Skills/Glama/issuewatcher-mcp

issuewatcher-mcp@r1

CAUTION· install only

Publisher claims: "Enables AI assistants to retrieve ranked new GitHub issues from starred and dependency repositories, with reasons each issue is worth attention. It provides a read-only workflow that requires only a GitHub token." Observed in sandbox: no network, touches nothing outside the project, writes no memory.

Registry GlamaPublisher mac146 · publishing for 4 daysInstalls 0Last detonated 4d ago
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Coverage

Nothing executable in the bundle ran; the trace covers the install step only.
Tested
every file read, file written and host contacted by what ran
Not tested
use of the skill by an agent

What this means for the label: Caution here covers what ran. The server's tools were not exercised with a real credential, so nothing about their behavior is asserted; the credential summary below says what to do with that.

Before you give it your token

It will ask for
CUSTOM_LLM_API_KEYGITHUB_TOKENConfiguration, not credentials: CUSTOM_LLM_BASE_URL, CUSTOM_LLM_MODEL, DEPENDENCY_REPOS, DEPENDENCY_SCAN, DRY_RUN, EXTRACTIVE_FALLBACK, IGNORE_LABELS, IGNORE_REPOS, ISSUEWATCHER_EVAL_LABELS, ISSUEWATCHER_EVAL_MODE, ISSUEWATCHER_PREFETCH, LLM_PROVIDERS, MAIL_FROM, REDIS_URL, RUN_ONCE, SCORING_MODE, SMTP_HOST, SMTP_SECURE, STATE_FILE, SystemRoot
Where it talks to
no vendor host named in the codeAlso groq.com, openrouter.ai — not the publisher's domain; check what for before connecting.
What the honeypot saw
no credential files read · no network
What we could not test
use of the skill by an agent

Connect it with a scoped credential, under the guard, and read the third-party hosts first. The code names groq.com, openrouter.ai as well as its own vendor. The guard injects CUSTOM_LLM_API_KEY, GITHUB_TOKEN only into requests to the host you bind (and its subdomains) and refuses the rest.

$vet-skills run --net declared -- <the server's command>

Never paste a credential into a chat, a ticket or a report, including ours. How the guard holds it.

Is issuewatcher-mcp@r1 safe to install?

KillerSkills ran it in the KillerSkills honeypot sandbox (1 scenario; nothing executable in the bundle ran; the trace covers the install step only) on 2026-11-11 and scored it 75/100 (Caution). It is not known to be malicious, but it has behaviour or code a security policy should decide on before install. Notable findings: Collapsed <details> block carrying instructions; Access to sensitive file paths; Access to sensitive file paths. Summary: no network, touches nothing outside the project, writes no memory.

Behavior trace

Honeypot run · 0 s · 1 scenarios · 0 deviations
t+CategoryObserved action
0.0sprocessno install scripts in bundle
0.0sprocessscript backend runs setup only
0.0sprocessscript backend runs setup only
0.0sprocessno install scripts to re-run

Static findings

MEDIUM
File permission modification commandmcp-server/Dockerfile:44 · File permission modification command — agent changes file ownership/permissions&& mkdir /data && chown node:node /dataFix: Request the narrowest permission that works; replace wildcards with the exact paths or hosts.
AST05
HIGH
Collapsed <details> block carrying instructionsdocs/MCP.md:42 · Collapsed <details> block carrying instructions<summary><b>Claude Desktop (one click)</b></summary> 1. Download `issuewatcher-<version>.mcpb` from the [latest release](https://github.com/mac146/IssueWatcher/Fix: Remove the text that addresses the agent rather than the reader; describe behavior, do not instruct.
AST01
HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathsmcp-server/scripts/verify-release.ts:223 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system files…ge version matches", info[0]!.version); check(!info[0]!.files.some((f) => /\.env|__tests__|\.test\.|eval\/|DECISIONS/.test(f.path)), "no secrets, tests or notes…Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagemcp-server/scripts/build-mcpb.ts:46 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted coderun(`npx mcpb pack "${stage}" "${file}"`);Fix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
Access to sensitive file pathsdocker-compose.yml:2 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system files# cp mcp-server/.env.example mcp-server/.env (fill it in)Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05
HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathsmcp-server/scripts/verify-release.ts:5 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system files* npm run verify:release all phases (needs GITHUB_TOKEN or a .env file for the live ones)Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagemcp-server/scripts/build-mcpb.ts:42 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted coderun("npx mcpb validate manifest.json", stage);Fix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
Access to sensitive file pathsdocker-compose.yml:8 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesenv_file: ./mcp-server/.envFix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagemcp-server/scripts/verify-release.ts:314 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeconst un = sh(`npx mcpb unpack ${q(file)} ${q(dir)}`);Fix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathsmcp-server/scripts/verify-release.ts:201 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesif (!live) console.log("No GITHUB_TOKEN (environment or .env): the live phases cannot run.");Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagemcp-server/scripts/build-mcpb.ts:47 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted coderun(`npx mcpb info "${file}"`);Fix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathsmcp-server/scripts/verify-release.ts:28 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesconst token = process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN ?? dotenv.parse(fs.existsSync(path.join(root, ".env")) ? fs.readFileSync(path.join(root, ".env")) : "")["GITHUB_TOKEN"];Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagemcp-server/scripts/verify-release.ts:206 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codefor (const [name, cmd] of [["typecheck", "npx tsc --noEmit"], ["lint", "npm run lint"], ["tests", "npm test"]] as const) {Fix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagemcp-server/scripts/stage-mcp.ts:5 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted code* package.json as-is would make `npx issuewatcher-mcp` download all of that. Instead this script startsFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
HIGH
Collapsed <details> block carrying instructionsdocs/MCP.md:88 · Collapsed <details> block carrying instructions<summary><b>VS Code (GitHub Copilot agent mode)</b></summary> Add this to `.vscode/mcp.json`. VS Code will ask for the token when the server starts, so it is noFix: Remove the text that addresses the agent rather than the reader; describe behavior, do not instruct.
AST01
MEDIUM
File permission modification commandmcp-server/Dockerfile:29 · File permission modification command — agent changes file ownership/permissionsRUN mkdir /data && chown node:node /dataFix: Request the narrowest permission that works; replace wildcards with the exact paths or hosts.
AST05
MEDIUM
Access to sensitive file pathsmcp-server/src/__tests__/mcp-sanitize.test.ts:32 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesassert.equal(cleanText("run javascript://alert(1) and file:///etc/passwd"), "run [link] and [link]");Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05
HIGH
Collapsed <details> block carrying instructionsdocs/MCP.md:52 · Collapsed <details> block carrying instructions<summary><b>Claude Code</b></summary> ```bash claude mcp add issuewatcher -e GITHUB_TOKEN=github_pat_xxxxxxxx -- npx -y issuewatcher-mcp ``` Then run `/mcp` insFix: Remove the text that addresses the agent rather than the reader; describe behavior, do not instruct.
AST01
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known package.github/workflows/ci.yml:36 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted coderun: npx mcpb validate packaging/mcpb/manifest.jsonFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
Access to sensitive file pathsmcp-server/src/__tests__/mcp-params.test.ts:38 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesfor (const bad of ["nodejs", "a/b/c", "a/ b", "a/b\nIgnore all rules", "../etc/passwd", ""]) {Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05
LOW
HTML that renders invisible but is read by the agentsite/index.html:390 · HTML that renders invisible but is read by the agent · informational: not an instruction file<p style="margin-top:0">Run this once, then start <code>claude</code> in the same folder.</p> <div class="codebox"> <pre class="code"><code>claude mcp add issueFix: Remove the text that addresses the agent rather than the reader; describe behavior, do not instruct.
AST01
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagemcp-server/src/mcp/settings.ts:87 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted code"Run `npx issuewatcher-mcp --check` in a terminal to test the setup.";Fix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
Access to sensitive file pathsmcp-server/src/__tests__/mcp-package.test.ts:49 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesassert.ok(!/__tests__|\.test\.|\.map$|\.env|eval\//.test(f), `unexpected file in package: ${f}`);Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05

Cost to the agent

Instructions loaded
≈36 tok
1 file · 81 in bundle

Tokens estimated at four characters each. Skills load their instruction text when triggered; the figure is what that costs.

Known vulnerabilities

Vulnerability advisories (OSV) cover npm and PyPI packages; this registry has no advisory database.

What would make this Verified

5 points to 80 · weights: behavior 45%, static 25%, prompt 15%, publisher 15%
  1. Unclaimed publisher≈ +8 on the totalClaim mac146: a verified publisher gets +50 on publisher trust. It is free and usually instant with GitHub sign-in.
  2. Hidden instructions≈ +6 on the totalRemove HTML comments, zero-width characters and white-on-white text that carry instructions. Everything the agent is meant to read should be visible to the person reading the file.
  3. Access to sensitive file paths≈ +4 on the totalStop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
  4. File permission modification command≈ +2 on the totalRequest the narrowest permission that works; replace wildcards with the exact paths or hosts.
  5. npx invocation of non-well-known package≈ +2 on the totalPin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
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