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Chainguard ships four MCP servers so coding agents verify images, APKs, EOL status and policy live—server-side governance instead of prompt guardrails

On 2026-10-14 Chainguard announced four MCP servers for agent supply-chain checks, generally available to enterprise customers: cg-oci (image manifests/SBOMs/provenance), cg-apk (Wolfi package equivalents), cg-versions (upstream releases and EOL), and cg-api (org policy and attestations). Any MCP client (Claude Code, Cursor, and others) connects via OAuth; pagination and response caps are enforced server-side so agents stop hallucinating tags or recommending EOL packages. Complements the same-day Harness/Checks/Workspaces launch by wiring dependency choices to live product data.

Chainguard ships four MCP servers so coding agents verify images, APKs, EOL status and policy live—server-side governance instead of prompt guardrails

Key Takeaways

  • Four endpoints: https://cgr.dev/mcp, apk.cgr.dev/mcp, versions.cgr.dev/mcp, console-api.enforce.dev/mcp over Streamable HTTP + OAuth 2.0
  • Live data: image SBOM/provenance, Debian→Wolfi package mapping, upstream EOL history, org policy/advisories—not model memory
  • Governance: server-side pagination (~25–50 default, 200 max) and response caps; cg-api hides tools your token cannot use
  • Headless: chainctl auth login --audience=<mcp-url> plus a headersHelper Bearer injector avoids Claude Code's ~1h OAuth re-login loop
  • Extras: docs MCP at mcp.edu.chainguard.dev (no sign-in); Skills MCP at skills.cgr.dev/mcp for on-demand hardening skills
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Kilo Code 7.8.1: Agent Manager browser for public HTTPS/CDN previews; CycloneDX SBOM on every artifact

Kilo-Org shipped open-source coding agent platform Kilo Code v7.8.1 (includes 7.8.0) on 2026-09-25. 7.8.0 brings a high-resolution streamed Agent Manager browser for public HTTPS pages and CDN assets in localhost previews, with install/retry/settings guidance, native cross-origin checks, ordered clipboard, and stalled-session cleanup; plus close-task commands and a stoppable session-cleanup pass. 7.8.1 publishes CycloneDX SBOMs for every CLI archive, npm package, container image, VS Code extension, and JetBrains plugin—SHA-256 bound and GitHub-attestation signed. Azure Entra ID accepts resource name or full endpoint URL.

Kilo Code 7.8.1: Agent Manager browser for public HTTPS/CDN previews; CycloneDX SBOM on every artifact

Key Takeaways

  • Shipped: v7.8.1 / @kilocode/[email protected]
  • 7.8.0: Agent Manager browser for public HTTPS/CDN; close-task cmds; stoppable session cleanup
  • 7.8.1: CycloneDX SBOM + SHA-256 + GitHub attestation on every artifact
  • Azure Entra ID: resource name or full endpoint; block nested var refs in project MCP headers
  • Install: VS Code Marketplace / CLI / JetBrains; docs at kilo.ai/docs
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