Installing - Linux

This page explains how to install MCP Guardian on Linux using prebuilt binaries from Github Releases.

[1] Install mcp-guardian

Download

• mcp-guardian_x86_64-linux.AppImage

or

• mcp-guardian_x86_64-linux

The AppImage is much easier to use, but if you know how to get dependencies installed properly the native binary is provided as another option.

Rename the binary and make it executible:

mv mcp-guardian_x86_64-linux.AppImage mcp-guardian.AppImage
chmod +x mcp-guardian.AppImage

To test it works on your system, double click it from a file explorer that can launch executables or launch it from the command line. You should see the GUI window open.

[2] Install mcp-guardian-proxy

Download

• mcp-guardian-proxy_x86_64-linux

Rename the binary and make it executible:

mv mcp-guardian-proxy_x86_64-linux mcp-guardian-proxy
chmod +x mcp-guardian-proxy

We recommend you place mcp-guardian-proxy somewhere in your system's PATH so it can be more conveniently used by MCP Guardian, however this is not required.

Test it works on your system:

mcp-guardian-proxy --help

You should see a help message with usage.

[Optional] Install mcp-guardian-cli

The MCP Guardian GUI (mcp-guaridan) and mcp-guardian-proxy are all that need be installed to use MCP Guardian, but mcp-guardian-cli is available for users who would prefer a terminal based workflow to the GUI.

Download

• mcp-guardian-cli_x86_64-linux

Rename the binary and make it executible:

mv mcp-guardian-proxy_x86_64-linux mcp-guardian-proxy
chmod +x mcp-guardian-proxy

Test it works on your system:

mcp-guardian-cli --help

You should see a help message with usage.

After Installing

Once you have binaries installed on your system, see the Tutorial to quickly get up and running with MCP Guardian.