postman-mcp-server@2.14.0
CAUTIONPublisher claims: "Postman MCP Server — connect AI agents (Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code Copilot, Gemini CLI) to your Postman collections, specifications, and environments via Model Context Protocol (MCP)" Observed in sandbox: sends data to registry.npmjs.org.
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KillerSkills ran it in the KillerSkills honeypot sandbox (2 scenarios) on 2026-10-26 and scored it 55/100 (Caution). It is not known to be malicious, but it has behaviour or code a security policy should decide on before install. Notable findings: npx invocation of non-well-known package; npx invocation of non-well-known package; npx invocation of non-well-known package. Summary: sends data to registry.npmjs.org.
Behavior trace
Honeypot run · 2 s · 2 scenarios · 0 deviationst+CategoryObserved action
0.7snetworkCONNECT https://registry.npmjs.org
0.7sprocessexec /usr/local/bin/npx
0.7sprocessexited 1: npm error A complete log of this run can be found in: /tmp/ks-detonate-sV6lq1/setup/home/.npm/_logs/2026-10-26T08_36_44_236Z-debug-0.log
1.4sprocessdependency install exit 1
1.5sprocessexec /usr/bin/timeout
1.5sprocessexited 1: Node.js v22.23.4
1.5sclaimedno tools/list reply (exit 1)
1.5sprocessscript backend runs setup only
Static findings
HIGH
npx invocation of non-well-known packageREADME.md:53 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06HIGH
npx invocation of non-well-known packagedist/package.json:10 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06HIGH
npx invocation of non-well-known packagepackage.json:73 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06MEDIUM
MCP server using network transport (SSE/HTTP)README.md:71 · MCP server using network transport (SSE/HTTP) — data sent over networkFix: Namespace tool names and keep tool descriptions literal; no instructions to the agent inside them.
AST04MEDIUM
MCP server using network transport (SSE/HTTP)README.md:69 · MCP server using network transport (SSE/HTTP) — data sent over networkFix: Namespace tool names and keep tool descriptions literal; no instructions to the agent inside them.
AST04MEDIUM
MCP server using network transport (SSE/HTTP)README.md:68 · MCP server using network transport (SSE/HTTP) — data sent over networkFix: Namespace tool names and keep tool descriptions literal; no instructions to the agent inside them.
AST04MEDIUM
MCP server using network transport (SSE/HTTP)README.md:67 · MCP server using network transport (SSE/HTTP) — data sent over networkFix: Namespace tool names and keep tool descriptions literal; no instructions to the agent inside them.
AST04MEDIUM
File type combined with upload actiondist/src/tools/putCollection.js:30 · File type combined with upload action — agent may exfiltrate local data filesFix: Remove the call, or declare the host in frontmatter and explain in the README what is sent and why.
AST07MEDIUM
MCP server using network transport (SSE/HTTP)README.md:70 · MCP server using network transport (SSE/HTTP) — data sent over networkFix: Namespace tool names and keep tool descriptions literal; no instructions to the agent inside them.
AST04What would make this Verified
25 points to 80 · weights: behavior 45%, static 25%, prompt 15%, publisher 15%- Contacts a host you did not declare≈ +23 on the totalList every host you talk to in SKILL.md frontmatter (`network: [api.example.com]`), or stop contacting the ones you cannot justify.
- Unclaimed publisher≈ +8 on the totalClaim postman: a verified publisher gets +50 on publisher trust. It is free and usually instant with GitHub sign-in.
- 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.
- npx invocation of non-well-known package≈ +4 on the totalPin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
- 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.
- 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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