MCP's 'By Design' Security Flaw
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The Model Context Protocol's power comes with risk: servers you install can run code on your system. Learn how to audit and manage MCP server permissions. MCP's 'By Design' Security Flaw: What Claude Code Users Need to Know About Server Permissions Key Takeaways The Model Context Protocol's power comes with risk: servers you install can run code on your system. The Core Security Model The Model Context Protocol (MCP) gives Claude Code incredible power - access to databases, filesystems, APIs, and system tools. This power comes from MCP servers that run locally on your machine.