# regexguard-mcp-server

> regexguard-mcp-server — wedo911-regexguard-mcp-server. Use this tool when you need to analyze and validate regular expressions (regex) for potential security risks, such as catastrophic backtracking, before integrating them into your project. It provides regex explanation and ReDoS risk analysis, allowing AI agents to make informed decisions about regex usage. Ideal for local development and testing, it offers a secure and API-key-free solution for ensuring regex safety.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/wedo911-regexguard-mcp-server  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/wedo911-regexguard-mcp-server

## Description

MCP server exposing regex explanation and ReDoS (catastrophic backtracking) risk analysis as tools any AI agent can call before shipping a regex. Local-only, no API key.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 1.00
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** container
- **Runtime environment:** vm
- **License:** MIT
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [GitHub](https://github.com/wedo911/regexguard-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": "wedo911-regexguard-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/wedo911-regexguard-mcp-server` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/wedo911-regexguard-mcp-server/pull`

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