renovate-mcp@1.7.2
VERIFIEDPublisher claims: "MCP server for designing Renovate configurations interactively." Observed in sandbox: no network, touches nothing outside the project, writes no memory.
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KillerSkills ran it in the KillerSkills honeypot sandbox (2 scenarios) on 2026-11-03 and scored it 83/100 (Verified). It did what it claims and nothing else we could detect: no undeclared network egress, no credential reads, no persistent instruction writes. Summary: no network, touches nothing outside the project, writes no memory.
Behavior trace
Honeypot run · 5 s · 2 scenarios · 0 deviationst+CategoryObserved action
0.0sprocessno install scripts in bundle
4.2sprocessdependency install exit 1
5.0sprocessexec /usr/bin/timeout
5.0sprocessexited 1: Node.js v22.23.4
5.0sclaimedno tools/list reply (exit 1)
5.0sprocessscript backend runs setup only
Static findings
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagedist/lib/version.js:4 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06MEDIUM
Process kill commanddist/lib/renovateCli.js:95 · Process kill command — agent can terminate processesFix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05MEDIUM
File permission modification commandpackage.json:31 · File permission modification command — agent changes file ownership/permissionsFix: Request the narrowest permission that works; replace wildcards with the exact paths or hosts.
AST05HIGH
Destructive file system command detecteddist/lib/configLocations.js:7 · Destructive file system command detectedFix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05MEDIUM
File type combined with upload actiondist/tools/dryRun.js:122 · 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.
AST07