Mcp Shark
@mcp-shark/mcp-shark · by mcp-shark
Wireshark-like forensic analysis for Model Context Protocol communications Capture, inspect, and investigate all HTTP requests and responses between your IDE and MCP servers
No known CVEs
No license
Maintained
Last commit 33d ago
Works with most clients
Transport: stdio, sse, http
0 tools
Grade F
Step 1
Install in your client
Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.
CD
Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+
Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-shark": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@mcp-shark/mcp-shark"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
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What Mcp Shark does
These captures are from the live dashboard with real captured traffic (dummy MCP or your own upstreams). Start with npx @mcp-shark/mcp-shark serve --open. Smart Scan is not shown below — it depends on an optional remote API token. MCP Playground appears once you have at least one MCP upstream configured (the Playground capture uses a demo server with tools loaded).
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OSV.devNo known CVEs.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Mcp Shark safe to use?
- Mcp Shark has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.
- How do I install Mcp Shark?
- Mcp Shark supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
- What AI clients work with Mcp Shark?
- Mcp Shark is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
- Is Mcp Shark actively maintained?
- Mcp Shark is recently maintained — last commit was 33 days ago. It has 166 GitHub stars.
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