Agent and MCP Security with SAFE-MCP (Contributor Gathering #7)
Join us for the contributor gathering and deep-dive discussion of the SAFE-Model Context Protocol (SAFE-MCP), security guideline developed by Frederick Kautz to address vulnerabilities in the Model Context Protocol (MCP) pioneered by Anthropic. The SAFE-MCP developer community is led by Arjun Subedi. If you want to contribute to SAFE-MCP join discord channel.
WHY SAFE-MCP?
On the internet, when something fails, we see codes like 404 Not Found or 403 Forbidden standardized signals that tell developers and users what went wrong and what rule was broken. Without these, the web would be chaos.
SAFE-MCP does the same for Model Context Protocols (MCP). AI agents constantly connect to external tools and data sources, which introduces invisible risks like prompt injections, malicious servers, or data leaks. SAFE-MCP gives enterprises a shared “error-code system” for these risks making them visible, measurable, and governable.
Why Enterprises Need This
Compliance & Governance: Regulators increasingly demand transparency into how AI makes decisions and protects data. SAFE-MCP provides a standardized language (like web error codes) that auditors and security teams can understand.
Consistency Across Tools: Enterprises may use many agents and MCP servers. Without a common framework, every vendor invents its own “security story,” making oversight impossible. SAFE-MCP unifies this.
Cost of Breaches: Just as ignoring 403s or 500s would break web security, ignoring SAFE-MCP risks leaves enterprises exposed to IP theft, data leakage, or compliance violations.
SAFE-MCP is, in short, the HTTP error-code system for AI agent security without it, enterprises can’t enforce consistent, auditable, and trusted governance.
Frederick Kautz, a recognized authority in cloud-native security, leads this initiative. His distinguished background includes:
Co-authoring NIST Special Publication 800-204D, foundational in software supply chain security.
Co-founding Network Service Mesh, transforming secure cloud-native networking.
Leadership in KubeCon + CloudNativeCon and Zero Trust architectures.
SPIFFE Steering Committee Member
Join Frederick and industry experts to explore how SAFE-MCP sets new standards to secure MCPs.
Github: https://github.com/fkautz/safe-mcp
Connect with the Community:
Join our AI Agents Community Discord: https://discord.gg/n6tS37uQ
Learn more: SAFE-MCP GitHub Repository
We look forward to seeing you at Plug and Play.
Hosts:
The AI Agents Community:
Community of AI agent founders, builders, industry experts, and VCs focused on agent security, trust, and standards.
Astha.ai
Zero-Trust Identity and Access Management for MCPs and AI Agents
Here are a few clips from our SAFE-Model Context Protocol in-person events.
Group photo from the SAFE-Model Context Protocol launch event.
Frederick Kautz going through the SAFE-MCP specs, which you can find at: https://github.com/fkautz/safe-mcp
SAFE-MCP developer community is led by Arjun Subedi. If you want to contribute to SAFE-MCP join discord channel.