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I looked at 1,384 tools across 28 MCP servers. Here's what the attack surface actually looks like.

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Quick context if you're new to this: an MCP server is a plug-in that gives an AI agent a set of tools it can call, like "fetch this URL," "run this database query," or "send this email." There are hundreds of open-source MCP servers now. This writeup measures what those tools actually let an agent…

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  1. 2026-10-22 23:04 · DEV Community — AI
    I looked at 1,384 tools across 28 MCP servers. Here's what the attack surface actually looks like.

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