Shadow MCP server
- A shadow MCP server is an MCP deployment running outside formal governance, often with default credentials.
In short: A shadow MCP server is an MCP deployment running outside formal governance, often with default credentials. OWASP lists shadow MCP servers in its MCP Top 10. This entry uses the term the way our gateway datasheets do, and links related terms below.
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By The Datasheet desk · Reviewed 2026-11-03