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Heimdall MCP adds granular tool access policies in v1.2

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Heimdall MCP, a transparent proxy for MCP tools, has released version 1.2, introducing a two-level policy configuration system. This update allows administrators to define granular permissions for tools, prompts, and resources that each MCP server can access. The new policy system merges global and local configurations with a security-first approach, where deny rules take precedence and local configurations can only add further restrictions. AI

IMPACT Enhances security and control for AI agent development environments by allowing fine-grained access policies.

RANK_REASON This is a software update for a specific tool, not a major industry-wide release.

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Heimdall MCP adds granular tool access policies in v1.2

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  1. dev.to — MCP tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Enmanuel Magallanes Pinargote ·

    You Shall Not Pass — Allow/Deny Policies for MCP Tools Are Now in Heimdall

    <h2> What shipped </h2> <p>Heimdall MCP is a transparent MCP proxy — and v1.2 adds the piece that was missing: a two-level policy config that lets you define exactly which tools, prompts, and resources each MCP server is allowed to expose to the agent.</p> <p>No changes to the se…

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