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quasar-mcp@0.1.0

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Publisher claims: "It equips LLM clients with roughly 200 live astronomy research tools spanning ALMA/NRAO, MAST, ESO, VO archives, SIMBAD/NED/VizieR, Splatalogue, NASA ADS, Data Lab, ZTF and imaging, with plots and images returned inline. Users can search and cross-match archives, identify spectral lines, pull literature and BibTeX, and run photometry, SED and variability analysis against real data." Observed in sandbox: no network, touches nothing outside the project, writes no memory.

Registry GlamaPublisher adamzacharia · publishing for 7 daysInstalls 0Last detonated 7d ago
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Coverage

Not started: dependency install failed; the server itself was not observed.
Tested
the dependency install step · every file read, file written and host contacted by what ran
Not tested
server startup · the tool list · tool behavior

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.

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Code inventory arrives with this version's next honeypot run.
It will ask for
unknown until the next run
Where it talks to
unknown until the next run
What the honeypot saw
no credential files read · no network
What we could not test
server startup · the tool list · tool behavior

Not enough was observed to say yet. Not started: dependency install failed; the server itself was not observed. This version's code has not been inventoried for credentials and hosts either; both arrive with its next honeypot run (popular servers first). `vet-skills try quasar-mcp` runs it now and prints the full answer.

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KillerSkills ran it in the KillerSkills honeypot sandbox (2 scenarios; not started: dependency install failed; the server itself was not observed) on 2026-11-07 and scored it 68/100 (Caution). It is not known to be malicious, but it has behaviour or code a security policy should decide on before install. Notable findings: Access to sensitive file paths; 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 · 2 scenarios · 0 deviations
t+CategoryObserved action
0.0sprocessno install scripts in bundle
0.1sprocessdependency install exit 1
0.1sprocessexec /usr/bin/date
0.1sprocessexec /usr/bin/timeout
0.1sprocessexec .venv/bin/quasar-mcp
0.1sclaimedno tools/list reply (exit 0)
0.2sprocessscript backend runs setup only
0.2sprocessno install scripts to re-run

Static findings

HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathssrc/quasar_mcp/_vendor/adapters/mcp/server.py:61 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesload_dotenv(REPO_ROOT / ".env") # override=False: the home .env and real environment variables winFix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05
HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathssrc/quasar_mcp/_vendor/adapters/mcp/server.py:15 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesAPI keys come from the environment / repo .env exactly as in the app (ADS_API_TOKEN for literature tools,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 pathsscripts/sync_from_quasar.py:24 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesSKIP_SUFFIXES = {".pyc", ".pyo", ".db", ".sqlite", ".log", ".env"}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 pathssrc/quasar_mcp/_vendor/core/llm_client.py:3843 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system files"Set it in .env (e.g. http://localhost:11434/v1 for Ollama)."Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05
HIGH
Privileged sudo commandsrc/quasar_mcp/_vendor/integrations/carta.py:440 · Privileged sudo command — agent may execute with elevated privileges"sudo ln -s /opt/carta/AppRun /usr/local/bin/carta"Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathsscripts/sync_from_quasar.py:36 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesreturn [n for n in names if n in SKIP_DIRS or Path(n).suffix in SKIP_SUFFIXES or n.startswith(".env")]Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05
MEDIUM
MCP server using network transport (SSE/HTTP)src/quasar_mcp/_vendor/core/agent.py:259 · MCP server using network transport (SSE/HTTP) — data sent over networkmcp_server_url: str = "http://localhost:8000/sse" # MCP server SSE endpointFix: Namespace tool names and keep tool descriptions literal; no instructions to the agent inside them.
AST04
CRITICAL
OS command execution function call detectedsrc/quasar_mcp/_vendor/core/cli.py:255 · OS command execution function call detectedos.system('clear' if os.name == 'posix' else 'cls')Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathssrc/quasar_mcp/_vendor/adapters/mcp/server.py:60 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesload_dotenv(home / ".env")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 pathssrc/quasar_mcp/_vendor/core/llm_client.py:3873 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system files"Set it in .env locally or in the Render service environment."Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05
MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/quasar_mcp/_vendor/core/code_check.py:432 · Python subprocess execution detectedproc = subprocess.run(cmd, cwd=tmp, env=_child_env(tmp), stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL,Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST05
HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathssrc/quasar_mcp/_vendor/adapters/mcp/server.py:50 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system files# QUASAR_MCP_HOME (set by the quasar-mcp package, default ~/.quasar-mcp) holds the user's .env and receivesFix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05
MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedscripts/sync_from_quasar.py:89 · Python subprocess execution detectedcommit = subprocess.run(["git", "-C", str(src), "rev-parse", "--short", "HEAD"], capture_output=True,Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST05
HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathssrc/quasar_mcp/__main__.py:10 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system fileslive in ``~/.quasar-mcp/.env`` (or ``$QUASAR_MCP_HOME/.env``); real environment variables take precedence.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 pathssrc/quasar_mcp/_vendor/adapters/mcp/server.py:58 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filestry: # same as ui-pro/api/bootstrap.py: keys (ADS, OpenAI for the docs RAG, Tavily, ...) live in a .envFix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05
HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathssrc/quasar_mcp/_vendor/core/llm_client.py:3749 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system files"Set it in .env or add your own provider API key in Quasar settings."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 pathssrc/quasar_mcp/_vendor/core/agent.py:344 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system files"Set it in .env or use a local model (prefix with 'local/')."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 pathsscripts/sync_from_quasar.py:6 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system files.env, config/ (keys), databases, logs, caches or the web frontend. Afterwards it scans the copy for secrets andFix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05
HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathspyproject.toml:108 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesinclude = ["src/quasar_mcp", "tests", "scripts", "docs", "README.md", "LICENSE", "UPSTREAM.md", ".env.example"]Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05
HIGH
Privileged sudo commandsrc/quasar_mcp/_vendor/integrations/carta.py:439 · Privileged sudo command — agent may execute with elevated privileges"sudo mv squashfs-root /opt/carta",Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedscripts/sync_from_quasar.py:91 · Python subprocess execution detecteddirty = subprocess.run(["git", "-C", str(src), "status", "--porcelain", "--", *PACKAGES], capture_output=True,Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST05
MEDIUM
Process kill commandsrc/quasar_mcp/_vendor/core/llm_client.py:3026 · Process kill command — agent can terminate processesthe chain is broken (a deadline kill clears the history cache while theFix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
MEDIUM
Process kill commandsrc/quasar_mcp/_vendor/core/llm_client.py:1404 · Process kill command — agent can terminate processesmessage). On a broken chain (a deadline kill cleared the cache mid-turn)Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagesrc/quasar_mcp/_vendor/services/browser.py:17 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted code# Playwright is available via the playwright package installed with npxFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/quasar_mcp/_vendor/integrations/carta.py:116 · Python subprocess execution detectedself.process = subprocess.Popen(Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST05
MEDIUM
File permission modification commandsrc/quasar_mcp/_vendor/integrations/carta.py:437 · File permission modification command — agent changes file ownership/permissions"chmod +x CARTA.AppImage",Fix: Request the narrowest permission that works; replace wildcards with the exact paths or hosts.
AST05

Cost to the agent

Instructions loaded
≈2,457 tok
1 file · 80 in bundle
Tool list per prompt
≈0 tok
0 tools · 0 per tool
Handshake
no reply
launch to tools/list, stdio
Undocumented tools
0
description under 20 chars · avg 0

Tokens estimated at four characters each. The tool list is re-read by the agent on every turn, so it is the number to compare between servers that do the same job: ranked across the index.

Known vulnerabilities

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

What would make this Verified

12 points to 80 · weights: behavior 45%, static 25%, prompt 15%, publisher 15%
  1. OS command execution function call detected≈ +9 on the totalBuild commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
  2. Unclaimed publisher≈ +8 on the totalClaim adamzacharia: a verified publisher gets +50 on publisher trust. It is free and usually instant with GitHub sign-in.
  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. Privileged sudo command≈ +4 on the totalBuild commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
  5. MCP server using network transport (SSE/HTTP)≈ +2 on the totalNamespace tool names and keep tool descriptions literal; no instructions to the agent inside them.
  6. Python subprocess execution detected≈ +2 on the totalBuild commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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