Skills/npm/ask-experts-mcp

ask-experts-mcp@0.2.0

CAUTION

Publisher claims: "MCP server that routes domain-specific questions to expert LLMs (Hunyuan, Qwen, etc.) via OpenAI-compatible APIs" Observed in sandbox: no network, touches nothing outside the project, writes no memory.

Registry npm (MCP server)Publisher lcpmarvel · joined 0 days agoInstalls 8,779Last detonated 38 min ago
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Is [email protected] safe to install?

KillerSkills ran it in the KillerSkills honeypot sandbox (2 scenarios) on 2026-10-26 and scored it 77/100 (Caution). It is not known to be malicious, but it has behaviour or code a security policy should decide on before install. Notable findings: Unicode escape sequence detected; Unicode escape sequence detected; npx invocation of non-well-known package. Summary: no network, touches nothing outside the project, writes no memory.

Behavior trace

Honeypot run · 1 s · 2 scenarios · 0 deviations
t+CategoryObserved action
0.0sprocessno install scripts in bundle
0.9sprocessdependency install exit 1
1.0sprocessexec /usr/bin/timeout
1.0sprocessexited 1: Node.js v22.23.4
1.0sclaimedno tools/list reply (exit 1)
1.0sprocessscript backend runs setup only

Static findings

HIGH
Unicode escape sequence detecteddist/index.js:147 · Unicode escape sequence detected — may contain obfuscated payloadsFix: Put hosts, commands and strings in plain source. Decoding at runtime looks identical to malware and costs points on its own.
AST07
HIGH
Unicode escape sequence detecteddist/index.js:145 · Unicode escape sequence detected — may contain obfuscated payloadsFix: Put hosts, commands and strings in plain source. Decoding at runtime looks identical to malware and costs points on its own.
AST07
HIGH
npx invocation of non-well-known packageREADME.md:40 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
HIGH
npx invocation of non-well-known packageREADME.md:72 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
HIGH
npx invocation of non-well-known packageREADME.md:73 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
HIGH
Unicode escape sequence detecteddist/index.js:141 · Unicode escape sequence detected — may contain obfuscated payloadsFix: Put hosts, commands and strings in plain source. Decoding at runtime looks identical to malware and costs points on its own.
AST07

What would make this Verified

3 points to 80 · weights: behavior 45%, static 25%, prompt 15%, publisher 15%
  1. Unclaimed publisher≈ +8 on the totalClaim lcpmarvel: a verified publisher gets +50 on publisher trust. It is free and usually instant with GitHub sign-in.
  2. Does not do what the description says≈ +5 on the totalIn the sandbox the skill never performed the task it claims (no call to the service it is for). Make sure the happy path runs without extra setup, or describe the real behavior.
  3. Unicode escape sequence detected≈ +4 on the totalPut hosts, commands and strings in plain source. Decoding at runtime looks identical to malware and costs points on its own.
  4. npx invocation of non-well-known package≈ +4 on the totalPin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
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