SRI — MCP Server Inspector
2,000+ MCP servers read at source level. Know what one does before you connect. Free, no key.
Install
Add this to your client's MCP configuration (Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json; Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json; VS Code and others use the same "mcpServers" shape).
claude mcp add --transport http sri-mcp-server-inspector 'https://sri-test.biz/mcp'
{
"mcpServers": {
"sri-mcp-server-inspector": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://sri-test.biz/mcp"
}
}
}
Documentation
From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.
Contents
SRI — MCP Server Inspector
Read what an MCP server does before you connect to it.
Connecting an MCP server hands it a channel into your agent's context and its
tool calls. SRI reads the server's published source and reports what it found —
every observation anchored to a file:line with the code quoted verbatim.
It does not tell you whether a server is safe. It tells you what the code does, and shows you the line it read. You decide.
- Endpoint:
https://sri-test.biz/mcp(Streamable HTTP) - Corpus: 2,238 MCP servers from the official registry
- Price: free right now — settlement runs on Bitcoin signet, so invoices cannot be paid with real funds
- Findings across the corpus: sri-test.biz/research
Add it to your client
Remote MCP server, no install, no API key.
{
"mcpServers": {
"sri": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://sri-test.biz/mcp"
}
}
}
Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http sri https://sri-test.biz/mcp
Anything that speaks Streamable HTTP
Point it at https://sri-test.biz/mcp. There is one tool and no auth.
GET on that URL returns 405 — this server does not offer a server-initiated
SSE stream, which the spec permits. Send JSON-RPC over POST.
The tool
check_mcp_server
| Argument | Required | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
name | yes | Server name as published in the registry, e.g. io.github.firebase/firebase-mcp |
version | yes | Exact version, e.g. 1.2.3 |
ecosystem | no | Always mcp; other ecosystems are not covered |
Returns a risk_level, a summary, and a list of findings. Each finding carries
location (file:line), evidence (the code, quoted), and why.
If the server is not in the corpus you get status: "queued", an explicit
"nothing has been checked" — not a clean result — and no charge. We do not
bill for an answer we could not give.
Try it without a client
curl -X POST https://sri-test.biz/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call",
"params":{"name":"check_mcp_server",
"arguments":{"name":"io.github.firebase/firebase-mcp","version":"0.3.0"}}}'
There is a plain REST endpoint too, if that is easier:
curl -X POST https://sri-test.biz/v1/verify \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"ecosystem":"mcp","name":"io.github.firebase/firebase-mcp","version":"0.3.0"}'
GET /v1/price is open and tells you the current terms.
GET /v1/docs is the OpenAPI spec.
What gets reported
| Category | What it means |
|---|---|
credential_access | Reads environment credentials, tokens, or key files |
network_egress | Sends data to a host outside the package's own service |
install_script | Executes code at install time (postinstall, setup.py) |
prompt_injection_surface | Tool text or returned data that steers the agent toward actions unrelated to the tool's stated purpose |
obfuscation | Encoded strings decoded and executed |
typosquat | Name close to a well-known package, different publisher |
excessive_permission | Permissions beyond the declared purpose |
Severity is info / low / medium / high. risk_level is the highest
severity among the findings, derived in code rather than asked for — a verdict
with no findings behind it cannot be published.
What this is not
- No finding is not a clean bill of health. It means nothing was found in the categories above, in the code we could fetch.
- We never label a package malicious, and never call one safe. The ingest step rejects records whose summary contains either kind of claim.
- MCP servers only. npm and PyPI libraries are out of scope; ask about one and you will get "not analyzed".
- One analyzer, one pass. Run-to-run agreement measured at 93% on a hand-labelled set of 84 servers before the full corpus was built. Not 100%.
If a finding is wrong
If you maintain a server and a finding is mistaken, tell us through
the report form. Agents can use
POST /v1/disputes.
We reply within three business days. While we review, the finding may be withheld from results. If we withdraw it, the server is re-analysed and the record replaced. If we keep it, we say which facts it rests on.
Payment
The paid path is L402
(Lightning HTTP 402): the server issues an invoice and a macaroon, you pay, and
you present Authorization: L402 <macaroon>:<preimage>. Verification is
sha256(preimage) == payment_hash — no node required on your side, and no
signup on ours.
This is switched off today. Settlement runs on signet, a test chain, so
invoices cannot be paid with real funds and usage is free. When mainnet is
enabled the price returns to $0.20 per cached lookup. GET /.well-known/l402
tells you the current state.
Privacy
We record the path requested, response time, User-Agent, and an IP hashed with a daily salt, kept for 90 days. Raw IP addresses are never stored, and request bodies are never stored — the servers you ask about are recorded by name, nothing more.
Frequently asked questions
What is SRI — MCP Server Inspector?
2,000+ MCP servers read at source level. Know what one does before you connect. Free, no key.
How do I install SRI — MCP Server Inspector?
It runs as a remote server. In Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http sri-mcp-server-inspector 'https://sri-test.biz/mcp'. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.
Does SRI — MCP Server Inspector need an API key?
Its registry entry lists no required key or secret. Some features may still need an account with the service it connects to.
Is SRI — MCP Server Inspector open source?
Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.
Who maintains SRI — MCP Server Inspector?
It is published by SRITEST0001. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.
From the official MCP Registry. Listing is not an endorsement: review a server's code and permissions before giving it access to your data.