kerlenton/mcpsnoop
Wireshark for MCP. A transparent proxy between your AI client and MCP server. Watch every call live in your terminal, fail CI on what it finds, export OpenTelemetry spans.
- Stars
- 362
- Forks
- 36
- Open issues
- 0
- Last push
- 5d ago
About mcpsnoop
mcpsnoop is a free, open-source AI agent tool by kerlenton, written mainly in Go. Wireshark for MCP. A transparent proxy between your AI client and MCP server. Watch every call live in your terminal, fail CI on what it finds, export OpenTelemetry spans. It has 362 GitHub stars and 36 forks, and was last updated 5d ago. It's released under the MIT license, a standard open-source license.
- License
- MIT
- Language
- Go
- Stars
- 362
- Last update
- 5d ago
- Runs on Mac
- Not stated
- GPU
- Not stated
- Paid API key
- Not stated
- Self-hostable
- Not stated
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mcpsnoop FAQ
Is mcpsnoop free?
Yes. mcpsnoop is open source and free to use. It's released under the MIT license, a standard open-source license.
Does mcpsnoop run on a Mac?
The project doesn't say. Check its installation guide before you start.
Does mcpsnoop need a GPU?
The project doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is mcpsnoop still maintained?
Yes. It was last updated 5d ago and has 0 open issues on GitHub.
What are alternatives to mcpsnoop?
Similar free, open-source tools include rea, chrome-devtools-mcp, claude-code-best-practice, context-mode.