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mcp-config-tool@0.1.3

VERIFIED· not started

Publisher claims: "A CLI tool to configure MCP servers for various clients like Claude Desktop and VSCode" Observed in sandbox: no network, touches nothing outside the project, writes no memory.

Registry PyPI (MCP server)Publisher marcusjellinghaus · publishing for 235 daysInstalls 1,425Last detonated 6d ago
$claude mcp add mcp-config-tool -- uvx mcp-config-tool
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Coverage

Not started: dependency install failed; the server itself was not observed.
Tested
the dependency install step · every file read, file written and host contacted by what ran
Not tested
server startup · the tool list · tool behavior

What this means for the label: Verified here covers what ran. The server's tools were not exercised with a real credential, so nothing about their behavior is asserted; the credential summary below says what to do with that.

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Code inventory arrives with this version's next honeypot run.
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unknown until the next run
Where it talks to
unknown until the next run
What the honeypot saw
no credential files read · no network
What we could not test
server startup · the tool list · tool behavior

Not enough was observed to say yet. Not started: dependency install failed; the server itself was not observed. This version's code has not been inventoried for credentials and hosts either; both arrive with its next honeypot run (popular servers first). `vet-skills try mcp-config-tool` runs it now and prints the full answer.

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KillerSkills ran it in the KillerSkills honeypot sandbox (2 scenarios; not started: dependency install failed; the server itself was not observed) on 2026-11-07 and scored it 83/100 (Verified). In what ran, nothing we could detect went wrong: no undeclared network egress, no credential reads, no persistent instruction writes. What it does with a real credential was not observed; the static findings and the publisher carry the rest of the score. Summary: no network, touches nothing outside the project, writes no memory.

Behavior trace

Honeypot run · 0 s · 2 scenarios · 0 deviations
t+CategoryObserved action
0.0sprocessno install scripts in bundle
0.1sprocessdependency install exit 1
0.1sprocessexec /usr/bin/date
0.1sprocessexec /usr/bin/timeout
0.1sprocessexec .venv/bin/mcp-config
0.1sclaimedno tools/list reply (exit 0)
0.1sprocessscript backend runs setup only
0.1sprocessno install scripts to re-run

Static findings

MEDIUM
File permission modification commandsrc/mcp_config/errors.py:142 · File permission modification command — agent changes file ownership/permissionssuggestions.append(f"Fix permissions: chmod 755 {path}")Fix: Request the narrowest permission that works; replace wildcards with the exact paths or hosts.
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MCP server using network transport (SSE/HTTP)pyproject.toml:43 · MCP server using network transport (SSE/HTTP) — data sent over network# "mcp-server-filesystem @ git+https://github.com/MarcusJellinghaus/mcp_server_filesystem.git",Fix: Namespace tool names and keep tool descriptions literal; no instructions to the agent inside them.
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File permission modification commandsrc/mcp_config/errors.py:138 · File permission modification command — agent changes file ownership/permissionssuggestions.append(f"Fix permissions: chmod 755 {path}")Fix: Request the narrowest permission that works; replace wildcards with the exact paths or hosts.
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HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathssrc/mcp_config/detection.py:86 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system files".env",Fix: 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/mcp_config/detection.py:265 · Python subprocess execution detectedresult = subprocess.run(Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/mcp_config/detection.py:44 · Python subprocess execution detectedresult = subprocess.run(Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/mcp_config/detection.py:53 · Python subprocess execution detectedresult = subprocess.run(Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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File permission modification commandsrc/mcp_config/errors.py:136 · File permission modification command — agent changes file ownership/permissionssuggestions.append(f"Fix permissions: chmod 644 {path}")Fix: Request the narrowest permission that works; replace wildcards with the exact paths or hosts.
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Access to sensitive file pathssrc/mcp_config/paths.py:53 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system files".env",Fix: 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/mcp_config/detection.py:216 · Python subprocess execution detectedresult = subprocess.run(Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/mcp_config/detection.py:107 · Python subprocess execution detectedresult = subprocess.run(Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/mcp_config/validation.py:86 · Python subprocess execution detectedresult = subprocess.run(Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Python subprocess execution detectedtests/test_cli_command.py:34 · Python subprocess execution detectedresult = subprocess.run(Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Process kill commandsrc/utils/subprocess_runner.py:188 · Process kill command — agent can terminate processes# On Windows, use taskkill to kill process treeFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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File permission modification commandtests/manual_vscode_testing.md:284 · File permission modification command — agent changes file ownership/permissionschmod 755 .vscode/Fix: Request the narrowest permission that works; replace wildcards with the exact paths or hosts.
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Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/utils/subprocess_runner.py:326 · Python subprocess execution detectedpopen_proc = subprocess.Popen(Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/utils/subprocess_runner.py:419 · Python subprocess execution detectedreturn subprocess.run(Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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File type combined with upload actiontests/test_config/test_servers.py:282 · File type combined with upload action — agent may exfiltrate local data filesargs = config.generate_args({"input": "test.txt", "output": "out.txt"})Fix: Remove the call, or declare the host in frontmatter and explain in the README what is sent and why.
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Process kill commandsrc/utils/subprocess_runner.py:246 · Process kill command — agent can terminate processes"Process group kill failed, using fallback",Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Python subprocess execution detectedtests/run_vscode_tests.py:27 · Python subprocess execution detectedresult = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True, check=False)Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/utils/subprocess_runner.py:362 · Python subprocess execution detectedsubprocess.run(Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Python subprocess execution detectedtests/manual_cli_test.py:19 · Python subprocess execution detectedresult = subprocess.run(Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Process kill commandsrc/utils/subprocess_runner.py:209 · Process kill command — agent can terminate processes# Fallback to terminate/killFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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File permission modification commandtests/manual_vscode_testing.md:278 · File permission modification command — agent changes file ownership/permissionschmod 444 .vscode/Fix: Request the narrowest permission that works; replace wildcards with the exact paths or hosts.
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Process kill commandsrc/utils/subprocess_runner.py:220 · Process kill command — agent can terminate processes# On Unix, kill the process groupFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/utils/subprocess_runner.py:152 · Python subprocess execution detectedpopen_proc = subprocess.Popen(Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/utils/subprocess_runner.py:192 · Python subprocess execution detectedsubprocess.run(Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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File type combined with upload actiontests/test_config/test_servers.py:283 · File type combined with upload action — agent may exfiltrate local data filesassert args == ["main.py", "--input", "test.txt", "--output", "out.txt"]Fix: Remove the call, or declare the host in frontmatter and explain in the README what is sent and why.
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Python subprocess execution detectedtests/test_cli_command.py:49 · Python subprocess execution detectedresult = subprocess.run(Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Process kill commandsrc/utils/subprocess_runner.py:244 · Process kill command — agent can terminate processes# Fallback to terminate/killFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Cost to the agent

Instructions loaded
≈287 tok
2 files · 81 in bundle
Tool list per prompt
≈0 tok
0 tools · 0 per tool
Handshake
no reply
launch to tools/list, stdio
Undocumented tools
0
description under 20 chars · avg 0

Tokens estimated at four characters each. The tool list is re-read by the agent on every turn, so it is the number to compare between servers that do the same job: ranked across the index.

Known vulnerabilities

No advisories in OSV for mcp-config-tool@0.1.3 as of 6d ago. This is the package itself, not its dependencies.