# MCP Safety Cheatsheet

DevFeed: [MCP Safety Cheatsheet](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/mcp-safety-cheatsheet-5548.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://neon.com/blog/mcp-safety-cheatsheet>)

Author: Ryan Vogel

Published: 2025-11-19T19:44:35Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Blog -- Neon Docs](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-neon-docs.md>)

Topics: [MSP MCP](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/msp-mcp.md>)

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## AI overview

A safety checklist for operating MCP servers, focused on development-only access, least-privilege tools, read-only modes, human approval, secret handling, and usage visibility.

## Source excerpt

MCPs are powerful abstractions, but that power also means risk. A misconfigured or overly permissive MCP server can expose sensitive data, execute unintended actions, and simply ruin your day. We maintain an MCP server at Neon, but we want you to use it safely. Here's a quick che...