.dev · ph · 2026-10-25 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.43
- teardown · github · 2026-10-22 · 54 upvotes · similarity 0.43
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- Tool for Testing MCP Servers · hn · 2026-01-07 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.43
- Tern CLI · ph · 2026-09-28 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.43
- MCPShip · ph · 2026-09-12 · 3 upvotes · similarity 0.40
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