Skills/PyPI/mcp-server-sofabaton

mcp-server-sofabaton@0.3.0

CAUTION· not started

Publisher claims: "MCP server for Sofabaton universal remote hubs: an X2 over its own MQTT link, or any model via sofabaton-x-server" Observed in sandbox: no network, touches nothing outside the project, writes no memory.

Registry PyPI (MCP server)Publisher sdnick484 · publishing for 28 daysInstalls 0Last detonated 5d ago
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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: Caution 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.

Before you give it your token

It will ask for
no credential variables read in the code
Where it talks to
no vendor host named in the code
What the honeypot saw
no credential files read · no network
What we could not test
server startup · the tool list · tool behavior

Connect it under the guard. Not started: dependency install failed; the server itself was not observed. The code names no credential variable; the guard pins the network to what the honeypot saw and logs every call.

$vet-skills run --net declared -- uvx mcp-server-sofabaton

Never paste a credential into a chat, a ticket or a report, including ours. How the guard holds it.

Is [email protected] safe to install?

KillerSkills ran it in the KillerSkills honeypot sandbox (2 scenarios; not started: dependency install failed; the server itself was not observed) on 2026-11-09 and scored it 77/100 (Caution). It is not known to be malicious, but it has behaviour or code a security policy should decide on before install. Notable findings: Hex-encoded string detected; Hex-encoded string detected. 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 ·
0.1sclaimednot started: dependency install failed (exit 1); the server itself was not observed
0.1sprocessscript backend runs setup only
0.1sprocessno install scripts to re-run

Static findings

HIGH
Hex-encoded string detectedsrc/sofabaton_mcp/sim/fake_direct.py:87 · Hex-encoded string detected — may contain obfuscated payloadselif raw == b"\xa5\x5a\x03\x23\x00\x00\x08\x2d": # FIND_REMOTE_X2: beep, say nothingFix: Put hosts, commands and strings in plain source. Decoding at runtime looks identical to malware and costs points on its own.
AST07
HIGH
Hex-encoded string detectedsrc/sofabaton_mcp/sim/fake_direct.py:84 · Hex-encoded string detected — may contain obfuscated payloadspayload = (mac + b"\x00\x03\x20\x22\x11\x20\x09" + b"X2 HUB").ljust(body[2], b"\x00")Fix: Put hosts, commands and strings in plain source. Decoding at runtime looks identical to malware and costs points on its own.
AST07
MEDIUM
MCP server using network transport (SSE/HTTP)src/sofabaton_mcp/doctor.py:75 · MCP server using network transport (SSE/HTTP) — data sent over networkfor pkg in ("mcp-server-sofabaton", "mcp", "httpx", "aiomqtt"):Fix: 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/sofabaton_mcp/remote.py:402 · MCP server using network transport (SSE/HTTP) — data sent over networkmcp: MCPServer, cfg: HttpConfig, *, health_check: HealthChecker | None = NoneFix: Namespace tool names and keep tool descriptions literal; no instructions to the agent inside them.
AST04
MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedtests/test_tooling.py:213 · Python subprocess execution detectedp = subprocess.Popen(Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST05
MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedtests/test_tooling.py:288 · Python subprocess execution detecteddone = subprocess.run(Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST05
MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedtests/test_tooling.py:279 · Python subprocess execution detecteddone = subprocess.run(Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST05
MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedtests/test_tooling.py:240 · Python subprocess execution detectedreturn subprocess.run([exe(), cmd, *args], env=env, capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=60)Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST05
LOW
URL to a private-network addresstests/test_remote.py:309 · URL to a private-network address — a LAN or development targetassert "192.168.1.10:*" in lan.allowed_hosts and "http://192.168.1.10:*" in lan.allowed_originsFix: Replace encoded or assembled strings with plain literals and remove undeclared network calls.
AST07
LOW
URL to a private-network addresstests/test_logsafe.py:111 · URL to a private-network address — a LAN or development target"GET http://10.0.0.5/api?volume=3&API_KEY=***&apikey=***#frag",Fix: Replace encoded or assembled strings with plain literals and remove undeclared network calls.
AST07
MEDIUM
Access to sensitive file pathstests/test_tooling.py:212 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesenv_file = tmp_path / f"sim{len(procs)}.env"Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05
LOW
URL to a private-network addresstests/test_logsafe.py:110 · URL to a private-network address — a LAN or development target"GET http://10.0.0.5/api?volume=3&API_KEY=abc&apikey=def#frag",Fix: Replace encoded or assembled strings with plain literals and remove undeclared network calls.
AST07

Cost to the agent

Instructions loaded
≈69 tok
1 file · 54 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-server-sofabaton@0.3.0 as of 5d ago. This is the package itself, not its dependencies.

What would make this Verified

3 points to 80 · weights: behavior 45%, static 25%, prompt 15%, publisher 15%
  1. Unclaimed publisher≈ +8 on the totalClaim sdnick484: a verified publisher gets +50 on publisher trust. It is free and usually instant with GitHub sign-in.
  2. Hex-encoded string detected≈ +4 on the totalPut hosts, commands and strings in plain source. Decoding at runtime looks identical to malware and costs points on its own.
  3. New publisher≈ +3 on the totalTime clears this on its own after 14 and 30 days. Claiming the handle (+50) is the fastest way past it.
  4. 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.
  5. Python subprocess execution detected≈ +2 on the totalBuild commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
  6. Access to sensitive file paths≈ +2 on the totalStop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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