io.github.berntpopp/genefoundry

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

  unscannable25% of grade

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

  No tool descriptions, server instructions, prompts, or resources were fetched; nothing to scan for injection.

• Supply chain

  fail25% of grade

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

  Python build script executes at build time: network call in build script

• 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

  pass15% of grade

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

  Network egress present (pyproject declares an HTTP client dependency) — expected for most servers and not a finding on its own. No shell-exec, unbounded/sensitive filesystem, or download-and-run primitives found in scanned source. PASS = no static red flag. Static scanning is blind to code fetched or executed at runtime.

• 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 0.8.6 (patch bump): new hardcoded outbound host/BCC destination(s): autopvs1-link.example.org, clingen-link.example.org, clinvar-link.example.org, gencc-link.example.org, genefoundry.example.org, genereviews-link.example.org, github.com, gnomad-link.example.org, gtex-link.example.org, hgnc-link.example.org, hpo-link.example.org, litvar-link.example.org, mavedb-link.example.org, metadome-link.example.org, mgi-link.example.org, mondo-link.example.org, orphanet-link.example.org, panelapp-link.example.org, pubtator-link.example.org, spliceailookup-link.example.org, stringdb-link.example.org, uniprot-link.example.org, vep-link.example.org.

• 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://genefoundry.org/mcp" uses TLS (https); remote endpoint uses OAuth (strongest auth mode)