Skills/PyPI/opentargets-mcp

opentargets-mcp@0.7.0

CAUTION· not started

Publisher claims: "MCP server for Open Targets Platform biomedical data access" Observed in sandbox: no network, touches nothing outside the project, writes no memory.

Registry PyPI (MCP server)Publisher nickzren · publishing for 424 daysInstalls 352Last detonated 15 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
no credential variables read in the code
Where it talks to
opentargets.org (its own)
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 and talks to opentargets.org, its own; the guard pins the network to what the honeypot saw and logs every call.

$vet-skills run --net declared -- uvx opentargets-mcp

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 70/100 (Caution). It is not known to be malicious, but it has behaviour or code a security policy should decide on before install. Notable findings: References a credential file in the home directory; 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 · 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
References a credential file in the home directorysrc/opentargets_mcp/queries.py:40 · References a credential file in the home directoryUnlike aiohttp's ``trust_env``, this never reads ~/.netrc or OS proxyFix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST03
HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathssrc/opentargets_mcp/queries.py:40 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesUnlike aiohttp's ``trust_env``, this never reads ~/.netrc or OS proxyFix: 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/opentargets_mcp/queries.py:153 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system files# trust_env would also send ~/.netrc credentials; see _env_proxy.Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05
CRITICAL
Reads credential paths from the home directorysrc/opentargets_mcp/queries.py:40 · Reads credential paths from the home directoryUnlike aiohttp's ``trust_env``, this never reads ~/.netrc or OS proxyFix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST03
HIGH
References a credential file in the home directorysrc/opentargets_mcp/queries.py:153 · References a credential file in the home directory# trust_env would also send ~/.netrc credentials; see _env_proxy.Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST03
MEDIUM
URL with embedded credentialstests/test_network_client.py:143 · URL with embedded credentials — may be phishing or credential leakingproxy_env.setenv("HTTPS_PROXY", "http://user:secret@[bad")Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST07
HIGH
Credential pass-through configurationsrc/opentargets_mcp/queries.py:41 · Credential pass-through configuration — agent relays sensitive credentialssettings. Proxy credentials move into a ``Proxy-Authorization`` header soFix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST02
MEDIUM
URL with embedded credentialstests/test_network_client.py:166 · URL with embedded credentials — may be phishing or credential leakingproxy_env.setenv("HTTP_PROXY", "http://user:[email protected]:3128")Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST07
MEDIUM
URL with embedded credentialstests/test_network_client.py:179 · URL with embedded credentials — may be phishing or credential leakingproxy_env.setenv("HTTPS_PROXY", "http://user:[email protected]:3128")Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST07
MEDIUM
URL with embedded credentialstests/test_network_client.py:125 · URL with embedded credentials — may be phishing or credential leakingproxy_env.setenv("HTTPS_PROXY", "http://user:[email protected]:3128")Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST07
MEDIUM
URL with embedded credentialstests/test_network_client.py:153 · URL with embedded credentials — may be phishing or credential leakingproxy_env.setenv("HTTP_PROXY", "http://user:[email protected]:3128")Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST07

Cost to the agent

Instructions loaded
≈53 tok
1 file · 63 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 opentargets-mcp@0.7.0 as of 15 h ago. This is the package itself, not its dependencies.

What would make this Verified

10 points to 80 · weights: behavior 45%, static 25%, prompt 15%, publisher 15%
  1. Reads credential paths from the home directory≈ +9 on the totalStop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
  2. Unclaimed publisher≈ +8 on the totalClaim nickzren: a verified publisher gets +50 on publisher trust. It is free and usually instant with GitHub sign-in.
  3. References a credential file in the home directory≈ +4 on the totalStop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
  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. Credential pass-through configuration≈ +4 on the totalStop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
  6. URL with embedded credentials≈ +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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