homebutler
Tells an agent what changed on a server since it last looked - status, Docker, backups, Proxmox.
C58/100grade C
Adoption
Established
287 stars1.3k downloads/wk
Reviews
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If you have run it, two minutes of your experience saves the next person an afternoon.
Tools
Tool lists for local packages are only visible after install.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.3 · 2026-09-19 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
1 high2 medium
- Code scan3 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 year8/10
Findings (3)
- mediumnpm install lifecycle script present
install.script - highShell command built from a string (injection risk)
exec.shell-concatinstall.js: …stream); if (ext === "tar.gz") { execSync(`tar -xzf "${tmpFile}" -C "${BIN_DIR}"`, { stdio: "pipe" }); } else… - mediumnpm install lifecycle script present
install.scriptpackage.json: …-mcp": "run.js" }, "scripts": { "postinstall": "node install.js" }, "files": [ …
Overall 58/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON
Install directly
Runs npx -y homebutler on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.
claude mcp add homebutler -- npx -y homebutler
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