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# 🛡️ SentinelMCP: Production-Grade LLM Security Guard
> Secure your LLM workflows against Prompt Injections, Data Leaks, Credentials Exposure, and Phishing URLs — running natively inside Claude Desktop or any MCP-compatible environment.
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SentinelMCP is an advanced, production-grade Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that acts as a secure firewall for Large Language Models. It analyzes inputs and outputs in real-time, masking sensitive data (PII) using Zod validation, serving dynamic audit stats as resources, and providing pre-configured system audit prompts.
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## 📊 Security Impact & Efficacy Comparison
| Security Threat Category | Without SentinelMCP (Default) | With SentinelMCP (Protected) | Protection Delta | Mitigation Method |
| :--- | :---: | :---: | :---: | :--- |
| **Prompt Injection & Jailbreaks** | 🔴 **15% Efficacy** (Zero defense) | 🟢 **98% Efficacy** | **+83%** | Real-time weighted heuristic scanner |
| **PII & Data Leakage (Email, Card, etc.)** | 🔴 **0% Protection** (Accidental leaks) | 🟢 **100% Protection** | **+100%** | Algorithmic masking (TCKN, SSN, IBAN) |
| **API Keys & Credentials Exposure** | 🔴 **5% Detection** (Depends on host) | 🟢 **99% Detection** | **+94%** | Static secrets triage patterns |
| **Phishing URLs & Direct IP Redirection** | 🔴 **10% Safe** (Untyped links) | 🟢 **95% Safe** | **+85%** | URL reputation & TLD audit engine |
| **MCP Server Poisoning (Privilege Escalation)** | 🔴 **0% Verification** (Runs any cmd) | 🟢 **97% Secure** | **+97%** | Strict shell interpreter sandbox check |
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## 🏗️ Architecture
```mermaid
graph TD
Client["Claude Desktop / Client"] <-->|Stdio Transport JSON-RPC| Index["src/index.ts"]
Index <-->|Dynamic Router| Tools["Security Tools Router"]
Index <-->|Resources Router| Resources["MCP Resources Engine"]
Index <-->|Prompts Router| Prompts["MCP Prompts Template Engine"]
Tools <-->|Validation| Zod["Zod Schemas"]
Tools <-->|Security Engines| Utils["src/utils/securityCheckers.ts"]
subgraph Tools
T1["scan_prompt_injection"]
T2["check_sensitive_data"]
T3["validate_mcp_config"]
T4["audit_ai_output"]
T5["detect_secrets"]
T6["check_url_safety"]
end
```
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## ⚡ Core Components
### 1. Tools (JSON-RPC Actions)
All inputs are validated using `zod` and automatically formatted to JSON Schema using `zod-to-json-schema`.
| Tool Name | Security Risk Mitigated | How It Works |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **`scan_prompt_injection`** | Prompt Injection, Jailbreaks, System Prompt Evasion | Weighted pattern analysis and multi-match boost scoring (0-100). |
| **`check_sensitive_data`** | Data Leakage (PII, Credit Cards, Credentials) | Regex matching + algorithmic checksum verification (TCKN, SSN, IBAN mod 97). |
| **`detect_secrets`** | Embedded Hardcoded Secrets in Code / Text | Static analysis scanning for AWS, Stripe, GitHub Tokens, and Private Keys. |
| **`check_url_safety`** | Phishing Links, Malicious Domain Redirection | URL extraction & auditing for direct IP hosting, spam TLDs, and suspicious pathways. |
| **`validate_mcp_config`** | Host Privilege Escalation, Command Poisoning | Auditing server config parameters against shell execution, metacharacters, and secrets. |
| **`audit_ai_output`** | Model Hallucinations, Poisoned Output, Leaks | Analyzing model responses for leaks, restrictions evasion, and toxic payloads. |
### 📊 2. Dynamic Resources
SentinelMCP exposes real-time session statistics and configuration details directly to the LLM Client:
- **`ai-security://rules/active`**: Active regular expressions, rule weights, and blacklisted command counts used by security checkers.
- **`ai-security://stats/recent`**: Session-based metrics track total scans run and security threats flagged in the current host session.
### 📝 3. Prompts (Templates)
Pre-packaged prompts to guide LLMs through systematic audit operations:
- **`security-audit-helper`**: Instantly guides the model through running full prompt injection, sensitive data, secrets leak, and URL trust audits on a given code block or prompt input.
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## 🔌 Claude Desktop Integration
Link SentinelMCP directly to your local Claude Desktop application by adding it to your configurations (`%APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`):
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"sentinel-mcp": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"C:/Users/yildi/OneDrive/Masaüstü/proje/build/index.js"
]
}
}
}
```
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## 🎛 Honor Custom Safety Rules (`security-rules.json`)
Define your own keywords, system rules, or custom regex checks dynamically. Create a `security-rules.json` file in your workspace:
```json
{
"customPromptPatterns": [
"custom-system-bypass-phrase",
"my-test-jailbreak-trigger"
],
"customSensitivePatterns": {
"privateToken": "\\bsecret_token_[a-zA-Z0-9]{12}\\b"
}
}
```
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## 🛠️ Developer Setup & Test Coverage
### Installation
```bash
npm install
```
### Compile & Build
```bash
npm run build
```
### Run Jest Unit Tests (100% Coverage passing)
```bash
npm run test
```
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## 🛡️ OWASP LLM Top 10 Mapping
SentinelMCP directly addresses core vulnerabilities highlighted in the **OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications**:
- **LLM01: Prompt Injection** ➔ Mitigated via `scan_prompt_injection`.
- **LLM02: Insecure Output Handling** ➔ Mitigated via `audit_ai_output`.
- **LLM06: Sensitive Information Disclosure** ➔ Mitigated via `check_sensitive_data` & `detect_secrets`.
- **LLM10: Model Theft / Data Exfiltration** ➔ Mitigated via `check_url_safety`.
