Security Headers MCP

An open-source MCP server that fetches response headers from a public URL and grades security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and others. It is part of the dev-mcp-servers collection, built with TypeScript, uses stdio, validates inputs with zod, and sends no telemetry.

Package and access

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Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by Muhammad Basit Ali

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What you can do with it

Grade CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options headers
Fetch response headers for a public URL
Check security posture of web endpoints

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.3.0

mcp-registry: io.github.basitalisandhu/mcp-security-headers@0.3.0 Source repository Project website

Maintenance checked: Oct 31, 2026, 10:59 PM UTC

Packages and installation

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ghcr.io/basitalisandhu/mcp-security-headers:0.3.0

ocidocker

ghcr.io/basitalisandhu/mcp-security-headers:0.3.0 package definition

{
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "ghcr.io/basitalisandhu/mcp-security-headers:0.3.0",
  "runtimeHint": "docker",
  "registryType": "oci"
}

Tools

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "security-headers-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/basitalisandhu/mcp-security-headers:0.3.0"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "security-headers-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/basitalisandhu/mcp-security-headers:0.3.0"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "security-headers-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/basitalisandhu/mcp-security-headers:0.3.0"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "security-headers-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/basitalisandhu/mcp-security-headers:0.3.0"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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