Local MCP MCP Server

This project is a secure MCP server built with Node.js and Express. It features HTTPS encryption using self-signed certificates, GitHub OAuth authentication, and additional security measures like rate limiting and HTTP header protection. That is what the local mcp mcp server brings to an AI assistant: the same capability, reachable through the Model Context Protocol rather than a separate app or dashboard.

The short version

git clone https://github.com/omar-steam/MCP-Server-with-HTTPS-and-GitHub-OAuth.git cd mcp-server

• HTTPS Encryption — Ensures secure communication between clients and the server
• GitHub OAuth Authentication — Allows users to log in using their GitHub accounts
• Rate Limiting — Protects against abuse and denial-of-service (DoS) attacks
• Secure Session Management — Uses express-session with secure cookies
• HTTP Header Security — Implements helmet to protect against common vulnerabilities

Getting it running

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client.

What it needs from you

Configuration is passed through the environment: CLIENT_ID, CLIENT_SECRET, SESSION_SECRET. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.

Before you begin, ensure you have the following installed on your system: - Node.js (v16 or later) - npm (comes with Node.js) - OpenSSL (for generating SSL certificates)

Things to watch

• It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
• Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
• Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

How it compares

This sits in the developer tooling group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. It is maintained by omar-steam; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.