Argus
@agrus/argus · by lucasngucii
A local-first governance and observability gate for AI coding agents: classify each shell command, file write, and MCP tool call by severity and allow/ask/deny it.
No known CVEs
MIT license
Actively maintained
Last commit 23d ago
Works with most clients
Transport: stdio, sse
9 tools · ~194 tok
Grade A · 0.1% of 200K ctx
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Argus is an MCP server that a local-first governance and observability gate for AI coding agents: classify each shell command, file write, and MCP tool call by severity and allow/ask/deny it. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio and sse, requires no API key, and scores 85/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.
Step 1
Install in your client
Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.
CD
Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse · Node 18+
Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"argus": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@agrus/argus"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
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What Argus does
Your AI coding agent has a shell — and tools. rm -rf /, curl … | sh, a > force-push to main, a terraform destroy in prod, an MCP tool that deletes a > file or reads your ~/.ssh key — it can run all of them. Argus sits in front of > every command, file write, and MCP tool call, classifies it, and decides > allow / ask / deny before it happens — not after.
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npx -y '@agrus/argus' 2>&1 | head -1 && echo "✓ Server started successfully"
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OSV.devNo known CVEs.
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~194 tokens total
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Argus safe to use?
- Argus 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. Licensed under MIT.
- How do I install Argus?
- Argus 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 can Argus do?
- Argus provides 9 tools: Install, Codex, Uninstall, Use, Commands and 4 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
- What AI clients work with Argus?
- Argus is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse transport.
- Is Argus actively maintained?
- Argus is actively maintained — last commit was 23 days ago. It has 2 GitHub stars.
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