Tooluniverse — the complete, unedited output of the deterministic mcptrustchecker engine v1.5.0, scanned . Every finding, capability tag and score component below is exactly what the engine produced — no AI, no post-processing.
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"server": {
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"grade": "C",
"band": "C",
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"exfiltration": 0,
"permissions": 9.45,
"supply-chain": 2.1,
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"hygiene": 0
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"capability": {
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"can send data / act on an external service",
"can execute shell commands or code"
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"packageMetadata": true,
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"caveats": [
"No tools were enumerated, so prompt-injection, capability and toxic-flow analysis had no tool surface to inspect. To grade a package’s real runtime tools, scan the running server: --command \"npx -y <package>\"."
]
},
"findings": [
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"ruleId": "MTC-SRC-010",
"title": "Dynamic evaluation of a non-literal value (src/tooluniverse/cellpose_tool.py)",
"category": "injection",
"severity": "high",
"confidence": "strong",
"description": "In the server's implementation (`src/tooluniverse/cellpose_tool.py:239`): Evaluating a runtime value as code (rather than a fixed literal) executes whatever reaches it — a direct RCE primitive, and almost never necessary in legitimate code. 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": "src/tooluniverse/cellpose_tool.py"
},
"evidence": "eval(",
"owasp": "LLM05:2025 Improper Output Handling",
"data": {
"rule": "MTC-SRC-010",
"file": "src/tooluniverse/cellpose_tool.py",
"line": 239
}
},
{
"ruleId": "MTC-SRC-001",
"title": "Dynamic code execution in server code (src/tooluniverse/cellpose_tool.py)",
"category": "permissions",
"severity": "high",
"confidence": "strong",
"description": "In the server's implementation (`src/tooluniverse/cellpose_tool.py:239`): Evaluating strings as code is the most direct RCE primitive; if any tool input reaches it, the server executes attacker-chosen code. 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": "src/tooluniverse/cellpose_tool.py"
},
"evidence": "eval(",
"owasp": "LLM05:2025 Improper Output Handling",
"data": {
"rule": "MTC-SRC-001",
"file": "src/tooluniverse/cellpose_tool.py",
"line": 239
}
},
{
"ruleId": "MTC-SRC-002",
"title": "Shell/command execution in server code (src/tooluniverse/boltz_tool.py)",
"category": "permissions",
"severity": "high",
"confidence": "strong",
"description": "In the server's implementation (`src/tooluniverse/boltz_tool.py:141`): 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": "src/tooluniverse/boltz_tool.py"
},
"evidence": "subprocess.run(",
"owasp": "LLM05:2025 Improper Output Handling",
"data": {
"rule": "MTC-SRC-002",
"file": "src/tooluniverse/boltz_tool.py",
"line": 141
}
},
{
"ruleId": "MTC-SRC-002",
"title": "Shell/command execution in server code (src/tooluniverse/compose_scripts/tool_discover.py)",
"category": "permissions",
"severity": "high",
"confidence": "strong",
"description": "In the server's implementation (`src/tooluniverse/compose_scripts/tool_discover.py:1300`): 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.",
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"kind": "server",
"name": "src/tooluniverse/compose_scripts/tool_discover.py"
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"evidence": "subprocess.run(",
"owasp": "LLM05:2025 Improper Output Handling",
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"rule": "MTC-SRC-002",
"file": "src/tooluniverse/compose_scripts/tool_discover.py",
"line": 1300
}
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{
"ruleId": "MTC-SRC-002",
"title": "Shell/command execution in server code (src/tooluniverse/compose_tool.py)",
"category": "permissions",
"severity": "high",
"confidence": "strong",
"description": "In the server's implementation (`src/tooluniverse/compose_tool.py:405`): 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.",
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"name": "src/tooluniverse/compose_tool.py"
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"data": {
"rule": "MTC-SRC-002",
"file": "src/tooluniverse/compose_tool.py",
"line": 405
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{
"ruleId": "MTC-SRC-002",
"title": "Shell/command execution in server code (src/tooluniverse/custom_tool.py)",
"category": "permissions",
"severity": "high",
"confidence": "strong",
"description": "In the server's implementation (`src/tooluniverse/custom_tool.py:66`): 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": "src/tooluniverse/custom_tool.py"
},
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"file": "src/tooluniverse/custom_tool.py",
"line": 66
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"ruleId": "MTC-SRC-002",
"title": "Shell/command execution in server code (src/tooluniverse/deseq2_tool.py)",
"category": "permissions",
"severity": "high",
"confidence": "strong",
"description": "In the server's implementation (`src/tooluniverse/deseq2_tool.py:53`): 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.",
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"kind": "server",
"name": "src/tooluniverse/deseq2_tool.py"
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"owasp": "LLM05:2025 Improper Output Handling",
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"rule": "MTC-SRC-002",
"file": "src/tooluniverse/deseq2_tool.py",
"line": 53
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"ruleId": "MTC-SRC-002",
"title": "Shell/command execution in server code (src/tooluniverse/edger_limma_tool.py)",
"category": "permissions",
"severity": "high",
"confidence": "strong",
"description": "In the server's implementation (`src/tooluniverse/edger_limma_tool.py:203`): 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": "src/tooluniverse/edger_limma_tool.py"
},
"evidence": "subprocess.run(",
"owasp": "LLM05:2025 Improper Output Handling",
"data": {
"rule": "MTC-SRC-002",
"file": "src/tooluniverse/edger_limma_tool.py",
"line": 203
}
},
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"ruleId": "MTC-SRC-002",
"title": "Shell/command execution in server code (src/tooluniverse/generate_coding_api.py)",
"category": "permissions",
"severity": "high",
"confidence": "strong",
"description": "In the server's implementation (`src/tooluniverse/generate_coding_api.py:314`): 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": "src/tooluniverse/generate_coding_api.py"
},
"evidence": "subprocess.run(",
"owasp": "LLM05:2025 Improper Output Handling",
"data": {
"rule": "MTC-SRC-002",
"file": "src/tooluniverse/generate_coding_api.py",
"line": 314
}
},
{
"ruleId": "MTC-SRC-002",
"title": "Shell/command execution in server code (src/tooluniverse/generate_tools.py)",
"category": "permissions",
"severity": "high",
"confidence": "strong",
"description": "In the server's implementation (`src/tooluniverse/generate_tools.py:550`): 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": "src/tooluniverse/generate_tools.py"
},
"evidence": "subprocess.run(",
"owasp": "LLM05:2025 Improper Output Handling",
"data": {
"rule": "MTC-SRC-002",
"file": "src/tooluniverse/generate_tools.py",
"line": 550
}
},
{
"ruleId": "MTC-SRC-002",
"title": "Shell/command execution in server code (src/tooluniverse/markitdown_tool.py)",
"category": "permissions",
"severity": "high",
"confidence": "strong",
"description": "In the server's implementation (`src/tooluniverse/markitdown_tool.py:93`): 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": "src/tooluniverse/markitdown_tool.py"
},
"evidence": "subprocess.run(",
"owasp": "LLM05:2025 Improper Output Handling",
"data": {
"rule": "MTC-SRC-002",
"file": "src/tooluniverse/markitdown_tool.py",
"line": 93
}
},
{
"ruleId": "MTC-SRC-003",
"title": "Hardcoded egress to an external endpoint (src/tooluniverse/async_base.py)",
"category": "exfiltration",
"severity": "medium",
"confidence": "strong",
"description": "In the server's implementation (`src/tooluniverse/async_base.py:91`): A hardcoded outbound call to a fixed external host inside server code is a classic exfiltration/telemetry channel — especially paired with reads of local data. 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": "src/tooluniverse/async_base.py"
},
"evidence": "requests.post(\"https://api.example.com/jobs\"",
"owasp": "LLM02:2025 Sensitive Information Disclosure",
"data": {
"rule": "MTC-SRC-003",
"file": "src/tooluniverse/async_base.py",
"line": 91
}
},
{
"ruleId": "MTC-SRC-003",
"title": "Hardcoded egress to an external endpoint (src/tooluniverse/metabolite_tool.py)",
"category": "exfiltration",
"severity": "medium",
"confidence": "strong",
"description": "In the server's implementation (`src/tooluniverse/metabolite_tool.py:185`): A hardcoded outbound call to a fixed external host inside server code is a classic exfiltration/telemetry channel — especially paired with reads of local data. 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": "src/tooluniverse/metabolite_tool.py"
},
"evidence": "requests.post(\n \"https://automat.renci.org/ctd/cypher\"",
"owasp": "LLM02:2025 Sensitive Information Disclosure",
"data": {
"rule": "MTC-SRC-003",
"file": "src/tooluniverse/metabolite_tool.py",
"line": 185
}
},
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"ruleId": "MTC-SRC-007",
"title": "Unsafe deserialization (src/tooluniverse/cache/sqlite_backend.py)",
"category": "permissions",
"severity": "medium",
"confidence": "strong",
"description": "In the server's implementation (`src/tooluniverse/cache/sqlite_backend.py:88`): Deserializing untrusted data with these APIs can execute arbitrary code (a well-known RCE gadget class). 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": "src/tooluniverse/cache/sqlite_backend.py"
},
"evidence": "pickle.loads(",
"owasp": "LLM05:2025 Improper Output Handling",
"data": {
"rule": "MTC-SRC-007",
"file": "src/tooluniverse/cache/sqlite_backend.py",
"line": 88
}
},
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"ruleId": "MTC-SRC-007",
"title": "Unsafe deserialization (src/tooluniverse/compose_scripts/tool_graph_composer.py)",
"category": "permissions",
"severity": "medium",
"confidence": "strong",
"description": "In the server's implementation (`src/tooluniverse/compose_scripts/tool_graph_composer.py:427`): Deserializing untrusted data with these APIs can execute arbitrary code (a well-known RCE gadget class). 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": "src/tooluniverse/compose_scripts/tool_graph_composer.py"
},
"evidence": "pickle.load(",
"owasp": "LLM05:2025 Improper Output Handling",
"data": {
"rule": "MTC-SRC-007",
"file": "src/tooluniverse/compose_scripts/tool_graph_composer.py",
"line": 427
}
},
{
"ruleId": "MTC-SUP-011",
"title": "Package has no source repository",
"category": "supply-chain",
"severity": "low",
"confidence": "strong",
"description": "\"tooluniverse\" 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": "tooluniverse"
}
},
{
"ruleId": "MTC-SUP-012",
"title": "Package has no license",
"category": "hygiene",
"severity": "info",
"confidence": "strong",
"description": "\"tooluniverse\" has no declared license. This is a legal/reuse concern, not a security finding.",
"location": {
"kind": "package",
"name": "tooluniverse"
}
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"findingsBySeverity": {
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"medium": 4,
"low": 1,
"info": 1
}
}
}