# ranger-mcp-server

> Use this tool when you need to manage access control and security policies for Apache Ranger, enabling centralized management of users, groups, and roles. It solves problems related to data governance, security, and compliance by providing a unified interface for policy management, masking, and tagging. With Knox authentication, it accepts input from authorized users and outputs managed policies, roles, and access controls.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/frothkoetter-ranger-mcp-server  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/frothkoetter-ranger-mcp-server

## Description

Enables management of Apache Ranger access policies, masking, tag-based policies, roles, users, and groups via agentic workflows with Knox authentication.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.69
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-31

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** security
- **Updated:** 2026-08-31

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/r0ztt2kbm8)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/frothkoetter/ranger-mcp-server>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "frothkoetter-ranger-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/frothkoetter-ranger-mcp-server` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/frothkoetter-ranger-mcp-server/pull`

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