How can Zero-Trust be applied to the Model Context Protocol (MCP)?

[ChristopherTHyatt]

With the rise of the Model Context Protocol (MCP), AI agents can query live data, invoke tools, and trigger workflows — but this also introduces new risks like prompt injections, insider misuse, and integration-level exploits.

In our recent paper, we propose zMCP, a Zero-Trust Governance Layer for MCP, which ensures every AI request is authenticated, policy-checked, logged, and continuously monitored.

📖 Read the full paper: zMCP: A Zero-Trust Extension of the Model Context Protocol for Data Governance

Curious to hear from the community: what do you see as the biggest challenges in bringing zero-trust principles to AI systems?