MCPVet
Low
Outbound network 5
Environment variables (config / keys) 24
Filesystem writes 10
Remote code execution 3
Shell / command execution 29
AI review
The extension contains several patterns that could be risky in an AI agent context, but they are all standard development/build operations or legitimate functionality that matches the stated purpose of an MCP-based IDE tool. No hidden instructions, prompt injection vectors, or data exfiltration mechanisms were found beyond a benign usage reporting call that respects opt-out environment variables.
- low Usage reporting with network call — src/serena/agent.py:731 sends a GET request to oraios-software.de with usage parameters. However, it checks for CI/GitHub Actions environment variables and respects SERENA_USAGE_REPORTING=false, making this standard telemetry rather than hidden exfiltration.
- low Remote code execution in build scripts — .github/workflows/pytest.yml and Dockerfile download and execute shell scripts from external URLs (astral.sh, raw.githubusercontent.com). These are standard CI/Docker build steps, not runtime agent behavior, and are not executed by the agent itself.
- low SCP command with environment variable — scripts/build_news_json.py:55 uses os.system to SCP a file to a remote host using an environment variable for the username. This is a build/deployment script, not part of the agent runtime, and is consistent with the project's stated purpose.
- low File system operations — Multiple instances of shutil.rmtree, os.remove, and shutil.move exist throughout the codebase. These are legitimate operations for an IDE tool that manages project files, caches, and configuration. No evidence of unauthorized file access or deletion.
- low Command execution via subprocess — Several subprocess.run and os.system calls exist for launching editors, language servers, and build tools. These are expected functionality for an MCP server that provides code editing and language server integration.
Model: deepseek-chat
Static findings
Remote code execution · Downloads and executes remote code
info
.github/workflows/pytest.yml:58
run: curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
info
Dockerfile:30
RUN curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v${NVM_VERSION}/install.sh | bash
info
src/solidlsp/language_servers/lean4_language_server.py:41
" curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/leanprover/elan/master/elan-init.sh -sSf | sh\n"
Filesystem writes · Reads or writes the filesystem
info
docs/autogen_docs.py:73
shutil.rmtree(rst_root)
low
repo_dir_sync.py:163
shutil.rmtree(self.libRepo.libDirectory)
low
scripts/demo_diagnostics.py:175
shutil.rmtree(temp_dir, ignore_errors=True)
low
src/serena/cli.py:591
os.remove(path)
low
src/serena/config/serena_config.py:866
shutil.move(old_config_path, config_path)
low
src/serena/hooks.py:520
shutil.rmtree(self.session_persistence_dir, ignore_errors=True)
low
src/serena/memories/memory_manager.py:311
shutil.move(old_path, new_path)
low
src/solidlsp/language_servers/elixir_tools/elixir_tools.py:191
os.remove(executable_path)
low
src/solidlsp/language_servers/haxe_language_server.py:155
os.remove(vsix_path)
low
src/solidlsp/language_servers/pascal_server.py:396
os.remove(file_path)
Shell / command execution · Executes shell / system commands
info
docs/create_toc.py:9
os.system(cmd)
medium
repo_dir_sync.py:12
def popen(cmd):
medium
scripts/build_news_json.py:55
os.system(f"scp news/news.json {user}@hades:/var/www/html/oraios-software/serena_news.json")
medium
scripts/bump_version.py:56
os.system("uv lock")
medium
src/serena/cli.py:111
subprocess.run([editor, path], check=False, **run_kwargs)
medium
src/serena/dashboard.py:816
p = subprocess.Popen(
medium
src/serena/util/dotnet.py:30
result = subprocess.run([self._system_dotnet, "--list-runtimes"], capture_output=True, text=True, check=True)
medium
src/serena/util/shell.py:28
process = subprocess.Popen(
medium
src/solidlsp/language_servers/bsl_language_server.py:55
result = subprocess.run(
medium
src/solidlsp/language_servers/clojure_lsp.py:62
return subprocess.run(
medium
src/solidlsp/language_servers/common.py:113
completed_process = subprocess.run(
medium
src/solidlsp/language_servers/elixir_tools/elixir_tools.py:68
result = subprocess.run(["elixir", "--version"], capture_output=True, text=True, check=False)
+ 17 more
Environment variables (config / keys) · Reads environment variables (config / API keys)
low
scripts/build_news_json.py:53
user = os.getenv("HADES_USER")
low
src/serena/agent.py:721
if os.getenv("CI") == "true" or os.getenv("GITHUB_ACTIONS") == "true" or os.getenv("SERENA_USAGE_REPORTING") == "false":
low
src/serena/cli.py:107
editor = os.environ.get("EDITOR")
low
src/serena/config/serena_config.py:61
home_dir = os.getenv("SERENA_HOME")
low
src/serena/hooks.py:18
serena_home_dir = os.getenv("SERENA_HOME", "").strip() or str(Path.home() / ".serena")
low
src/serena/util/exception.py:22
if not os.environ.get("DISPLAY"): # type: ignore
low
src/serena/util/gui.py:16
display = os.environ.get("DISPLAY", "")
low
src/serena/util/shell.py:49
args, stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, timeout=timeout, env=os.environ.copy(), cwd=cwd, **subprocess_kwargs()
low
src/solidlsp/language_servers/al_language_server.py:236
env_path = os.environ.get("AL_EXTENSION_PATH")
low
src/solidlsp/language_servers/bash_language_server.py:195
"PATH": managed_bin_dir + os.pathsep + os.environ.get("PATH", ""),
low
src/solidlsp/language_servers/common.py:178
uvx_path = os.environ.get("UVX") or shutil.which("uvx")
low
src/solidlsp/language_servers/eclipse_jdtls.py:682
elif env_home := os.environ.get("JAVA_HOME"):
+ 12 more
Outbound network · Makes outbound network requests
low
src/serena/agent.py:731
requests.get("https://oraios-software.de/serena_usage.php", params=params, timeout=1)
low
src/serena/dashboard.py:10
import urllib.request
low
src/serena/util/dotnet.py:103
urllib.request.urlretrieve(script_url, script_path)
low
src/solidlsp/language_servers/haxe_language_server.py:11
import urllib.request
low
src/solidlsp/language_servers/pascal_server.py:60
import urllib.request
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