Curate a trusted MCP Registry and put an end to shadow AI

Ensure every MCP server in your AI ecosystem meets your quality, compliance, and security standards and is customized for rapid adoption.

Why curating a custom MCP Registry matters

Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers unlock the potential of AI agents, and so they have surged in popularity. More than 10,000 MCP servers have been created this year alone. To get your desired outcomes, you have to tackle real challenges:

Security

Employees don’t know which MCP servers to trust and use. Bad choices result in major security vulnerabilities.

Consistency

Employees don’t consistently configure MCP servers. They’re not security experts, so they configure things to work. Untangling and root causing issues becomes a nightmare.

Control

Leaders don’t know what their team is using. The lack of observability and audit logs produces shadow MCP.

Without deliberate curation, your MCP deployment risks collapsing under the weight of security, compliance, and operational demands.

Curated registries are the foundation of production-grade MCP

At Stacklok, we believe a custom-curated registry is not just a nice-to-have — it’s essential for:

Trusted

Only approved and vetted assets enter your production environment.

Reproducible

Every AI-powered workflow uses known-good versions.

Governed

Traceability for compliance audits and incident response.

Our team brings deep MCP expertise to help you design, populate, and maintain registries that accelerate your AI roadmap without sacrificing safety, operational efficiency, or developer delight.

How to curate a custom MCP registry

We’ve distilled the process into five high-impact steps

1

Define agent-enabled workflows

  • Identify the AI agent tasks and decisions you need to support.
  • Map tasks and decisions to required tools, integrations, and datasets.

Stacklok Advantage

We offer custom MCP engineering services and can advise and collaborate on ideal AI workflows.

2

Set curation criteria

  • Set clear quality, security, and compliance benchmarks.
  • Consider licensing constraints and code maturity.

Stacklok Advantage

Our built-in registry includes MCP servers we have vetted using our deep expertise in software supply chain security.

3

Vet and approve tools

  • Scan for vulnerabilities, license violations, and performance anomalies.
  • Build out your registry with approved tools and validated configurations.

Stacklok Advantage

We provide an intuitive interface to your custom registry to easily deploy local or remote MCP servers across your enterprise.

4

Automate registry maintenance

  • Plan for regular registry container reviews and validation.
  • Maintain up-to-date metadata for discovery and filtering.

Stacklok Advantage

Our registries are open, flexible, and benefit from continued collaboration with MCP industry leaders like Anthropic, Docker and GitHub.

5

Integrate with MCP clients

  • Connect MCPs from your curated registry to AI tools and systems in one-click
  • Comprehensive logs and metrics on MCP usage across the organization

Stacklok Advantage

We offer secure deployment and role-based access for any MCP server in your registry.

Best practices for MCP registry curation

Do

  • Use immutable versioning to ensure reproducibility.
  • Continuously scan for emerging vulnerabilities.
  • Keep metadata rich and standardized for LLM discovery.

Don’t

  • Accept assets without verification.
  • Rely solely on manual reviews — automate wherever possible.
  • Mix production and experimental tools in the same registry.

Stacklok enablement path

We help you go from idea to production-ready registry fast

  • Advisory services: Curation strategy and compliance alignment
  • Implementation support: Policy enforcement automation and registry setup
  • Managed services: Ongoing maintenance, updates, and monitoring
  • One-click integration with clients: Built-in integration with clients like Cursor and Claude