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@bulkhead-ai/server
Advanced tools
HTTP REST and MCP server for the Bulkhead content protection engine.
Then install:
npm install @floatingsidewal/bulkhead-server
Exposes three tools via the Model Context Protocol (stdio transport):
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
bulkhead_scan | Scan text for PII, secrets, injection. Modes: fast (regex), model (regex+BERT), deep (full cascade) |
bulkhead_redact | Scan and return redacted text with [REDACTED-TYPE] placeholders |
bulkhead_configure | Enable/disable guards at runtime |
Add to your project's .mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"bulkhead": {
"command": "bulkhead-mcp"
}
}
}
Or run directly:
npx bulkhead-mcp
Add to .github/copilot/mcp.json with the same format.
bulkhead-server
# or
npx bulkhead-server
| Method | Path | Description |
|---|---|---|
| POST | /v1/scan | Regex-only scan (sub-ms) |
| POST | /v1/scan/model | Regex + BERT |
| POST | /v1/scan/deep | Full cascade (regex + BERT + LLM) |
| POST | /v1/redact | Scan and redact |
| GET | /healthz | Health check |
| GET | /readyz | Readiness (BERT model loaded?) |
| GET | /info | Guard configuration summary |
curl -X POST http://localhost:3000/v1/scan \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"text": "My SSN is 123-45-6789"}'
| Variable | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
BULKHEAD_PORT | 3000 | Server port |
BULKHEAD_HOST | 0.0.0.0 | Bind address |
BULKHEAD_API_KEY | -- | Enable API key auth (via X-API-Key header) |
BULKHEAD_LOG_LEVEL | info | Log level |
BULKHEAD_CASCADE_MODEL_ENABLED | false | Enable BERT layer |
BULKHEAD_LLM_PROVIDER | -- | LLM provider: openai, anthropic, or custom |
BULKHEAD_LLM_API_KEY | -- | LLM provider API key |
BULKHEAD_LLM_ENDPOINT | -- | Custom LLM endpoint URL |
# HTTP mode
docker run -p 3000:3000 bulkhead
# MCP mode (stdio)
docker run -i bulkhead packages/server/dist/mcp/index.js
See the deployment guide for Docker configuration details.
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