CLEO MCP Server: MCP server, setup and security

What CLEO MCP Server does

According to its repository: “Task management for AI coding agents — CQRS 2-gateway pattern, 200 ops across 10 domains”

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a standard plug between an AI agent and an outside service: once the server is connected, its tools show up in the agent, which decides when to call them. CLEO MCP Server is listed under Aggregators and gateways, a category of 141 servers in the directory, where it ranks #50 by stars.

Installing and connecting CLEO MCP Server

Distribution modes declared in the official MCP registry:

• npm package (Node.js, usually started with npx)

It works with any MCP-compatible client (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and most recent agents). You add one entry to the client's MCP configuration: server name, start command or URL, environment variables. Project language: TypeScript.

Security: what to check

Connecting an MCP server means installing software that talks straight to your agent: it runs with your rights and the model trusts its tool descriptions. The risk therefore depends on what it can touch and how far its code can be trusted.

None of the risk signals we track (system access, secrets, missing licence, abandonment) applies to CLEO MCP Server. That does not replace reading the code.

Good practice: grant only the rights needed (least privilege), require human approval for irreversible actions, and run the AI agent security check.

Project activity and maintenance

Created on December 6, 2025, the kryptobaseddev/cleo repository has 159 stars and 24 forks, with 10 open issues. It has more stars than 74% of the servers in the directory. It received changes this month. Version published in the registry: 2026.3.35 (March 18, 2026).

Stars measure attention, not quality: a recent, heavily promoted project can collect them fast, while a useful but niche server will have few.