bachstudio-pubmedmcp@0.1.4
VERIFIEDPublisher claims: "A MCP server for PubMed data" 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 2026-10-28 and scored it 81/100 (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 · 0 s · 2 scenarios · 0 deviationst+CategoryObserved action
0.0sprocessno install scripts in bundle
0.2sprocessdependency install exit 1
0.2sprocessexec /usr/bin/timeout
0.2sprocessexec .venv/bin/pubmedmcp
0.2sprocessexited 127: timeout: failed to run command '.venv/bin/pubmedmcp': No such file or directory
0.2sclaimedno tools/list reply (exit 127)
0.2sprocessscript backend runs setup only
Static findings
MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedscripts/bump_version.py:10 · Python subprocess execution detectedFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Remote installer piped to shell.github/workflows/ci.yml:61 · Remote installer piped to shellFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Remote installer piped to shell.github/workflows/ci.yml:25 · Remote installer piped to shellFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Pipe-to-shell pattern.github/workflows/release.yml:29 · Pipe-to-shell pattern — downloads and immediately executes remote codeFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Pipe-to-shell pattern.github/workflows/ci.yml:25 · Pipe-to-shell pattern — downloads and immediately executes remote codeFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Remote installer piped to shell.github/workflows/release.yml:29 · Remote installer piped to shellFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Pipe-to-shell pattern.github/workflows/ci.yml:61 · Pipe-to-shell pattern — downloads and immediately executes remote codeFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Pipe-to-shell pattern.github/workflows/ci.yml:99 · Pipe-to-shell pattern — downloads and immediately executes remote codeFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Remote installer piped to shell.github/workflows/ci.yml:99 · Remote installer piped to shellFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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