mcp-security

MCP Security Skill

This skill enforces security best practices for MCP servers and multi-agent pipelines.

5-Layer Defense Architecture

1. Input Validation - Sanitize all user inputs
2. Prompt Injection Prevention - Detect and block injection attempts
3. SQL/NoSQL Validation - Prevent query injection
4. User Context Propagation - Maintain identity through pipeline
5. Authorization (RBAC/ABAC) - Enforce access controls

Prompt Injection Prevention

# Always validate and sanitize inputs
def sanitize_input(user_input: str) -> str:
    # Remove potential injection patterns
    # Escape special characters
    # Limit length
    pass

# Never directly concatenate user input into prompts
# ❌ Bad
prompt = f"Process this: {user_input}"

# ✅ Good
prompt = sanitize_input(user_input)
validated_prompt = validate_against_schema(prompt)

User Context Propagation

@dataclass
class UserContext:
    user_id: str
    roles: list[str]
    permissions: list[str]
    tenant_id: str

# Pass context through all pipeline stages
async def process_request(context: UserContext, request: Request):
    # Validate permissions at each step
    if not has_permission(context, "read:data"):
        raise AuthorizationError()

Authorization Patterns

RBAC (Role-Based Access Control)

ROLE_PERMISSIONS = {
    "admin": ["read", "write", "delete", "admin"],
    "editor": ["read", "write"],
    "viewer": ["read"],
}

ABAC (Attribute-Based Access Control)

def can_access(user: User, resource: Resource) -> bool:
    return (
        user.department == resource.department
        and user.clearance >= resource.sensitivity
    )

Security Checklist

• All user inputs validated and sanitized
• Prompt injection patterns detected
• SQL queries parameterized
• User context propagated through pipeline
• Authorization checked at each step
• Sensitive data encrypted
• Audit logging enabled