com.thedeskmonitor/mcp

What we checked

Six static checks, weighted by risk. Every result reflects only what could be observed in the published package and repository — never intent.

• Injection surface

  warn25% of grade

  Tool descriptions/manifest scanned for instruction-injection patterns (imperatives at the model, hidden text, 'ignore previous', data-exfil URLs).

  tool "list_pending_approvals" description: off-vendor URL in a description (thedeskmonitor.com); capability text should not name where data goes. tool "clock_in" description: 'before using this tool…' preamble (tool-poisoning shape). tool "clock_out" description: 'before using this tool…' preamble (tool-poisoning shape). tool "invite_staff" description: 'before using this tool…' preamble (tool-poisoning shape).

• Supply chain

  warn25% of grade

  Package provenance: namespace verification, repo linkage, maintainer count, account age, postinstall scripts, typosquat distance.

  no resolvable repository linked to the package (provenance unverifiable)

• Credential hygiene

  pass15% of grade

  How the server takes secrets (env vs plaintext config vs hardcoded); secrets appearing in tool schemas.

  No hardcoded secrets, secret-shaped tool parameters, or leaked keys found. PASS = no static red flag; static analysis cannot prove the code honors env-based secret handling at runtime.

• Permission scope

  unscannable15% of grade

  Declared tools vs. breadth (filesystem, network, exec); flags shell-exec and unbounded filesystem access.

  No source files, package.json, or pyproject were fetched; cannot infer capability scope.

• Version behavior

  fail10% of grade

  Diff of tool definitions between versions; new permissions or changed descriptions in a patch release (the postmark-mcp class).

  vs prior 1.7.0 (patch bump): new tool "get_started_guide" appeared; new tool "get_data_dictionary" appeared; new tool "switch_to_demo" touches a sensitive surface (email/exec/net/fs); new tool "switch_to_production" appeared; new tool "get_demo_scenarios" appeared; new tool "get_dashboard_summary" appeared; new tool "list_employees" appeared; new tool "get_employee_details" appeared; new tool "list_my_timesheet" appeared; new tool "summarize_team_hours" appeared; new tool "list_pending_approvals" whose description contains embedded outbound URL; new tool "list_recent_activity" appeared; new tool "get_workload_alerts" appeared; new tool "get_productivity_overview" appeared; new tool "clock_in" touches a sensitive surface (email/exec/net/fs); new tool "clock_out" touches a sensitive surface (email/exec/net/fs); new tool "invite_staff" touches a sensitive surface (email/exec/net/fs); new tool "get_capabilities" touches a sensitive surface (email/exec/net/fs); new tool "get_pricing_and_plans" touches a sensitive surface (email/exec/net/fs); new tool "start_free_trial" touches a sensitive surface (email/exec/net/fs); new tool "ask_workforce" appeared; new tool "get_analytics_questions" appeared; new tool "get_analytics_overview" touches a sensitive surface (email/exec/net/fs); new tool "get_analytics_feature_usage" touches a sensitive surface (email/exec/net/fs).

• Transport config

  pass10% of grade

  Remote servers: TLS and auth mode (none/token/OAuth). Local servers: whether the manifest indicates it phones home.

  remote endpoint "https://api.thedeskmonitor.com/api/mcp/v1" uses TLS (https); remote endpoint uses OAuth (strongest auth mode)