Is Vidlens MCP server safe?

Not recommended.

D42/100grade D

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How Vidlens compares

Against every graded Media MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.

Safety score: 42/100; higher than 6% of 1,337 Media servers
Tools that change things: 10%; typical: 4%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break

What its tools let an agent do: 38 read · 4 create · 4 change · 3 delete

scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-26 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

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Code scan133 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 qualitystatic API keys via environment variables6/15
Maintenancelast push 35 days ago12/15
Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner6/10

highShell command built from a string (injection risk)exec.shell-concat

dist/lib/cli-runtime.js: …_process"); execSync(`npm install -g ${pkgName}`, { stdio: "inherit" }); …

mediumnpm install lifecycle script presentinstall.script

package.json: …t && node dist/cli.js update-deps", "postinstall": "node -e \"console.log('\\nVidLens MCP …

Overall 42/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.Rubric Appeal a finding JSON

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Local-first open-source AI media workbench with Canvas, video editor, Assets, and MCP tools.
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Growing
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Transcribe YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X and 7 more social media platforms, or audio/video files.
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Growing
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Openshorts
Turn long videos into viral vertical shorts and publish them to TikTok, Instagram and YouTube.
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Established
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