ThumbGate MCP Server
Pre-action gates that block AI agents from repeating known mistakes.
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Published as thumbgate on npm. Runs locally.
Known issues
8 problems reported by people outside the maintainer team. Issues filed by the project's own owners, members and collaborators are excluded — those are release checklists and internal refactors, not things that will go wrong for you. Showing 5.
Most discussed
MCP security scan: thumbgate (score 25/100)
We ran a security scan on thumbgate@1.10.1 as part of our MCP ecosystem monitoring.
Score: 25/100 Risk: CRITICAL
Findings
- [HIGH] command injection: Potential command injection: shell execution with template literal input
- [CRITICAL] hardcoded secret: Hardcoded secret found (AWS key, OpenAI key, GitHub token, or npm token)
- [HIGH] sensitive file access: Code reads sensitive system files
What this checks
Install scripts, prompt injection patterns in metadata,
Read the thread · 2026-04-20 · closed · external user · 3 comments
P0: workflow-sentinel learned classifier is degenerate (0.038 holdout accuracy) and traps agent sessions
Summary
The workflow-sentinel PreToolUse hook denies benign actions using a learned classifier whose own reported accuracy is worse than chance. Once triggered it locks a session's working directory into a persistent deny loop that no documented remedy clears. This blocked a full CTO session on 2026-08-21.
Evidence
Measured directly this session:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
trainingAccuracy |
0.0075 |
holdoutAccuracy |
0.038 (631 holdout samples) |
| Training com |
Read the thread · 2026-08-21 · open · 1 comment
Self-protection: agent can edit/disable ThumbGate's own governance files by default
Reported by Andy Martin (LinkedIn review, 2026-07-08). Thank you.
Observation (verified)
In the shipped `gate-check` path, editing ThumbGate's own kill-switch files is ALLOWED by default — only `THUMBGATE_STRICT_ENFORCEMENT=1` denies:
| Edit target | default | strict |
|---|---|---|
| `.claude/settings.json` (disables hooks) | ALLOW | deny |
| `config/gates/**` | ALLOW | deny |
So an agent that decides ThumbGate is slowing it down could disable the governance layer before c
Read the thread · 2026-07-08 · closed · 1 comment
Integration: ThumbGate enforcement layer for secure-claude-code
Outreach Target
Repo: https://github.com/efij/secure-claude-code
Stars: 88 | Language: Python
Description: Security guardrails for Claude Code, MCP tools, and Claude cowork workflows. Local-first modular YARA-style guard packs for secrets, exfiltration, prompt injection, MCP abuse, and risky agent actions.
Why This Is a Natural Fit
secure-claude-code focuses on static/pattern-based detection (YARA-style rules). ThumbGate complements this with *runtime enforcement
Read the thread · 2026-04-14 · closed · 1 comment
feat: prevention rules should generate PreToolUse hook configs (enforcement, not advice)
Problem
Prevention rules are session-start text that fades from context. Approval rate is 21.7%.
Proposed
High-recurrence rules (5+ occurrences) should auto-generate PreToolUse hook configs that physically block actions. Gateway exposes generate_hooks tool outputting hook JSON. Moves from advisory to enforcement.
Read the thread · 2026-03-15 · closed · 1 comment
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