Is Brave DevTools 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 · 2026-09-19 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
1 high2 medium
- Code scan83 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 6 days ago15/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10
Findings (3)
- highShell command built from a string (injection risk)
exec.shell-concatbuild/src/browser.js: … { const resolvedPath = execSync(`which ${candidate}`, { encod… - mediumeval / new Function used
exec.evalbuild/src/third_party/devtools-formatter-worker.js: …is.e = e; this.f = f; } eval(val) { const sign = val < 0 ? -1… - mediumGoogle API key in source (often public by design; check its restrictions)
secret.googlebuild/src/tools/performance.js: …ogleapis.com/v1/records:queryRecord?key=AIza****'); const cruxSetting = DevTools.Com…
Overall 58/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON
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