Feluda vs DIY MCP Security

Why build it all yourself when Feluda already does it securely?

The Problem with DIY MCP Servers

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The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is rapidly becoming a powerful standard for connecting AI systems with external tools, data sources, and workflows. It allows organisations to give their AI assistants structured access to everything from databases to APIs, enabling richer and more valuable automation.

But with this power comes risk. Deploying an MCP server securely is much harder than it looks on the surface.

Every MCP server exposes tools, prompts, and resources. These are what make the system useful, but they also open doors that attackers or even careless users can exploit. A poorly configured MCP server can accidentally provide an AI with the ability to read sensitive files, exfiltrate data, or trigger operations in critical systems.

To deploy MCP safely, teams must address more than ten different security layers — including authentication, sandboxing, transport encryption, logging, schema validation, and outbound network restrictions. Each of these layers takes time, expertise, and ongoing maintenance.

In practice, most organisations underestimate the attack surface. What looks like a simple AI integration can quickly become a backdoor into sensitive infrastructure, resulting in data leaks, privilege escalation, or insider abuse.

The reality: doing MCP security correctly is a full-time job.

Feluda: Security-First MCP

Feluda was designed to solve this challenge from day one. Instead of asking every organisation to reinvent the wheel, Feluda provides a battle-hardened, security-first MCP platform that integrates all the necessary protections by default.

When you deploy Feluda, you don’t have to build your own security layers from scratch. Everything is already in place — tested, hardened, and ready for enterprise use. This means your teams can focus on building value with AI rather than spending weeks or months on plumbing and patching.

Security Built-In

• Authentication & RBAC – Every client and every tool is access-controlled. No one gets in without the right permissions.
• Safe Tool Exposure – Tools that could change files or trigger sensitive actions are gated, schema-validated, and protected from misuse.
• Encrypted Transport – All connections are encrypted with TLS, with no weak defaults or misconfigurations allowed.
• LLM Guardrails – Built-in protections against prompt injection and hallucination misuse ensure that even if the AI tries something unexpected, it won’t cause damage.
• Audit & Monitoring – Every action is logged in a tamper-proof way and is ready to integrate with SIEM systems for real-time monitoring.
• Secrets Hygiene – No hardcoded credentials. Feluda integrates with secret management systems so keys and tokens are handled safely.
• Supply Chain Security – Dependencies are scanned and pinned, preventing hidden malware from creeping in through third-party tools.
• Resilience Testing – Regular red-team style simulations are carried out to ensure the system stays hardened against new attack methods.
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The Value Proposition

For most organisations, the alternative to Feluda is DIY MCP security. That path requires a major engineering effort and constant vigilance. Even with the best intentions, it’s easy to miss hidden risks or leave blind spots that attackers can exploit. Over time, this builds up security debt, which can be extremely costly to fix once a breach occurs.

Feluda removes this burden. Security isn’t bolted on after the fact — it is part of the foundation. With Feluda, you get a platform that is secure by default, compliant with enterprise requirements, and ready to deploy quickly. The result is lower costs, less complexity, and far greater peace of mind.

DIY MCP Security

• Expensive and complex engineering effort
• High likelihood of hidden risks and misconfigurations
• Ongoing security debt that grows over time

Feluda Secure MCP

• Security baked in from the very beginning
• Fast and compliant deployment process
• Lower total cost of ownership with fewer headaches

Bottom Line

The choice is simple: either invest heavily in building and maintaining your own security framework for MCP, or choose Feluda — a platform that already delivers those protections out of the box.

With Feluda, your team gets the full power of MCP without the pain and risk of DIY security hardening. That means you can spend your time building products, automating workflows, and creating business value — while we take care of keeping the foundation safe.