Is Ref Tools MCP server safe?
Probably. Read the findings first.
Use with care. Some checks failed or could not be verified.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-10-01 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
2 medium
- Code scan2 source files scanned15/25
- –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
- Auth qualitystatic API keys via environment variables6/15
- Maintenancelast push 0 days ago15/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year9/10
Findings (2)
- mediumeval / new Function used
exec.evaldist/index.cjs: … try { var makeValidate = new Function( "self", "RULES"… - mediumHeavily hex-escaped string (obfuscation)
obf.hex-densitydist/index.cjs: … "type": "_sbcs", "chars": "\x80\x81\xE9\xE2\x84\xE0\x86\xE7\xEA\xEB\xE8\xEF\xEE\x8D\x8E\x8F\x90\u0651\u0652\xF4\xA4\u0640\xFB\xF9\u0621…
Overall 69/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON
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