Create Starter MCP server
io.github.starter-series/create-starter·v0.5.3·2 starsScaffold Starter Series projects and check release, deployment, security, and agent instructions.
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Create Starter tools (9, 3 write)
write = sends, deletes, buys or postsRead from the package source without running it. The installed server may list more.
add_componentLift a starter's CI/CD layer into an EXISTING repo without re-scaffolding — the remediation half of the audit loop (audit_security/audit_release diagnose; this installs the missing files from the matching starter). Components: ci (.github/workflows/ci.yml), security (codeql.yml + SECURITY.md), dependabot (dependabot.yml + auto-merge), maintenance (stale + weekly health check), or all. DRY-RUN BY D
audit_cdCheck whether the local repo's version has been published to its destination registries (npm, PyPI, Open VSX, VS Marketplace, AMO, GitHub Releases). Makes outbound HTTPS requests to public registry APIs; never mutates. Reports per-destination drift (in-sync / needs-publish / local-stale / not-found).
audit_instructionswrite actionCheck local instruction discovery, source topology, exact duplicates/overlap, owner decisions and previous-run delta. Read-only by default; update_state explicitly saves the baseline, never source instructions. No semantic or safety enforcement.
audit_releaseAudit a local repo for release-readiness against the Starter Series quality bar. Detects matched starter, CHANGELOG drift vs merged PRs, version-bump status, and publish-workflow presence. Read-only; never mutates the repo.
audit_securityAudit a local repo for baseline security CI hygiene against the Starter Series quality bar: gitleaks, CodeQL, dependency audit, license check, --ignore-scripts, Dependabot, secret-scanning hints, claude-code-security-review Action, and claude-security-guidance.md. Read-only.
create_projectwrite actionScaffold a new project from a Starter Series template
generate_launch_proof_reportwrite actionRun audit_release, audit_cd, audit_security, and audit_instructions together, then return a client-ready Markdown Launch Proof Report. Read-only by default; set write=true to write launch-proof-report.md or output_path inside the target repo.
list_templatesList all available Starter Series project templates
seed_security_guidanceGenerate a starter `claude-security-guidance.md` at the repo root, tailored to the detected Starter Series template. The file is consumed in-session by Anthropic's Claude Code Security Guidance Plugin (released 2026-05-26) as a guard while Claude writes code. Use `force: true` to overwrite an existing file.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-10-14 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- Code scan49 source files scanned25/25
- –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
- Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
- Maintenancelast push 8 days ago15/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner7/10
How Create Starter compares
Against every graded AI and agents MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 91/100
- higher than 88% of 4,460 AI and agents servers
- Tools
- 9
- the typical AI and agents server has 6
- Tools that change things
- 33%
- typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break
- GitHub stars
- 2
- more than 65% of 2,711 AI and agents servers
- Downloads a week
- 43
- more than 35% of 1,538 AI and agents servers with a package
What its tools let an agent do: 5 read · 3 create · 1 change
Install Create Starter in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
Runs npx -y starter-series on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.
claude mcp add create-starter -- npx -y starter-series
What the publisher says
From the Create Starter repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
create-starter
Scaffold and audit Starter Series projects — MCP server, Claude Code skill, and CLI in one package.
Part of: Human-Controlled AI Systems — scaffolding is the easy half. What keeps a shipped repo trustworthy is the audit primitives (audit, audit-cd, audit-security) verifying release, CD, and CI security hygiene against a known bar — gating each merge instead of asking a human to re-check by hand.
Korean documentation is maintained under docs/ko/README.md; the root README stays English-only.
Security checks inspect local workflow definitions and referenced starter-series/.github policy, including composite actions and invoked scripts. Evidence includes source paths and content hashes. Unreadable or unsupported reusable workflows are reported as unverified; this checks configuration, not the latest Actions run or a live vulnerability scan.
Currently implemented
- CLI — package and binary identity are starter-series; npx starter-series my-package --template npm-package scaffolds one of 6 public templates with Zod-validated input, atomic rename on success, retry + timeout + 50 MB download cap.
- MCP server — nine stdio tools: listtemplates, createproject, auditrelease, auditcd, auditsecurity, auditinstructions, generatelaunchproofreport, seedsecurityguidance, addcomponent. One binary chooses the mode by argv (positional -> CLI, none -> MCP stdio).
- Claude Desktop extension — .mcpb bundle on every release; drag onto the Claude Desktop settings window.
- Claude Code plugin + skill — /plugin install create-starter@starter-series ships the MCP server and the conversational create skill together.
- MCP Registry metadata — io.github.starter-series/create-starter; registry submission is gated on the unscoped npm package being live and tarball-verified.
- auditrelease** — detects matched starter, version vs last-tag drift, CHANGELOG drift vs merged PRs (git log ..HEAD), publish-workflow kind (release-please / publish-on-tag / auto-release).
- auditcd** — probes npm, PyPI, Open VSX, VS Marketplace, AMO, GitHub Releases for per-destination publish drift (in-sync / needs-publish / local-stale / not-found / unsupported).
- auditsecurity** — checks 9 items: 8 core CI primitives (gitleaks with pin check, CodeQL, dependency audit, license check, --ignore-scripts, Dependabot grouped, secret-scanning hint, claude-code-security-review Action) plus the optional repo-author claude-security-guidance.md. The 8 core checks gate the HARDENED verdict; this repo passes 8/8 core.
- auditinstructions / audit-instructions** — reviews agent instruction files (AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, GEMINI.md, Copilot instructions) for exact same-file duplicates, cross-file surface overlap, and keyword-based risk reminders. Duplicate/overlap findings need review; keyword risk summaries are advisory only and not exhaustive safety or semantic drift detection.
- proof-report / generatelaunchproofreport** — runs release, CD, security, and instruction-review audits together and writes a client-ready Launch Proof Report. This is the monetizable handoff surface: evidence first, no "certified" claim, exit code 1 unless the repo is actually launch-ready.
- addcomponent — the remediation half of the audit loop: lifts a starter's CI/CD layer (ci / security / dependabot / maintenance / all) into an existing* repo without re-scaffolding. Dry-run by default with a per-file plan (create / identical / skip-exists / overwrite); refuses a dirty git tree unless forced; never touches app code or secrets-bearing CD workflows. The dry-run plan doubles as a drift report against the starter.
- Graduation guide — docs/graduation-from-vibe-coding.md (+ Korean): five-step path from Lovable/Bolt/v0 exports to GitHub Actions + a real deploy target, using the release/CD/security audit
Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
Create Starter: common questions
- Is Create Starter MCP server safe?
- Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (91/100). Read the Create Starter safety report
- How do I install Create Starter?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
- Does Create Starter need an API key?
- Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
- Is Create Starter maintained?
- The last commit was 28 days ago (2026-10-07). The latest release is v0.5.3.
- What can I use instead of Create Starter?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: HOL Guard MCP server, Kiln MCP server and Vibe Check MCP server.
- How does Create Starter compare with other AI and agents MCP servers?
- safety score 91/100 (higher than 88% of 4,460 AI and agents servers); tools 9 (the typical AI and agents server has 6); tools that change things 33% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.
Alternatives to Create Starter
Same job from other publishers: the closest match first, then the best rated.
- HOL GuardLocal-first AI agent security evidence and approval workflows through HOL Guard's stdio MCP server.not reviewedEstablishedA
- KilnSpawn an object into existence: describe it, and your agent designs it, checks it, and 3D prints it.not reviewedEstablishedB
- Vibe CheckMetacognitive AI agent oversight: adaptive CPI interrupts for alignment, reflection and safetynot reviewedEstablishedB
- ShellwardAI agent security: 7 MCP tools for injection detection, PII scanning, command safety, DLP.not reviewedEstablishedA
- Agent Security ScannerSecurity layer for AI agents: blocks prompt injection, detects fake packages, scans vulnerabilities.not reviewedEstablishedC