io.github.iowarp/spack-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

  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

  pass25% of grade

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

  Python build script has no build-time network/exec; repository linkage verified

• Credential hygiene

  pass15% of grade

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

  Reads secrets from the environment (e.g. clio-agentic-search/src/clio_agentic_search/api/app.py) — the recommended intake shape. PASS = no static red flag; static analysis cannot prove the code honors env-based secret handling at runtime.

• Permission scope

  fail15% of grade

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

  HIGH: shell/exec capability AND network egress together — download-and-execute risk (clio-agentic-search/src/clio_agentic_search/tasks.py: subprocess.* call; clio-kit-mcp-servers/arxiv/src/arxiv_mcp/capabilities/arxiv_base.py: outbound HTTP/socket call). HIGH: shell/exec capability AND destructive filesystem writes together (clio-agentic-search/src/clio_agentic_search/tasks.py: subprocess.* call; clio-agentic-search/src/clio_agentic_search/storage/duckdb_store.py: open(…, 'w'/'a'/'x') write-mode file access). discloses shell/exec capability: clio-agentic-search/src/clio_agentic_search/tasks.py: subprocess.* call discloses shell/exec capability: clio-kit-mcp-servers/chronolog/src/chronomcp/utils/helpers.py: subprocess.* call discloses shell/exec capability: clio-kit-mcp-servers/jarvis/scripts/live_ares_semantic_mcp_probe.py: subprocess.* call discloses shell/exec capability: clio-kit-mcp-servers/jarvis/src/jarvis_mcp/windows_job.py: subprocess.* call discloses shell/exec capability: clio-kit-mcp-servers/jarvis/src/jarvis_mcp/capabilities/jarvis_handler.py: subprocess.* call discloses shell/exec capability: clio-kit-mcp-servers/ndp/src/ndp_mcp/server.py: subprocess.* call discloses shell/exec capability: clio-kit-mcp-servers/node-hardware/src/node_hardware_mcp/capabilities/remote_node_info.py: subprocess.* call with shell=True (command-injection prone) discloses shell/exec capability: clio-kit-mcp-servers/node-hardware/src/node_hardware_mcp/capabilities/utils.py: subprocess.* call discloses shell/exec capability: clio-kit-mcp-servers/paraview/scripts/automate_setup.py: subprocess.* call discloses shell/exec capability: clio-kit-mcp-servers/paraview/scripts/build_paraview.py: subprocess.* call discloses shell/exec capability: clio-kit-mcp-servers/paraview/scripts/configure_paraview.py: subprocess.* call discloses shell/exec capability: clio-kit-mcp-servers/paraview/scripts/install_deps.py: subprocess.* call discloses shell/exec capability: clio-kit-mcp-servers/paraview/scripts/launch_gui.py: subprocess.* call discloses shell/exec capability: clio-kit-mcp-servers/paraview/scripts/launch_server.py: subprocess.* call discloses shell/exec capability: clio-kit-mcp-servers/paraview/scripts/test_installation.py: subprocess.* call with shell=True (command-injection prone) discloses shell/exec capability: clio-kit-mcp-servers/spack/src/spack_mcp/backend.py: subprocess.* call discloses shell/exec capability: clio-kit-mcp-servers/spack/src/spack_mcp/windows_job.py: subprocess.* call discloses shell/exec capability: src/clio_kit/__init__.py: subprocess.* call discloses shell/exec capability: src/clio_kit/mcp_contracts.py: subprocess.* call discloses dynamic code execution: clio-kit-mcp-servers/hdf5/src/hdf5_mcp/server.py: uses eval/exec/__import__ discloses dynamic code execution: clio-kit-mcp-servers/jarvis/src/jarvis_mcp/capabilities/jarvis_handler.py: uses eval/exec/__import__ discloses broad/destructive filesystem access: clio-agentic-search/src/clio_agentic_search/storage/duckdb_store.py: open(…, 'w'/'a'/'x') write-mode file access discloses broad/destructive filesystem access: clio-kit-mcp-servers/arxiv/src/arxiv_mcp/capabilities/download_paper.py: open(…, 'w'/'a'/'x') write-mode file access discloses broad/destructive filesystem access: clio-kit-mcp-servers/chronolog/src/chronomcp/capabilities/retrieve_handler.py: open(…, 'w'/'a'/'x') write-mode file access discloses broad/destructive filesystem access: clio-kit-mcp-servers/compression/src/compression_mcp/capabilities/compression_base.py: open(…, 'w'/'a'/'x') write-mode file access discloses broad/destructive filesystem access: clio-kit-mcp-servers/hdf5/src/hdf5_mcp/resources.py: open(…, 'w'/'a'/'x') write-mode file access discloses broad/destructive filesystem access: clio-kit-mcp-servers/hdf5/src/hdf5_mcp/server.py: open(…, 'w'/'a'/'x') write-mode file access discloses broad/destructive filesystem access: clio-kit-mcp-servers/hdf5/src/hdf5_mcp/utils.py: open(…, 'w'/'a'/'x') write-mode file access discloses broad/destructive filesystem access: clio-kit-mcp-servers/jarvis/src/jarvis_mcp/capabilities/jarvis_handler.py: destructive filesystem call (shutil.rmtree/os.remove/etc.) discloses broad/destructive filesystem access: clio-kit-mcp-servers/ndp/src/ndp_mcp/server.py: open(…, 'w'/'a'/'x') write-mode file access discloses broad/destructive filesystem access: clio-kit-mcp-servers/parallel-sort/src/parallel_sort_mcp/implementation/parallel_processor.py: destructive filesystem call (shutil.rmtree/os.remove/etc.) discloses broad/destructive filesystem access: clio-kit-mcp-servers/paraview/scripts/automate_setup.py: open(…, 'w'/'a'/'x') write-mode file access discloses broad/destructive filesystem access: clio-kit-mcp-servers/paraview/scripts/automate_setup.py: destructive filesystem call (shutil.rmtree/os.remove/etc.) discloses broad/destructive filesystem access: clio-kit-mcp-servers/paraview/scripts/build_paraview.py: open(…, 'w'/'a'/'x') write-mode file access discloses broad/destructive filesystem access: clio-kit-mcp-servers/paraview/scripts/build_paraview.py: destructive filesystem call (shutil.rmtree/os.remove/etc.) discloses broad/destructive filesystem access: clio-kit-mcp-servers/paraview/scripts/configure_paraview.py: open(…, 'w'/'a'/'x') write-mode file access discloses broad/destructive filesystem access: clio-kit-mcp-servers/paraview/src/paraview_mcp/server.py: destructive filesystem call (shutil.rmtree/os.remove/etc.) discloses broad/destructive filesystem access: clio-kit-mcp-servers/paraview/src/paraview_mcp/server.py: path traversal ('../') combined with file access discloses broad/destructive filesystem access: clio-kit-mcp-servers/slurm/example_scripts/data_processing.sh: open(…, 'w'/'a'/'x') write-mode file access discloses broad/destructive filesystem access: clio-kit-mcp-servers/slurm/src/slurm_mcp/implementation/array_jobs.py: destructive filesystem call (shutil.rmtree/os.remove/etc.) discloses broad/destructive filesystem access: clio-kit-mcp-servers/slurm/src/slurm_mcp/implementation/job_submission.py: destructive filesystem call (shutil.rmtree/os.remove/etc.) discloses broad/destructive filesystem access: src/clio_kit/__init__.py: destructive filesystem call (shutil.rmtree/os.remove/etc.) discloses broad/destructive filesystem access: src/clio_kit/__init__.py: path traversal ('../') combined with file access Capability DISCLOSURE, not a verdict: static analysis sees the primitive is present and reachable, not whether its use is attacker-controlled.

• Version behavior

  unscannable10% of grade

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

  no prior version to diff (first sight of io.github.iowarp/[email protected]); version-drift / rug-pull cannot be evaluated. Cold-start risk is covered by point-in-time checks (injection_surface, supply_chain, credential_hygiene), not here.

• Transport config

  warn10% of grade

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

  sends telemetry to third-party SDK (amplitude) — disclosure, verify opt-in; manifest/source references telemetry behavior — disclosure