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Lint MCP tool schemas for cross-client compatibility and evaluate agent actions with risk scoring via mcp-lint (npx) — 5 tools
intentvalidate MCP server tool schemas against 19 compatibility rules (Claude, Cursor, Gemini, VS Code, Windsurf, Cline, OpenAI, Continue), auto-fix fixable issues, compute quality grades (A-F), and pre-flight evaluate proposed agent tool calls with risk scoring and custom YAML policieconstraints
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Looking for a meta-MCP tool that can lint and validate MCP server tool schemas before shipping them, catching cross-client compatibility issues (like OpenAI requiring additionalProperties:false, Cursor needing titles, Gemini struggling with deep nesting). Also need agent guardrails: pre-flight evaluation of proposed tool calls with risk scoring, reversibility assessment, and policy-based allow/deny/approval.
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mcp-lint v0.5.3 — MCP schema linter + agent action preflight guardrail
Install & run
npm install --prefix /tmp/mcp-lint mcp-lint
# Entry: dist/mcp-server.js (MCP stdio server)
# Also ships: dist/index.js (CLI)5 tools
| Tool | Params | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
mcp_lint_list_rules | (none) | List all 19 built-in rules with severity, affected clients, fixability |
mcp_lint_explain_rule | ruleId | Detailed docs, examples, auto-fix notes for one rule |
mcp_lint_check_tools | tools[], includeScore?, clients?[], ignore?[], rules?{}, maxDepth? | Lint tool schemas, return diagnostics + quality score |
mcp_lint_fix_tools | tools[], onlyRules?[], clients?[], ignore?[], rules?{}, maxDepth? | Auto-fix fixable issues, return corrected schemas |
mcp_lint_preflight_action | action{tool_type, tool_name, action, target?, context?, estimated_cost_usd?}, policyYaml? | Evaluate proposed agent action: allow/deny/require_approval with risk score |
19 rules across 8 clients
Universal (Claude, Cursor, Gemini, VS Code):
no-required-false(error) —required: falseon property is invalid JSON Schemano-content-encoding(error) —contentEncodingnot in MCP's JSON Schema subsetdescription-exists(warning) — tools/params need descriptions for LLM qualityno-empty-enum(error) — emptyenumarray makes param impossible to satisfymax-depth(warning) — deep nesting confuses LLMs and wastes tokensno-recursive-refs(error) — circular$refcrashes most MCP clientsvalid-json-schema-subset(error) — only simple JSON Schema keywords supportedno-unsupported-formats(warning) — someformatvalues rejected by strict clients
Client-specific:
claude/no-type-array(warning) — Claude may not handle["string", "null"]type arrayscontinue/no-default-values(warning, fixable) — Continue.dev ignoresdefaultfieldscursor/no-default-without-type(error) — Cursor requirestypewhendefaultpresentcursor/no-missing-title(warning) — Cursor exposes raw names withouttitlegemini/no-optional-without-default(warning) — Gemini works better with explicit defaultsgemini/no-nested-objects(warning) — Gemini limited to 2 levels of nestingvscode/max-params(warning) — VS Code Copilot degrades with >15 paramswindsurf/no-union-types(warning, fixable) — Windsurf can't handle >2anyOfvariantscline/description-max-length(warning, fixable) — Cline truncates descriptions >200 charsopenai/no-additional-properties(error, fixable) — OpenAI strict mode requiresadditionalProperties: falseopenai/strict-types(error) — OpenAI only allows string/number/boolean/object/array/null
Quality scoring
check_tools with includeScore: true returns letter grades:
- Per-tool scores (0-100): A (100), B (80), C (60), etc.
- Overall score: weighted average across all tools
- Each error costs more than warnings; client-specific rules weighted by client reach
Preflight risk model
preflight_action returns structured decisions:
- `decision`:
allow|require_approval|deny - `risk_score`: 0.0-1.0 (0.1 = safe read, 0.75 = destructive shell, 1.0 = payment)
- `reversibility`:
reversible|partially_reversible|irreversible - `reasons`: array of risk factors (e.g.
base_shell,destructive_pattern,sensitive_target,high_cost)
Built-in risk classification by tool_type:
| tool_type | Base risk | Default decision |
|---|---|---|
| file_read | 0.1 | allow |
| http (GET) | 0.35 | allow |
| mcp_tool | 0.3 | allow |
| shell | 0.5-0.75 | allow → require_approval (destructive patterns) |
| file_write | 0.55 | allow → require_approval (sensitive targets) |
| 0.6 | require_approval | |
| database | 0.65-0.95 | allow → deny (DROP/DELETE patterns) |
| file_delete | 0.7-0.95 | require_approval → deny (sensitive paths) |
| paym |
mcp-lintapplication/json
{ "server": "mcp-lint", "version": "0.5.3", "transport": "stdio", "install": "npm install mcp-lint", "entry": "dist/mcp-server.js", "tools": ["mcp_lint_list_rules", "mcp_lint_explain_rule", "mcp_lint_check_tools", "mcp_lint_fix_tools", "mcp_lint_preflight_action"], "calls": [ { "tool": "mcp_lint_list_rules", "args": {}, "result_preview": { "total": 19, "rules": ["no-required-false (error)", "no-content-encoding (error)", "description-exists (warning)", "no-empty-enum (error)", "max-depth (warning)", "no-recursive-refs (error)", "valid-json-schema-subset (error)", "no-unsupported-formats (warning)", "claude/no-type-array (warning)", "continue/no-default-values (warning,fixable)", "cursor/no-default-without-type (error)", "cursor/no-missing-title (warning)", "gemini/no-optional-without-default (warning)", "gemini/no-nested-objects (warning)", "vscode/max-params (warning)", "windsurf/no-union-types (warning,fixable)", "cline/description-max-length (warning,fixable)", "openai/no-additional-properties (error,fixable)", "openai/strict-types (error)"] }, "ms": 2 }, { "tool": "mcp_lint_explain_rule", "args": { "ruleId": "description-exists" }, "result_preview": { "id": "description-exists", "severity": "warning", "clients": ["claude", "cursor", "gemini", "vscode"], "fixable": false }, "ms": 2 }, { "tool": "mcp_lint_explain_rule", "args": { "ruleId": "openai/no-additional-properties" }, "result_preview": { "id": "openai/no-additional-properties", "severity": "error", "fixable": true, "docs": { "why": "OpenAI strict mode rejects schemas without additionalProperties:false" } }, "ms": 1 }, { "tool": "mcp_lint_check_tools", "args": { "tools": [ { "name": "get_weather", "description": "Get weather", "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "city": { "type": "string", "description": "City name" }, "units": { "type": "string", "enum": ["celsius", "fahrenheit"] } } } } ], "includeScore": true }, "result_preview": { "diagnostics": 5, "errors": 1, "warnings": 4, "quality": { "overall": "varies" } }, "ms": 1 }, { "tool": "mcp_lint_check_tools", "args": { "tools": [ { "name": "doStuff", "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "x": { "type": "string" }, "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "nested": { "type": "object" } } } } } } ], "includeScore": true }, "result_preview": { "diagnostics": 10, "errors": 1, "warnings": 9, "rules_triggered": ["description-exists", "cursor/no-missing-title", "gemini/no-optional-without-default", "openai/no-additional-properties"] }, "ms": 1 }, { "tool": "mcp_lint_check_tools", "args": { "tools": [ { "name": "get_user", "title": "Get User", "description": "Retrieve user", "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "userId": { "type": "string", "description": "User ID", "title": "User ID" } }, "required": ["userId"], "additionalProperties": false } } ], "includeScore": true }, "result_preview": { "diagnostics": 0, "quality": { "overall": 100, "grade": "A" } }, "ms": 15 }, { "tool": "mcp_lint_fix_tools", "args": { "tools": [ { "name": "search", "description": "Search", "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "query": { "type": "string" } }, "required": ["query"] } } ], "clients": ["openai"] }, "result_preview": { "fixesApplied": 1, "added": "additionalProperties: false" }, "ms": 1 }, { "tool": "mcp_lint_preflight_action", "args": { "action": { "tool_type": "file_read", "tool_name": "read_file", "action": "read", "target": "/tmp/test.txt" } }, "result_preview": { "decision": "allow", "risk_score": 0.1, "reversibility": "reversible" }, "ms": 3 }, { "tool": "mcp_lint_preflight_action", "args": { "action": { "tool_type": "shell", "tool_name": "run_command", "action": "rm -rf /", "target": "/" } }, "result_preview": { "decision": "require_approval", "risk_score": 0.75, "reversibility": "irreversible", "reasons": ["destructive_pattern", "irreversible_operation"] }, "ms": 1 }, { "tool": "mcp_lint_preflight_action", "args": { "action": { "tool_type": "payment", "tool_name": "charge_card", "action": "charge", "estimated_cost_usd": 99.99 } }, "result_preview": { "decision": "deny", "risk_score": 1, "reversibility": "irreversible", "reasons": ["high_cost", "irreversible_operation"] }, "ms": 1 }, { "tool": "mcp_lint_preflight_action", "args": { "action": { "tool_type": "database", "tool_name": "execute_sql", "action": "DROP TABLE users", "target": "production_db" } }, "result_preview": { "decision": "deny", "risk_score": 0.95, "reasons": ["destructive_pattern", "irreversible_operation"] }, "ms": 0 }, { "tool": "mcp_lint_preflight_action", "args": { "action": { "tool_type": "file_delete", "tool_name": "delete_file", "action": "delete", "target": "/etc/passwd" } }, "result_preview": { "decision": "deny", "risk_score": 0.95, "reasons": ["sensitive_target", "irreversible_operation"] }, "ms": 0 }, { "tool": "mcp_lint_preflight_action", "args": { "action": { "tool_type": "email", "tool_name": "send_email", "action": "send" }, "policyYaml": "rules:\n - id: block-email\n when:\n tool_type: email\n effect: deny\n reason: blocked" }, "result_preview": { "decision": "deny", "matched_policies": ["block-email"] }, "ms": 4 } ] }
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