Zero-Trust PII & secrets redaction MCP server for Cursor & Claude. Lightweight, zero-dependency Presidio alternative for Node.js / TypeScript.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add privacyscrubber --env PRIVACYSCRUBBER_KEY='<PRIVACYSCRUBBER_KEY>' -- npx -y @privacyscrubber/mcp-server~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.privacyscrubber]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@privacyscrubber/mcp-server"]
env = { PRIVACYSCRUBBER_KEY = "<PRIVACYSCRUBBER_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add privacyscrubber --env PRIVACYSCRUBBER_KEY='<PRIVACYSCRUBBER_KEY>' -- npx -y @privacyscrubber/mcp-server~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"privacyscrubber": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@privacyscrubber/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"PRIVACYSCRUBBER_KEY": "<PRIVACYSCRUBBER_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"privacyscrubber": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@privacyscrubber/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"PRIVACYSCRUBBER_KEY": "<PRIVACYSCRUBBER_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"privacyscrubber": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@privacyscrubber/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"PRIVACYSCRUBBER_KEY": "<PRIVACYSCRUBBER_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"privacyscrubber": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@privacyscrubber/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"PRIVACYSCRUBBER_KEY": "<PRIVACYSCRUBBER_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"privacyscrubber": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@privacyscrubber/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"PRIVACYSCRUBBER_KEY": "<PRIVACYSCRUBBER_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
PRIVACYSCRUBBER_KEY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.