mcp-context-forge (jrmatherly/mcp-context-forge) is an MCP server listed on the M8ven Trust Index. It scores 74 out of 100, grade C. It declares 222 tools. No publisher has claimed this listing.

Emerging

74/100

9 days ago

mcp-context-forge

Item: mcp-context-forge
Rating: 74
Author: M8ven

A feature-rich gateway and proxy that federates MCP, REST, and gRPC services into a unified endpoint for AI clients. It enables virtualization of legacy APIs as MCP-compliant tools while providing built-in security, rate-limiting, and OpenTelemetry observability.

→ jrmatherly/mcp-context-forge · listed on glama

Emerging. No concerning findings. Grades remain capped until the project builds reputation through adoption. Grades reflect the full trust pyramid: code, verification depth, and reputation. New projects cap at C until adoption is earned.

How we verified

Code Verified⚡ Live Monitored: not connected

Verified is a snapshot. Live keeps it current, and builds your track record.

⚡ Connect GitHub → continuous verification on every push why connect →

Who stands behind it

jrmatherly

Source: Glama · also listed on github_code

Is this your MCP?

Claim it to get a verified publisher badge, a free copy of our full audit findings, and direct contact for any high-priority issues we find. Or connect your repo for our deepest verification, Live Monitored: read-only, revoke anytime. What we access →

⚡ Connect GitHub for Live Monitored

Install from

Glamanot scored here GitHub

The grade above is for the source repository. Registries can serve a different version, so we mark the ones we were not able to read.

// key findings

🚨

Secret credentials may flow to a network call

1 flow detected: OAUTH_REQUEST_TIMEOUT. We can’t prove the destination matches the brand the credential belongs to.

🚨

Known vulnerabilities in dependencies: 1 critical

Affects packages this MCP installs at runtime. Upgrade or remove the affected dependency.

🔐

You'll be asked for 8 credentials: OPENAI_API_KEY, AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY, ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, GOOGLE_API_KEY, WATSONX_API_KEY, MCPGATEWAY_BEARER_TOKEN, GATEWAY_BEARER_TOKEN, OTEL_EXPORTER_JAEGER_PASSWORD

These are read from process.env at runtime. Make sure you trust where they’ll be sent.

// known CVEs in dependencies1 critical

Disclosed vulnerabilities in this server's declared npm dependencies (via OSV). Whether each is reachable depends on the installed versions.

criticalvitest@4.0.18GHSA-5xrq-8626-4rwp

When Vitest UI server is listening, arbitrary file can be read and executed

Depend on this server? Get alerted when its CVEs change.Watch this server free →

// environment variables

To run this server yourself, you supply these values. They go in your own MCP client configuration and stay on your machine. The secret label means the value is sensitive, not that the server mishandles it.

configMCP_EVAL_MODELS_CONFIG

🔐 secretOPENAI_API_KEY

🔐 secretAZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY

configAZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT

configAZURE_DEPLOYMENT_NAME

🔐 secretANTHROPIC_API_KEY

configAWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID

🔐 secretGOOGLE_API_KEY

🔐 secretWATSONX_API_KEY

configWATSONX_PROJECT_ID

configOLLAMA_BASE_URL

configDEFAULT_JUDGE_MODEL

configAWS_REGION

configWATSONX_URL

configPLUGINS_CONFIG_PATH

configPYTHONPATH

configPLUGINS_ENABLED

configPLUGIN_CONFIG_FILE

configCSV_CHAT_MAX_INPUT_LENGTH

configCSV_CHAT_MAX_FILE_SIZE

configCSV_CHAT_MAX_DATAFRAME_ROWS

configCSV_CHAT_MAX_DATAFRAME_COLS

configCSV_CHAT_EXECUTION_TIMEOUT

configCSV_CHAT_MAX_RETRIES

configSANDBOX_TIMEOUT

configSANDBOX_MAX_OUTPUT_SIZE

configSANDBOX_ENABLE_NETWORK

configSANDBOX_ENABLE_FILESYSTEM

configSANDBOX_ENABLE_DATA_SCIENCE

configSANDBOX_ALLOWED_IMPORTS

configMARKDOWN_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT

configMARKDOWN_MAX_TIMEOUT

configMARKDOWN_MAX_CONTENT_SIZE

configMARKDOWN_MAX_REDIRECT_HOPS

configMARKDOWN_USER_AGENT

configMCP_GATEWAY_URL

🔐 secretMCPGATEWAY_BEARER_TOKEN

🔐 secretGATEWAY_BEARER_TOKEN

configLLM_PROVIDER

configOPENAI_MODEL

configOPENAI_BASE_URL

configCONTAINER

configMCP_DEBUG

configMCP_DEPLOY_DIR

configOAUTH_REQUEST_TIMEOUT

configOAUTH_MAX_RETRIES

configMCG_HOST

configMCG_PORT

configFORGE_CONTENT_TYPE

configVALIDATION_MAX_JSON_DEPTH

configDEFAULT_PASSTHROUGH_HEADERS

configALLOWED_ORIGINS

configSQLALCHEMY_ECHO

configMCP_TESTING

configOTEL_ENABLE_OBSERVABILITY

configOTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER

configOTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT

configOTEL_SERVICE_NAME

configDEPLOYMENT_ENV

configOTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES

configOTEL_COPY_RESOURCE_ATTRS_TO_SPANS

configOTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL

configOTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS

configOTEL_EXPORTER_JAEGER_ENDPOINT

configOTEL_EXPORTER_JAEGER_USER

🔐 secretOTEL_EXPORTER_JAEGER_PASSWORD

configOTEL_EXPORTER_ZIPKIN_ENDPOINT

configOTEL_BSP_MAX_QUEUE_SIZE

configOTEL_BSP_MAX_EXPORT_BATCH_SIZE

configOTEL_BSP_SCHEDULE_DELAY

configREVERSE_PROXY_GATEWAY

configSystemDrive

configCONCURRENCY

configMCP_TOOL_CALL_TIMEOUT

configMCP_SERVER_URLIn MCP Inspector, define MCP_AUTH and env variables, and select python3 as the Command, and -m mcpgateway.wrapper as Arguments.

configMCP_AUTHIn MCP Inspector, define and MCP_SERVER_URL env variables, and select python3 as the Command, and -m mcpgateway.wrapper as Arguments.

configMCP_WRAPPER_LOG_LEVEL

// quality suggestions

Tool annotations

41/222 tools have annotations

Add readOnlyHint or destructiveHint annotations to every tool so hosts can warn users before invoking.

All four hints declared on every tool

219/222 tools missing one or more hints — judge.evaluate_response (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); judge.pairwise_comparison (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); judge.rank_responses (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint), +216 more. OpenAI's directory rejects tools where any of the four hints are missing or non-boolean.

For every tool, set all four hints (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint) to explicit true/false values that match the handler’s actual behaviour.

Tool test coverage

87/222 tools referenced in tests (39%)

Write tests that reference each tool by name so every tool has at least one test.

Dev dependencies

1 critical/high in dev-only deps (does not ship to users)

Upgrade dev dependencies when convenient.

Claim the listing to review these findings one by one and send us a correction where you disagree, straight to the team. Claiming also means we tell you when the grade moves, and reach you first if we find anything urgent.

// full audit trail

The findings above are the summary. The full trail, every check we ran, each deduction, the network hosts observed and the dependency advisories, goes to verified publishers, along with an alert whenever a new one lands. Verified publishers can also review each finding and dispute it in one click. Publisher corrections have sharpened several of our checks this month, because the maintainer knows the codebase better than any scanner.

// improvement guidance — verified publishers only

We have 4 concrete improvements we can share with the publisher of this MCP. Each comes with specific guidance to raise the trust score.

// embed badge in your README

[![M8ven Score](https://m8ven.ai/badge/mcp/jrmatherly/mcp-context-forge)](https://m8ven.ai/mcp/jrmatherly/mcp-context-forge)

Shows your grade and updates automatically. Prefer no grade? Append ?variant=verified to the badge URL.

commit: d92733f82d98b20260d0341adc70c5d702a8e829

code hash: 7cc8c00acd8cba0fc9291f6742e01eb9c446dfc05a7891d96b4bb22366b56e6d

verified: 9/3/2026, 7:47:40 PM

view raw JSON →

Check MCPs from inside your assistant

Tool Check · MCP

Vetting this one by hand? Tool Check is an MCP that scores other MCPs. Add it once and ask Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP client to grade a server, surface CVEs, check the publisher, and suggest safer alternatives — before you install.

https://m8ven.ai/api/mcp/tool-check

check_toolsearch_toolscompare_toolsrecommend_alternativescheck_publisherreport_concern

How to add it →Free · no account needed · works in any MCP client