Sensortower — the complete, unedited output of the deterministic mcptrustchecker engine v1.9.0, scanned . Every finding, capability tag and score component below is exactly what the engine produced — no AI, no post-processing.
{
"tool": {
"name": "mcptrustchecker",
"version": "1.9.0",
"methodologyVersion": "mcptrustchecker-1.9"
},
"target": {
"id": "sensortower-mcp",
"source": {
"kind": "package",
"origin": "sensortower-mcp"
},
"server": {
"name": "sensortower-mcp"
}
},
"grade": "A",
"score": {
"score": 92,
"threatScore": 100,
"grade": "A",
"band": "A",
"categorySubtotals": {
"injection": 0,
"exfiltration": 0,
"permissions": 0,
"supply-chain": 0,
"network": 0,
"hygiene": 0
},
"vector": [
{
"kind": "client",
"term": "capability-exposure",
"level": "high",
"label": "capability blast radius (high) — client exposure if the model is manipulated",
"appliedPenalty": 6
},
{
"kind": "client",
"term": "verification-discount",
"level": "none",
"label": "publisher verification (unlinked) — no provenance/repo link, but the shipped source was fully read",
"appliedPenalty": 2
},
{
"kind": "client",
"term": "coverage-honesty",
"level": "source",
"label": "inspection depth (source) — how much of the target the scan could see",
"appliedPenalty": 0
}
],
"gatesFired": [],
"methodologyVersion": "mcptrustchecker-1.9"
},
"capability": {
"level": "high",
"reasons": [
"ingests untrusted external content (a prompt-injection entry point)",
"can execute shell commands or code"
],
"tags": [
"untrusted-input",
"code-exec"
]
},
"coverage": {
"level": "source",
"inputs": {
"toolSurface": true,
"implementationSource": true,
"packageMetadata": true,
"liveTransport": false
},
"caveats": [
"Tools were statically extracted from the published source (43 recovered), not enumerated from a running server. Tool-poisoning, Unicode-smuggling, capability and toxic-flow analysis ran on this inferred surface, but a mis-parsed registration could be missed or mis-attributed, so tool-derived findings are capped below “confirmed”. To grade the real runtime surface, scan the running server: --command \"npx -y <package>\"."
]
},
"findings": [
{
"ruleId": "MTC-SRC-002",
"title": "Shell/command execution in server code (manual/search_entities_fix.py)",
"category": "permissions",
"severity": "high",
"confidence": "strong",
"description": "In the server's implementation (`manual/search_entities_fix.py:15`): Spawning a shell/process is command-execution capability; with unsanitized tool input it is command injection / RCE. This is read from the code itself — not from the tool description — so a poisoned server cannot hide it behind honest-looking metadata.",
"remediation": "Review this call path: confirm it never receives unsanitized tool input, constrain it, or remove it. Treat a server whose code reaches these sinks as high-capability regardless of what its tools claim.",
"location": {
"kind": "server",
"name": "manual/search_entities_fix.py"
},
"evidence": "rocess[str]: return subprocess.run( [sys.executable, \"-c\", code], capture_output=True, text=",
"owasp": "LLM05:2025 Improper Output Handling",
"data": {
"rule": "MTC-SRC-002",
"file": "manual/search_entities_fix.py",
"line": 15,
"nonRuntime": false
}
},
{
"ruleId": "MTC-SRC-002",
"title": "Shell/command execution in server code (manual/search_entities_mcp.py)",
"category": "permissions",
"severity": "high",
"confidence": "strong",
"description": "In the server's implementation (`manual/search_entities_mcp.py:16`): Spawning a shell/process is command-execution capability; with unsanitized tool input it is command injection / RCE. This is read from the code itself — not from the tool description — so a poisoned server cannot hide it behind honest-looking metadata.",
"remediation": "Review this call path: confirm it never receives unsanitized tool input, constrain it, or remove it. Treat a server whose code reaches these sinks as high-capability regardless of what its tools claim.",
"location": {
"kind": "server",
"name": "manual/search_entities_mcp.py"
},
"evidence": "-> bool: process = subprocess.Popen( [\"sensortower-mcp\", \"--transport\", \"stdio\"], stdin=subprocess.",
"owasp": "LLM05:2025 Improper Output Handling",
"data": {
"rule": "MTC-SRC-002",
"file": "manual/search_entities_mcp.py",
"line": 16,
"nonRuntime": false
}
},
{
"ruleId": "MTC-SRC-002",
"title": "Shell/command execution in server code (run_diagnostics.py)",
"category": "permissions",
"severity": "high",
"confidence": "strong",
"description": "In the server's implementation (`run_diagnostics.py:46`): Spawning a shell/process is command-execution capability; with unsanitized tool input it is command injection / RCE. This is read from the code itself — not from the tool description — so a poisoned server cannot hide it behind honest-looking metadata.",
"remediation": "Review this call path: confirm it never receives unsanitized tool input, constrain it, or remove it. Treat a server whose code reaches these sinks as high-capability regardless of what its tools claim.",
"location": {
"kind": "server",
"name": "run_diagnostics.py"
},
"evidence": "script result = subprocess.run([ sys.executable, str(diagnostic_script) ], cwd=",
"owasp": "LLM05:2025 Improper Output Handling",
"data": {
"rule": "MTC-SRC-002",
"file": "run_diagnostics.py",
"line": 46,
"nonRuntime": false
}
},
{
"ruleId": "MTC-SRC-002",
"title": "Shell/command execution in packaging/dev tooling (tests/test_all.py)",
"category": "permissions",
"severity": "low",
"confidence": "heuristic",
"description": "In a packaging/dev/install script (shipped, but not the server runtime) (`tests/test_all.py:67`): Spawning a shell/process is command-execution capability; with unsanitized tool input it is command injection / RCE. This is read from the code itself — not from the tool description — so a poisoned server cannot hide it behind honest-looking metadata.",
"remediation": "Review this call path: confirm it never receives unsanitized tool input, constrain it, or remove it. Treat a server whose code reaches these sinks as high-capability regardless of what its tools claim.",
"location": {
"kind": "server",
"name": "tests/test_all.py"
},
"evidence": "y: result = subprocess.run( [sys.executable, str(script_path)], capture_outp",
"owasp": "LLM05:2025 Improper Output Handling",
"data": {
"rule": "MTC-SRC-002",
"file": "tests/test_all.py",
"line": 67,
"nonRuntime": true
}
},
{
"ruleId": "MTC-SRC-002",
"title": "Shell/command execution in packaging/dev tooling (tests/test_deployment.py)",
"category": "permissions",
"severity": "low",
"confidence": "heuristic",
"description": "In a packaging/dev/install script (shipped, but not the server runtime) (`tests/test_deployment.py:103`): Spawning a shell/process is command-execution capability; with unsanitized tool input it is command injection / RCE. This is read from the code itself — not from the tool description — so a poisoned server cannot hide it behind honest-looking metadata.",
"remediation": "Review this call path: confirm it never receives unsanitized tool input, constrain it, or remove it. Treat a server whose code reaches these sinks as high-capability regardless of what its tools claim.",
"location": {
"kind": "server",
"name": "tests/test_deployment.py"
},
"evidence": "try: result = subprocess.run( cmd, capture_output=True, text=True,",
"owasp": "LLM05:2025 Improper Output Handling",
"data": {
"rule": "MTC-SRC-002",
"file": "tests/test_deployment.py",
"line": 103,
"nonRuntime": true
}
},
{
"ruleId": "MTC-SRC-002",
"title": "Shell/command execution in packaging/dev tooling (tests/test_manual.py)",
"category": "permissions",
"severity": "low",
"confidence": "heuristic",
"description": "In a packaging/dev/install script (shipped, but not the server runtime) (`tests/test_manual.py:318`): Spawning a shell/process is command-execution capability; with unsanitized tool input it is command injection / RCE. This is read from the code itself — not from the tool description — so a poisoned server cannot hide it behind honest-looking metadata.",
"remediation": "Review this call path: confirm it never receives unsanitized tool input, constrain it, or remove it. Treat a server whose code reaches these sinks as high-capability regardless of what its tools claim.",
"location": {
"kind": "server",
"name": "tests/test_manual.py"
},
"evidence": "unning result = subprocess.run( [\"docker\", \"ps\", \"--filter\", \"name=sensortower-mcp\", \"--format\", \"{{",
"owasp": "LLM05:2025 Improper Output Handling",
"data": {
"rule": "MTC-SRC-002",
"file": "tests/test_manual.py",
"line": 318,
"nonRuntime": true
}
},
{
"ruleId": "MTC-SRC-002",
"title": "Shell/command execution in packaging/dev tooling (tests/test_security.py)",
"category": "permissions",
"severity": "low",
"confidence": "heuristic",
"description": "In a packaging/dev/install script (shipped, but not the server runtime) (`tests/test_security.py:60`): Spawning a shell/process is command-execution capability; with unsanitized tool input it is command injection / RCE. This is read from the code itself — not from the tool description — so a poisoned server cannot hide it behind honest-looking metadata.",
"remediation": "Review this call path: confirm it never receives unsanitized tool input, constrain it, or remove it. Treat a server whose code reaches these sinks as high-capability regardless of what its tools claim.",
"location": {
"kind": "server",
"name": "tests/test_security.py"
},
"evidence": "y: result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=60) return result.return",
"owasp": "LLM05:2025 Improper Output Handling",
"data": {
"rule": "MTC-SRC-002",
"file": "tests/test_security.py",
"line": 60,
"nonRuntime": true
}
},
{
"ruleId": "MTC-SUP-012",
"title": "Package has no license",
"category": "hygiene",
"severity": "info",
"confidence": "strong",
"description": "\"sensortower-mcp\" has no declared license. This is a legal/reuse concern, not a security finding.",
"location": {
"kind": "package",
"name": "sensortower-mcp"
}
},
{
"ruleId": "MTC-SUP-011",
"title": "Package declares no source repository",
"category": "supply-chain",
"severity": "info",
"confidence": "strong",
"description": "\"sensortower-mcp\" declares no repository URL, so its published artifact cannot be compared against reviewable source.",
"remediation": "Prefer packages that link to public, reviewable source.",
"location": {
"kind": "package",
"name": "sensortower-mcp"
}
}
],
"toxicFlows": [],
"capabilities": [
{
"tool": "top_in_app_purchases",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "get_creatives",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "get_impressions",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "get_usage_active_users",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "get_category_history",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "compact_sales_report_estimates",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "category_ranking_summary",
"tags": [
"untrusted-input"
],
"reasons": {
"untrusted-input": [
"keyword \"download\""
]
}
},
{
"tool": "impressions_rank",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "app_analysis_retention",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "downloads_by_sources",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "app_analysis_demographics",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "app_update_timeline",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "version_history",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "get_featured_today_stories",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "get_featured_apps",
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"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "get_featured_creatives",
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"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "get_keywords",
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"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "get_reviews",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "research_keyword",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "get_top_and_trending",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "get_top_publishers",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "get_store_summary",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "analytics_metrics",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "sources_metrics",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "sales_reports",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "unified_sales_reports",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "usage_top_apps",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "get_app_metadata",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "get_category_rankings",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "get_download_estimates",
"tags": [
"untrusted-input"
],
"reasons": {
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"keyword \"download\""
]
}
},
{
"tool": "get_revenue_estimates",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "search_entities",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "get_publisher_apps",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "get_unified_publisher_apps",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "get_app_ids_by_category",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "get_country_codes",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "get_category_ids",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "get_chart_types",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "health_check",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "top_apps",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "top_apps_search",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "top_creatives",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
},
{
"tool": "games_breakdown",
"tags": [],
"reasons": {}
}
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"stats": {
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"prompts": 0,
"resources": 0,
"findingsBySeverity": {
"critical": 0,
"high": 3,
"medium": 0,
"low": 4,
"info": 2
}
}
}