# MCP Shield Runtime

> MCP Shield Runtime — samsgates-mcp-shield-runtime. Use this tool when you need to secure and control access to MCP tools, solving problems related to unauthorized access, data exposure, and malicious activity. It provides a local-first security gateway that enforces parameter-level policies, approval gates, and auditing, taking in MCP tool calls as input and outputting controlled, secured, and audited requests. Ideal for use cases requiring enhanced security and compliance in MCP tool interactions.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/samsgates-mcp-shield-runtime  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/samsgates-mcp-shield-runtime

## Description

MCP Shield Runtime is a local-first security gateway that controls MCP tool calls with parameter-level policies, approval gates, secret redaction, rate limiting, contract drift detection, and tamper-evident auditing before they reach the upstream MCP server.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.60
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-29

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** security
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/q185ixwfjo)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/samsgates/mcp-shield-runtime>

## 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": "samsgates-mcp-shield-runtime"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/samsgates-mcp-shield-runtime` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/samsgates-mcp-shield-runtime/pull`

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