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nia-mcp-server@1.1.2

CAUTION· not started

Publisher claims: "Nia" Observed in sandbox: no network, touches nothing outside the project, writes no memory.

Registry PyPI (MCP server)Publisher nozomio-labs-team-founders · publishing for 505 daysInstalls 19,160Last detonated 32 h 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
NIA_API_KEYConfiguration, not credentials: NIA_API_URL, OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT
Where it talks to
no vendor host named in the codeAlso trynia.ai, githubusercontent.com, nodesource.com, nodejs.org, arxiv.org, huggingface.co, charm.land, claude.ai, ampcode.com, factory.dev — not the publisher's domain; check what for before connecting.
What the honeypot saw
no credential files read · no network
What we could not test
server startup · the tool list · tool behavior

Connect it with a scoped credential, under the guard, and read the third-party hosts first. The code names trynia.ai, githubusercontent.com, nodesource.com, nodejs.org, arxiv.org, huggingface.co, charm.land, claude.ai, ampcode.com, factory.dev as well as its own vendor. The guard injects NIA_API_KEY only into requests to the host you bind (and its subdomains) and refuses the rest.

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

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 2026-11-13 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: Privileged sudo command; Pipe-to-shell pattern; Access to sensitive file paths. 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
Privileged sudo commandinstaller.sh:140 · Privileged sudo command — agent may execute with elevated privilegessudo yum install -y nodejsFix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
CRITICAL
Pipe-to-shell patterninstaller.sh:115 · Pipe-to-shell pattern — downloads and immediately executes remote codeif curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.40.1/install.sh | bash; thenFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST06
HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathssrc/nia_mcp_server/server.py:41 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesenv_path = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent.parent / ".env"Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05
HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathssrc/nia_mcp_server/server.py:39 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system files# Load .env from parent directory (nia-app/.env)Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05
MEDIUM
Remote installer piped to shellinstaller.sh:8 · Remote installer piped to shell# curl -fsSL https://app.trynia.ai/cli | sh -s -- nk_your_api_keyFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST07
MEDIUM
Remote installer piped to shellinstaller.sh:7 · Remote installer piped to shell# curl -fsSL https://app.trynia.ai/cli | shFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST07
HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathssrc/nia_mcp_server/server.py:662 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system files'.env', '.env.example', '.env.local',Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05
MEDIUM
Remote installer piped to shellinstaller.sh:9 · Remote installer piped to shell# curl -fsSL https://app.trynia.ai/cli | sh -s -- --remoteFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST07
HIGH
Direct script execution from GitHub raw URLinstaller.sh:87 · Direct script execution from GitHub raw URL — unverified code sourceif /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"; thenFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
HIGH
Privileged sudo commandinstaller.sh:129 · Privileged sudo command — agent may execute with elevated privilegessudo apt-get install -y nodejsFix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
HIGH
Direct script execution from GitHub raw URLinstaller.sh:115 · Direct script execution from GitHub raw URL — unverified code sourceif curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.40.1/install.sh | bash; thenFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
CRITICAL
Pipe-to-shell patterninstaller.sh:8 · Pipe-to-shell pattern — downloads and immediately executes remote code# curl -fsSL https://app.trynia.ai/cli | sh -s -- nk_your_api_keyFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST06
HIGH
Privileged sudo commandinstaller.sh:134 · Privileged sudo command — agent may execute with elevated privilegessudo dnf install -y nodejsFix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
HIGH
Direct script execution from GitHub raw URLinstaller.sh:152 · Direct script execution from GitHub raw URL — unverified code sourceif curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.40.1/install.sh | bash; thenFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
CRITICAL
Pipe-to-shell patterninstaller.sh:152 · Pipe-to-shell pattern — downloads and immediately executes remote codeif curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.40.1/install.sh | bash; thenFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST06
CRITICAL
Pipe-to-shell patterninstaller.sh:9 · Pipe-to-shell pattern — downloads and immediately executes remote code# curl -fsSL https://app.trynia.ai/cli | sh -s -- --remoteFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST06
CRITICAL
Pipe-to-shell patterninstaller.sh:7 · Pipe-to-shell pattern — downloads and immediately executes remote code# curl -fsSL https://app.trynia.ai/cli | shFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST06
HIGH
Privileged sudo commandinstaller.sh:139 · Privileged sudo command — agent may execute with elevated privilegescurl -fsSL https://rpm.nodesource.com/setup_lts.x | sudo bash -Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
HIGH
Privileged sudo commandinstaller.sh:128 · Privileged sudo command — agent may execute with elevated privilegescurl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_lts.x | sudo -E bash -Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
MEDIUM
MCP server using network transport (SSE/HTTP)src/nia_mcp_server/server.py:334 · MCP server using network transport (SSE/HTTP) — data sent over network# HTTP: python -m nia_mcp_server --http [--port 8000] [--host 0.0.0.0]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/nia_mcp_server/server.py:6049 · MCP server using network transport (SSE/HTTP) — data sent over network# Usage: uvicorn nia_mcp_server.server:http_app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --workers 4Fix: 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/nia_mcp_server/server.py:460 · MCP server using network transport (SSE/HTTP) — data sent over networkuvicorn nia_mcp_server.server:http_app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000Fix: Namespace tool names and keep tool descriptions literal; no instructions to the agent inside them.
AST04
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packageinstaller.sh:61 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted code# Check if npx is availableFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packageinstaller.sh:63 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codecommand -v npx &> /dev/nullFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/nia_mcp_server/setup.py:647 · Python subprocess execution detectedresult = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True, check=True)Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST05
MEDIUM
MCP server using network transport (SSE/HTTP)src/nia_mcp_server/server.py:337 · MCP server using network transport (SSE/HTTP) — data sent over network# uvicorn nia_mcp_server.server:http_app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --workers 4Fix: Namespace tool names and keep tool descriptions literal; no instructions to the agent inside them.
AST04
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packageinstaller.sh:170 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeprint_info "Then run: npx @nia/wizard"Fix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packageinstaller.sh:163 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeprint_info "Then run: npx @nia/wizard"Fix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/nia_mcp_server/project_init.py:146 · Python subprocess execution detectedresult = subprocess.run(Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST05
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packageinstaller.sh:203 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted code# Verify npxFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
Remote installer piped to shellinstaller.sh:139 · Remote installer piped to shellcurl -fsSL https://rpm.nodesource.com/setup_lts.x | sudo bash -Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST07
MEDIUM
Remote installer piped to shellinstaller.sh:115 · Remote installer piped to shellif curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.40.1/install.sh | bash; thenFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST07
MEDIUM
MCP server using network transport (SSE/HTTP)src/nia_mcp_server/server.py:6079 · MCP server using network transport (SSE/HTTP) — data sent over networkpython -m nia_mcp_server --httpFix: Namespace tool names and keep tool descriptions literal; no instructions to the agent inside them.
AST04

Cost to the agent

Instructions loaded
≈38 tok
1 file · 22 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 nia-mcp-server@1.1.2 as of 31 h ago. This is the package itself, not its dependencies.

What would make this Verified

12 points to 80 · weights: behavior 45%, static 25%, prompt 15%, publisher 15%
  1. Pipe-to-shell pattern≈ +9 on the totalBuild commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
  2. Unclaimed publisher≈ +8 on the totalClaim nozomio-labs-team-founders: a verified publisher gets +50 on publisher trust. It is free and usually instant with GitHub sign-in.
  3. Privileged sudo command≈ +4 on the totalBuild commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
  4. 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.
  5. Direct script execution from GitHub raw URL≈ +4 on the totalPin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
  6. Remote installer piped to shell≈ +2 on the totalBuild commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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