# Why Most "Production-Ready" MCP Servers Actually Aren't (opens in new tab)

Disclosure: I'm the author of SUPER-MCP, an open-source MCP server. The criteria in this article are derived from a threat model, not from SUPER-MCP's feature set. Apply this checklist to SUPER-MCP itself and you'll find it passes most items but not all: plugin OS isolation remains category 2 (tracked as a release-blocking open item), and task record encryption is a documented gap. The MCP ecosystem has a labeling problem. Search GitHub today and you'll find dozens of MCP server boilerplates ...