# HostGate MCP

> HostGate MCP — taffy-1-hostgate-mcp. Use this tool when you need to securely access local files and trusted executables with controlled permissions. It solves problems related to data security and access control by providing policy management, auditing, and rollback capabilities. The HostGate MCP tool takes input from a Windows control center and outputs controlled access to selected files and executables.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/taffy-1-hostgate-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/taffy-1-hostgate-mcp

## Description

Enables an MCP client to safely access selected local files and trusted executables with policy control, audit, and rollback via a Windows control center.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.56
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-03

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** file-system
- **Updated:** 2026-09-03

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/c8sw19v6t2)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/Taffy-1/hostgate-mcp>

## 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": "taffy-1-hostgate-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/taffy-1-hostgate-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/taffy-1-hostgate-mcp/pull`

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