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Before you approve an MCP server: a 10-minute review checklist

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MCP servers give your AI assistant tools, and those tools run with your user's privileges. A quick review before you approve one catches most of the avoidable risk. This is the checklist I use. 1. Read the tool list, including descriptions The model reads tool descriptions as instructions. A descri…

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  1. 2026-10-28 23:05 · DEV Community — AI
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