Is Rebar MCP server safe?
Probably. Read the findings first.
Use with care. Some checks failed or could not be verified.
What to know before installing
- highShell command built from a string (injection risk)
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-20 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
1 high2 medium
- Code scan785 source files scanned3/25
- –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
- Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
- Maintenancelast push 0 days ago15/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year9/10
Findings (3)
- mediumsubprocess with shell=True
exec.shell-truenava_rebar-0.13.1/src/rebar/_commands/compact_txn.py: …-out (no such subcommand existed; ``shell=True`` injection smell).""" from rebar._…
- mediumeval / new Function used
exec.evalnava_rebar-0.13.1/src/rebar/grounding/detectors/builtin/security_owasp_cwe.yaml: … message: "Dynamic code execution via eval()/exec() — code-injection risk (CWE-94).…
- highShell command built from a string (injection risk)
exec.shell-concatnava_rebar-0.13.1/src/rebar/llm/eval_specs/code-review-base.eval.yaml: …git.py @@ -4,2 +4,3 @@ - subprocess.run(f"git -C {d} add -A", shell=True) + …
Overall 60/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON
Other servers that do what Rebar does
- Cal Auto PythonSchedule a GitHub Projects backlog into Google Calendar, as a CLI or an MCP server.not reviewedGrowingB
walkerOS FlowBuild, validate, simulate, and deploy walkerOS event pipelinesnot reviewedEstablishedB- Atlassian Rovo MCP ServerConnect to Atlassian Jira, Confluence, Loom, and more to search, create, and manage your work.not reviewedEstablishedA