Skills/npm/brightspace-mcp-server

brightspace-mcp-server@5.2.1

CAUTION· startup only

Publisher claims: "MCP server for Brightspace (D2L). Check grades, due dates, assignments, announcements, syllabus, rosters and more via Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Windsurf, or any MCP client." Observed in sandbox: no network, touches nothing outside the project, writes no memory.

Registry npm (MCP server)Publisher rohanmuppa · publishing for 267 daysInstalls 24,202Last detonated 4d ago
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Coverage

Startup only; authenticated tool behavior not tested.
Tested
install scripts, with decoy credentials in place · second launch with the clock 45 days ahead · server startup over stdio (initialize sent) · every file read, file written and host contacted by what ran
Not tested
the tool list (the server exited before answering) · what the tools do when called with real credentials

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
CREDENTIALS_FORM_PATHD2L_ACCESS_TOKEND2L_HTTP_TOKEND2L_PASSWORDLESSD2L_TOKEN_TTLD2L_TOTP_SECRETMIN_TOKEN_LENGTHConfiguration, not credentials: D2L_ACTIVE_ONLY, D2L_BASE_URL, D2L_CAMPUS, D2L_CURRENT_ONLY, D2L_DUO_PASSCODE, D2L_EXCLUDE_COURSES, D2L_HEADLESS, D2L_HTTP_PORT, D2L_INCLUDE_COURSES, D2L_NO_UPDATE_CHECK, D2L_REMEMBER_MFA, D2L_RUNTIME_IDLE_SECONDS, D2L_SESSION_COOKIE, D2L_SESSION_DIR, D2L_USERNAME, MCP_PATH, VITEST
Where it talks to
brightspace.com (its own)Also suny.edu, nodejs.org, windows.net, purdue.edu, tudelft.nl, universiteitleiden.nl, cuny.edu, polite.edu.sg, mcgill.ca, mun.ca, javerianacali.edu.co — 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
the tool list (the server exited before answering) · what the tools do when called with real credentials

Connect it with a scoped credential, under the guard, and read the third-party hosts first. The code names suny.edu, nodejs.org, windows.net, purdue.edu, tudelft.nl, universiteitleiden.nl, cuny.edu, polite.edu.sg, mcgill.ca, mun.ca, javerianacali.edu.co as well as its own vendor. The guard injects CREDENTIALS_FORM_PATH, D2L_ACCESS_TOKEN, D2L_HTTP_TOKEN, D2L_PASSWORDLESS, D2L_TOKEN_TTL, D2L_TOTP_SECRET, MIN_TOKEN_LENGTH only into requests to brightspace.com (and its subdomains) and refuses the rest.

$vet-skills run --secrets CREDENTIALS_FORM_PATH=brightspace.com,D2L_ACCESS_TOKEN=brightspace.com,D2L_HTTP_TOKEN=brightspace.com,D2L_PASSWORDLESS=brightspace.com,D2L_TOKEN_TTL=brightspace.com,D2L_TOTP_SECRET=brightspace.com,MIN_TOKEN_LENGTH=brightspace.com -- npx -y brightspace-mcp-server

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

Is [email protected] safe to install?

KillerSkills ran it in the KillerSkills honeypot sandbox (3 scenarios; startup only; authenticated tool behavior not tested) on 2026-11-11 and scored it 70/100 (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; Prompting user to enter sensitive credentials; Access to sensitive file paths. Summary: no network, touches nothing outside the project, writes no memory.

Behavior trace

Honeypot run · 36 s · 3 scenarios · 0 deviations
t+CategoryObserved action
0.1sprocessexited 1: Node.js v22.23.4
15sprocessdependency install exit 0
35sclaimedstartup only: exited (0) before answering · code: 'ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND', url: 'file:///tmp/ks-detonate-jBeiYR/task/home/work/acme-api/.claude/skills/brightspace-mcp-server/build/utils/process-guard.js' } Node.js v22.23.4
35sprocessscript backend runs setup only
35sprocesssecond launch, clock +45 days, CI unset
36sprocessexited 1: Node.js v22.23.4

Static findings

MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagebuild/utils/commands.js:24 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeexport const SETUP_COMMAND = `npx -y ${PACKAGE_NAME}@latest setup`;Fix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagebuild/tools/sign-out.js:22 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted code…on because of an unexpected error. Nothing more was changed; try again, or run `npx -y brightspace-mcp-server@latest auth --logout` in a terminal to see the details."…Fix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathsbuild/tools/sign-out.js:55 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system files…ESS_TOKEN or D2L_SESSION_COOKIE, set in your AI app's client configuration or a .env file), and sign_out cannot remove that. To stop using it, remove that setting a…Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05
CRITICAL
Prompting user to enter sensitive credentialsbuild/auth/mun-sso.js:89 · Prompting user to enter sensitive credentials — social engineering// Never type the password into anything but MUN's own login server.Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST03
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagebuild/utils/commands.js:6 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted code* Every npx command here is pinned to @latest deliberately. Invoking npx withFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathsbuild/tools/sign-in.js:13 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system files…ting it, the user has to paste a fresh one into their AI app's configuration or .env file and restart the app."; const NO_RUNNER = `This server cannot start a sign-…Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05
MEDIUM
Process kill commandbuild/auth/auth-runner.js:901 · Process kill command — agent can terminate processesconst kill = (signal) => {Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
MEDIUM
Process kill commandbuild/auth/auth-runner.js:897 · Process kill command — agent can terminate processes/** watchAttention is armed once per child; a second timer could kill a live sign-in. */Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathsbuild/runtime-relay.js:237 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system files// runtime idled out. The settings it needs, .env included, are already inFix: 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 packagebuild/utils/commands.js:22 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeexport const LOGOUT_COMMAND = `npx -y ${PACKAGE_NAME}@latest auth --logout`;Fix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
File type combined with upload actionbuild/setup.js:475 · File type combined with upload action — agent may exfiltrate local data filesconsole.log(yellow(" Could not remove the saved authenticator key. Delete the brightspace-mcp-server entries from your computer's password store."));Fix: Remove the call, or declare the host in frontmatter and explain in the README what is sent and why.
AST07
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagebuild/utils/self-update.js:51 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codereturn false; // npx just fetched thisFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathsbuild/utils/self-update.js:85 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesenv: { ...env, [REEXEC_SENTINEL]: "1" },Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05
MEDIUM
Process kill commandbuild/sync/course-sync.js:355 · Process kill command — agent can terminate processes// What a killed earlier run (kill -9) left behind, while no other sync holds this folder.Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagebuild/utils/self-update.js:6 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted code* The MCP server is launched as `npx -y brightspace-mcp-server@latest`, so itFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagebuild/utils/self-update.js:14 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted code* `npx -y brightspace-mcp-server@latest auth` and hands back that process'sFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagebuild/utils/self-update.js:93 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted code// If npx itself cannot start, run the stale copy rather than failing.Fix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagebuild/utils/commands.js:20 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeexport const AUTH_COMMAND = `npx -y ${PACKAGE_NAME}@latest auth`;Fix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagebuild/setup/prepare.js:235 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codesteps.push(fail("app", "No supported AI app found — register `npx -y brightspace-mcp-server@latest` in your app by hand", false));Fix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathsbuild/auth/sso-flow.js:80 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesreturn new SunySSOFlow({ ...credentials, campus: config.campus });Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05
MEDIUM
Process kill commandbuild/sync/cleanup.js:16 · Process kill command — agent can terminate processes* Remove the `.download-<uuid>.part` files a killed run (kill -9, power loss)Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
MEDIUM
Process kill commandbuild/auth/auth-runner.js:23 · Process kill command — agent can terminate processes* kill the child in the middle of a sign-in the user was still completingFix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathsbuild/utils/config.js:134 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system files// and is deliberately weaker (see .env.example) so it is never the default.Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05
CRITICAL
Prompting user to enter sensitive credentialsbuild/utils/commands.js:65 · Prompting user to enter sensitive credentials — social engineering* The person's last setup step: enter the password, approve sign-in. AlwaysFix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST03

Cost to the agent

Instructions loaded
≈84 tok
1 file · 81 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

No advisories in OSV for brightspace-mcp-server@5.2.1 as of 4d ago. This is the package itself, not its dependencies.

What would make this Verified

10 points to 80 · weights: behavior 45%, static 25%, prompt 15%, publisher 15%
  1. Prompting user to enter sensitive credentials≈ +9 on the totalStop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
  2. Unclaimed publisher≈ +8 on the totalClaim rohanmuppa: 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. npx invocation of non-well-known package≈ +2 on the totalPin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
  5. Process kill command≈ +2 on the totalBuild commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
  6. File type combined with upload action≈ +2 on the totalRemove the call, or declare the host in frontmatter and explain in the README what is sent and why.
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