# Moltline Agent Governance (remote · mcp.moltlinestudio.com)

Audit MCP configs and skill files for over-broad scope and injection risk. 6 of 8 free.

- Trust score: 87/100 (high trust)
- Change this week: +1
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-09-20

## Components

- remote · `mcp.moltlinestudio.com`: 87/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-moltlinestudio-govern/govern.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-moltlinestudio-govern/govern)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://mcp.moltlinestudio.com/govern`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.2.0`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-09-20.

- **Endpoint Security**: 83/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - No authorisation is required to call this server. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one.
  - HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path.
  - The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present.
  - DNSSEC is configured correctly; the domain's records validate against the full chain to the root.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 65/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 2027 tokens (~253/item across 8 items; 8 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 100/100
  - No destabilizing schema changes in the last 30 days.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
  - Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 8 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 9 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### How do I install the Moltline Agent Governance MCP server?

Moltline Agent Governance is a hosted endpoint at https://mcp.moltlinestudio.com/govern, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http com-moltlinestudio-govern 'https://mcp.moltlinestudio.com/govern'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-moltlinestudio-govern": {
      "url": "https://mcp.moltlinestudio.com/govern"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "com-moltlinestudio-govern": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.moltlinestudio.com/govern"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.com-moltlinestudio-govern]
url = "https://mcp.moltlinestudio.com/govern"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "com-moltlinestudio-govern": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://mcp.moltlinestudio.com/govern",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add com-moltlinestudio-govern --url 'https://mcp.moltlinestudio.com/govern' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-moltlinestudio-govern:
    url: "https://mcp.moltlinestudio.com/govern"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "com-moltlinestudio-govern": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://mcp.moltlinestudio.com/govern"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add com-moltlinestudio-govern -t streamable-http -u 'https://mcp.moltlinestudio.com/govern'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-moltlinestudio-govern": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.moltlinestudio.com/govern"
    }
  }
}
```

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-09-16 (score 87, +1)

- [security] Stability: 0.97 → pass

### 2026-09-13 (score 86, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 87 to 90. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 26 days of observed history at the previous scan, 27 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-11 (score 85, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 80 to 83. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 24 days of observed history at the previous scan, 25 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-09 (score 84, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 73 to 77. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 22 days of observed history at the previous scan, 23 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-07 (score 83, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 67 to 70. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 20 days of observed history at the previous scan, 21 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-05 (score 82, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 60 to 63. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 18 days of observed history at the previous scan, 19 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-03 (score 81, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 53 to 57. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 16 days of observed history at the previous scan, 17 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-01 (score 80, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 47 to 50. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 14 days of observed history at the previous scan, 15 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

## MCP tools (8)

### `audit_mcp_config` (~274 tokens)

Audit Mcp Config

Audit an MCP server config for risk-ranked posture findings. FREE.

Flags exposed machine credentials in the config, required inputs that
aren't gated/optional, unpinned versions, over-broad env access, and
dangerous auto-run flags. It never echoes any matched secret value back.
Typical input {"config": "<mcpize.yaml, mcp.json, or a Claude/Cursor
servers block>"} returns {"posture_score": 0-100, "verdict": "...",
"findings": [{"line": N, "severity": 1-5, "issue": "...", "fix": "..."}],
"note": "..."}.

Use on a server configuration document. Not for a skill or instruction
file (audit_skill_file) and not for untrusted content an agent is about to
read (injection_scan). Errors: on invalid, missing, or malformed input this tool never raises a protocol error — it returns {"error": "<what is wrong and how to fix it>"}. Every call is read-only and idempotent, so after correcting the input it is always safe to retry.

Input parameters:

- `config` (string, required): The MCP config to audit, pasted as text or JSON — mcpize.yaml, mcp.json, or a Claude/Cursor servers block.

### `scope_check` (~248 tokens)

Scope Check

Score the blast radius of every tool in a permission manifest. FREE.

Ranks each tool by capability risk (command exec > money/delete >
file-write/messaging > read > network) and flags the over-privileged
ones that need approval gates. Typical input {"tools": "[\"run_shell\",
\"read_docs\"]"} returns {"tools_scored": N, "high_risk_tools": N,
"ranking": [{"tool": ..., "blast_radius": 0-5, "capabilities": [...]}],
"recommendation": ["..."], "note": "..."}.

Use on a permission manifest to rank tools by blast radius. Not for the
configuration that mounts them (audit_mcp_config). Errors: on invalid, missing, or malformed input this tool never raises a protocol error — it returns {"error": "<what is wrong and how to fix it>"}. Every call is read-only and idempotent, so after correcting the input it is always safe to retry.

Input parameters:

- `tools` (string, required): The manifest as a string — a JSON array of tool names or {name, description} objects, a JSON object of name->description, or plain newline-separated names.

### `audit_skill_file` (~238 tokens)

Audit Skill File

Audit an agent skill or instruction file before you trust it. FREE.

Checks for governance smells: prompt-injection and guardrail-bypass
phrasing, concealment instructions ('don't tell the user'), exfiltration
language, and exposed credential material. Typical input {"content":
"<SKILL.md, system prompt, or tool description text>"} returns
{"verdict": "reject — do not install" | "no governance red flags on a
pattern pass", "findings": [{"severity": 1-5, "issue": "..."}],
"note": "..."}.

Use before trusting a skill or instruction file that came from outside
your own repository. Not for arbitrary untrusted input at run time
(injection_scan). Errors: on invalid, missing, or malformed input this tool never raises a protocol error — it returns {"error": "<what is wrong and how to fix it>"}. Every call is read-only and idempotent, so after correcting the input it is always safe to retry.

Input parameters:

- `content` (string, required): Full text of the skill file, system prompt, or tool description to audit.

### `injection_scan` (~220 tokens)

Injection Scan

Scan untrusted text for prompt-injection patterns before ingestion. FREE.

Use on any web page, email, or document an agent is about to ingest to
catch prompt-injection and data-exfiltration patterns before they reach
the agent's context. Typical input {"text": "<untrusted content>"}
returns {"injection_suspected": bool, "count": N, "hits": [{"line": N,
"pattern": "...", "text": "<flagged line>"}], "note": "..."}.

Not for reviewing a skill file you control (audit_skill_file), and a clean
result is not a guarantee of safety - it reports pattern matches only. Errors: on invalid, missing, or malformed input this tool never raises a protocol error — it returns {"error": "<what is wrong and how to fix it>"}. Every call is read-only and idempotent, so after correcting the input it is always safe to retry.

Input parameters:

- `text` (string, required): The untrusted content to scan, pasted as a single string.

### `inventory_report` (~256 tokens)

Inventory Report

Build a governance inventory with risk tiers from a raw agent list. FREE.

Turns a list of agents / MCP servers / skills into an audit-ready
summary with critical/elevated/standard tiers and unowned-agent flags.
Typical input {"items": "[{\"name\": \"deploy-bot\", \"owner\":
\"ana\"}]"} returns {"total": N, "tiers": {"critical": N, ...},
"unowned_agents": [...], "inventory": [{"name": ..., "owner": ...,
"tier": ..., "orphaned": bool}], "reading": "...", "note": "..."}.

Use to turn a raw agent list into risk tiers. Not for auditing any single
agent in depth (audit_mcp_config, scope_check). Errors: on invalid, missing, or malformed input this tool never raises a protocol error — it returns {"error": "<what is wrong and how to fix it>"}. Every call is read-only and idempotent, so after correcting the input it is always safe to retry.

Input parameters:

- `items` (string, required): The fleet as a string — a JSON array of {name, owner?, capabilities?, last_seen?} objects, or plain newline-separated agent names.

### `governance_policy` (~222 tokens)

Governance Policy

Generate an audit-ready agent-governance policy for a fleet. PREMIUM (license).

Covers inventory cadence, ownership rules, least-privilege approval
gates, injection defense, logging/retention, and decommissioning
triggers. Typical input {"fleet_context": "20 agents, 3 with shell
access, one finance bot"} returns {"policy": ..., "sections": {...},
"context_note": ..., "audit_checklist": ["...", ...]}.

Use when a fleet needs a written policy document. Not for assessing what
the fleet currently does (inventory_report, audit_mcp_config). Errors: on invalid, missing, or malformed input this tool never raises a protocol error — it returns {"error": "<what is wrong and how to fix it>"}. Every call is read-only and idempotent, so after correcting the input it is always safe to retry.

Input parameters:

- `fleet_context` (string): Optional plain-language description of the fleet (size, capabilities, sensitive systems) used to tailor the policy; empty returns the generic baseline.

### `get_auditor_persona` (~161 tokens)

Get Auditor Persona

Load the Governance Auditor persona for consistent fleet audits. PREMIUM (license).

The persona is methodical, evidence-driven, and allergic to 'it's
probably fine'. Takes no arguments. Returns {"persona": ...,
"identity": ..., "rules": ["...", ...], "opening_move": "..."} ready to
adopt as a system prompt.

Use to keep repeated audits consistent in voice and rigor. Not for running
an audit - the audit tools do that. Errors: on invalid, missing, or malformed input this tool never raises a protocol error — it returns {"error": "<what is wrong and how to fix it>"}. Every call is read-only and idempotent, so after correcting the input it is always safe to retry.

### `agent_readiness_scan` (~292 tokens)

Agent Readiness Scan

Score a public domain against 21 agent-readiness checks. FREE.

Use when you need to know whether an autonomous agent can discover, read,
use or pay a website - your own, or a vendor you are evaluating before
recommending it. Typical input {"domain": "example.com"} returns
{"score": 8, "total": 21, "grade": "F", "passed": [...], "failed":
[{"title": "...", "detail": "...", "fix": "..."}], "report_url": "..."}
where report_url is a permanent shareable page for the same result.

Not for auditing an MCP client configuration (audit_mcp_config) and not
for scanning text for injection (injection_scan) - this one reaches out
over the network and fetches public URLs on a live domain. Errors: on invalid, missing, or malformed input this tool never raises a protocol error — it returns {"error": "<what is wrong and how to fix it>"} (for example {"error": "The readiness scanner is not reachable right now."}). Every call is read-only and idempotent, so after correcting the input it is always safe to retry.

Input parameters:

- `domain` (string, required): A public hostname such as example.com. A full URL is accepted and reduced to its host. Hostnames that resolve to private or internal addresses are refused.

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-moltlinestudio-govern/govern#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-09-20: 87
- 2026-09-19: 87
- 2026-09-18: 87
- 2026-09-17: 87
- 2026-09-16: 87
- 2026-09-15: 86
- 2026-09-14: 86
- 2026-09-13: 86
- 2026-09-12: 85
- 2026-09-11: 85
- 2026-09-10: 84
- 2026-09-09: 84
- 2026-09-08: 83
- 2026-09-07: 83
- 2026-09-06: 82
- 2026-09-05: 82
- 2026-09-04: 81
- 2026-09-03: 81
- 2026-09-02: 80
- 2026-09-01: 80
- 2026-08-31: 79
- 2026-08-30: 79
- 2026-08-29: 79
- 2026-08-28: 78
- 2026-08-27: 78
- 2026-08-26: 77
- 2026-08-25: 75
- 2026-08-24: 75
- 2026-08-23: 74
- 2026-08-22: 74

## Common questions

### What is the Moltline Agent Governance MCP server?

Moltline Agent Governance is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.moltlinestudio/govern. Audit MCP configs and skill files for over-broad scope and injection risk. 6 of 8 free. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://mcp.moltlinestudio.com/govern).

### Is the Moltline Agent Governance MCP server safe to use?

Moltline Agent Governance scores 87 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the Moltline Agent Governance MCP server expose?

Moltline Agent Governance exposes 8 tools: audit_mcp_config, scope_check, audit_skill_file, injection_scan, inventory_report, and 3 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,911 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the Moltline Agent Governance MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to Moltline Agent Governance without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

### Is the Moltline Agent Governance MCP server still maintained?

Moltline Agent Governance is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 20 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://mcp.moltlinestudio.com/govern
- Repository: https://github.com/GarphenGate/moltline-mcp
- Website: https://moltlinestudio.com/servers.html#govern
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-moltlinestudio-govern/govern.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-moltlinestudio-govern/govern.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-moltlinestudio-govern/govern