Release Gate MCP Server

The pre-deploy release gate for AI agents. It renders an evidence-based PROMOTE / HOLD / BLOCK verdict - catching the agent-layer risks that SAST, guardrails, and evaluators structurally miss. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People who work with agent governance, ai agents framework and ci cd pipeline and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-18 · ★ 3 · #60 OF 120 MAINTAINED DEVOPS & MONITORING · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Release Gate

before you install - you'll need

The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install.

Claude Code

claude mcp add vamsisudhakaran1-release-gate -- uvx release-gate

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vamsisudhakaran1-release-gate": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "release-gate"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

pypi package release-gate - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

registry namespace io.github.VamsiSudhakaran1 is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Release Gate can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v0.10.1 · 2026-08-12

v0.9.4 · 2026-07-30

v0.9.3 · 2026-07-28

04 · Who maintains Release Gate

release-gate is maintained by vamsisudhakaran1. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Mar 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/vamsisudhakaran1/release-gate
website: https://release-gate.com/
category: DevOps & monitoring - ranked #60 of 120 actively-maintained DevOps & monitoring servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 8 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-12)
registry: io.github.VamsiSudhakaran1/release-gate (active, first published 2026-07-07)
packages: pypi:release-gate

06 · Release Gate FAQ

What is Release Gate?

Is Release Gate still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-18 and it shipped 8 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Release Gate?

Run `uvx release-gate`. The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Release Gate run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via uvx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Release Gate

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