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chroma-mcp-server@0.2.28

CAUTION

Publisher claims: "Chroma MCP Server - Vector Database Integration for LLM Applications" Observed in sandbox: no network, touches nothing outside the project, writes no memory.

Registry PyPI (MCP server)Publisher djm81 · joined 6 days agoInstalls 307Last detonated 6d ago
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KillerSkills ran it in the KillerSkills honeypot sandbox (1 scenario) on 2026-10-28 and scored it 68/100 (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; Access to sensitive file paths; Access to sensitive file paths. Summary: no network, touches nothing outside the project, writes no memory.

Behavior trace

Honeypot run · 0 s · 1 scenarios · 0 deviations
t+CategoryObserved action
0.0sprocessexited 1: ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'setuptools'
0.0sprocessscript backend runs setup only
0.1sprocessscript backend runs setup only

Static findings

HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathssrc/chroma_mcp/cli.py:96 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesFix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Access to sensitive file pathssrc/chroma_mcp/server.py:161 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesFix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Access to sensitive file pathssrc/chroma_mcp/utils/config.py:34 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesFix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Access to sensitive file pathssmithery.yaml:46 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesFix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathssrc/chroma_mcp/server.py:310 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesFix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Access to sensitive file pathssmithery.yaml:47 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesFix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/chroma_mcp/dev_scripts/publish.py:44 · Python subprocess execution detectedFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/chroma_mcp/dev_scripts/build.py:31 · Python subprocess execution detectedFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathssrc/chroma_mcp_client/connection.py:47 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesFix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Access to sensitive file pathssrc/chroma_mcp_client/indexing.py:48 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesFix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Access to sensitive file pathssrc/chroma_mcp_client/cli.py:55 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesFix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathssrc/chroma_mcp_client/connection.py:64 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesFix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/chroma_mcp_client/scripts/promote_learning.py:38 · Python subprocess execution detectedFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/chroma_mcp_client/indexing.py:60 · Python subprocess execution detectedFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/chroma_mcp_client/pytest_plugin.py:60 · Python subprocess execution detectedFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathssrc/chroma_mcp_client/connection.py:43 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesFix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/chroma_mcp_client/scripts/log_quality.py:41 · Python subprocess execution detectedFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/chroma_mcp_client/scripts/analyze_chat.py:41 · Python subprocess execution detectedFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/chroma_mcp_client/validation/code_quality_collector.py:157 · Python subprocess execution detectedFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathssrc/chroma_mcp_client/connection.py:57 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesFix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/chroma_mcp_client/pytest_plugin.py:96 · Python subprocess execution detectedFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/chroma_mcp_client/scripts/validate_evidence.py:44 · Python subprocess execution detectedFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/chroma_mcp_client/scripts/log_error.py:38 · Python subprocess execution detectedFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/chroma_mcp_client/scripts/log_chat.py:40 · Python subprocess execution detectedFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/chroma_mcp_client/analysis.py:193 · Python subprocess execution detectedFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/chroma_mcp_client/pytest_plugin.py:111 · Python subprocess execution detectedFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/chroma_mcp_client/validation/code_quality_collector.py:132 · Python subprocess execution detectedFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathssrc/chroma_mcp_client/cli.py:603 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesFix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/chroma_mcp_client/pytest_plugin.py:85 · Python subprocess execution detectedFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST05
MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/chroma_mcp_client/pytest_plugin.py:47 · Python subprocess execution detectedFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/chroma_mcp_client/analysis.py:165 · Python subprocess execution detectedFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/chroma_mcp/dev_scripts/publish.py:84 · Python subprocess execution detectedFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/chroma_mcp_client/scripts/review_promote.py:47 · Python subprocess execution detectedFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/chroma_mcp_client/indexing.py:485 · Python subprocess execution detectedFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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MEDIUM
File type combined with upload actionscripts/test.sh:338 · 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
MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/chroma_mcp_client/scripts/log_test.py:41 · Python subprocess execution detectedFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST05
HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathssrc/chroma_mcp_client/connection.py:2 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesFix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05
MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/chroma_mcp/dev_scripts/release.py:24 · Python subprocess execution detectedFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/chroma_mcp/dev_scripts/build.py:18 · Python subprocess execution detectedFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/chroma_mcp_client/validation/code_quality_collector.py:182 · Python subprocess execution detectedFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/chroma_mcp_client/validation/test_workflow.py:362 · Python subprocess execution detectedFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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MEDIUM
MCP server using network transport (SSE/HTTP)src/chroma_mcp_thinking/thinking_session.py:136 · 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.
AST04
MEDIUM
MCP server using network transport (SSE/HTTP)src/chroma_mcp_thinking/thinking_session.py:31 · 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.
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MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/chroma_mcp_client/validation/test_workflow.py:307 · Python subprocess execution detectedFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST05

What would make this Verified

12 points to 80 · weights: behavior 45%, static 25%, prompt 15%, publisher 15%
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  2. 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.
  3. Python subprocess execution detected≈ +2 on the totalBuild commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
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