essencescholar-mcp@1.3.1
VERIFIEDPublisher claims: "MCP server exposing EssenceScholar deep research and paper workflows as agent tools" Observed in sandbox: no network, touches nothing outside the project, writes no memory.
Registry PyPI (MCP server)Publisher essencescholar · joined 3 days agoInstalls 474Last detonated 4d ago
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KillerSkills ran it in the KillerSkills honeypot sandbox (2 scenarios) on 2026-10-30 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
0.1sprocessdependency install exit 1
0.1sprocessexec /usr/bin/timeout
0.1sprocessexec .venv/bin/essencescholar-mcp
0.1sprocessexited 127: timeout: failed to run command '.venv/bin/essencescholar-mcp': No such file or directory
0.1sclaimedno tools/list reply (exit 127)
0.1sprocessscript backend runs setup only
Static findings
HIGH
Stripe-like API key pattern detectedclaude_config.json:12 · Stripe-like API key pattern detected — possible hardcoded or harvested keyFix: Never read or enumerate credential locations; accept a documented environment variable instead.
AST03MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedserver.py:996 · Python subprocess execution detectedFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST05MEDIUM
File type combined with upload actionserver.py:3326 · 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