Middleware Protection
This skill shields your middleware from unauthorized access, bolstering security and preventing data breaches in complex systems.
Install on your platform
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add middleware-protection npx -- -y @trustedskills/middleware-protection
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"middleware-protection": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/middleware-protection"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
The middleware-protection skill provides a layer of security and control when interacting with external APIs. It allows you to define rules and filters that protect your AI agent from malicious or unexpected responses, ensuring safer and more reliable API calls. This includes preventing unauthorized access and mitigating potential data breaches.
When to use it
- Sensitive Data Handling: When your AI agent interacts with APIs handling personal or financial information.
- Untrusted Sources: When using APIs from providers you don't fully trust, or where the API’s security practices are unknown.
- Rate Limiting & Cost Control: To prevent excessive API calls and manage associated costs by enforcing limits.
- Input Validation: To filter potentially harmful input that could be sent to external services.
Key capabilities
- API request filtering
- Response validation
- Unauthorized access prevention
- Rate limiting enforcement
Example prompts
- "Protect my API calls to the weather service, blocking requests over 10 per minute."
- "Filter any responses from the payment gateway that contain personally identifiable information (PII)."
- "Ensure all requests to the database API are authorized and validated."
Tips & gotchas
The effectiveness of this skill depends on accurately defining your protection rules. Incorrectly configured filters could block legitimate API calls or fail to prevent malicious activity.
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Security Audits
| Gen Agent Trust Hub | Pass |
| Socket | Pass |
| Snyk | Pass |
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Passed automated security scans.