---
canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/screenpipe-mcp/v/0.20.0"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/screenpipe-mcp/v/0.20.0.md"
package: "screenpipe-mcp"
report_status: "published"
title: "screenpipe-mcp@0.20.0 npm security report"
verdict: "suspicious"
version: "0.20.0"
---

# screenpipe-mcp@0.20.0 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Flagged — allowed with a warning** — Allowed by default policy, but 24 finding(s) warrant review before installing.

- **Verdict:** Suspicious
- **Product-default install policy:** Warn
- **Firewall policy:** Matched warn-list
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** Credential Exfiltration
- **Selected version:** 0.20.0
- **Selected version is latest:** No
- **Analysis source:** AI Security Review (lpm-firewall-ai)

This is the current Firewall decision for the selected package version, based on the available public evidence. Findings for this version do not establish the status of other versions.

AI assessment: suspicious; recommendation: downgrade to warn. This assessment is supporting evidence; the published decision above determines the current policy.

The unrestricted destination combined with automatic credential forwarding meets the conditional credential-exposure warning boundary. There is no install-time hook or fixed covert recipient, so blocking as malware is not supported.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Suspicious
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 90.0%
- **Started:** 2026-09-22T01:10:42.627Z
- **Finished:** 2026-09-22T01:20:21.854Z
- **Download time:** 255 ms
- **Static scan time:** 13206 ms
- **AI review time:** 565765 ms
- **Total time:** 579227 ms

The recorded confidence comes from the underlying analysis. Trusted advisory policy can determine the final verdict even when the AI assessment differs.

## Security analysis

### Published attack-surface review

- **Summary:** No confirmed covert attack was identified, but the stdio server can forward a Screenpipe API key to an unrestricted environment-configured API endpoint. It also conditionally executes an unpinned latest-version Screenpipe CLI to discover a key.

- **Trigger:** An MCP tool request that reaches fetchAPI after the launcher supplies an API URL override and a key is available or discovered.

- **Impact:** A launcher or operator configuration mistake can expose an existing Screenpipe credential to an unintended endpoint; fetching and executing an unpinned latest CLI expands runtime supply-chain risk.

- **Evidence paths:** dist/index.js, src/self-contained-pack.test.ts

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-09-22T01:20:21.854Z

### AI review details

- **Review stage:** source\_first\_review

- **Mechanism:** The entrypoint selects its base URL from environment variables, obtains a key from the environment or a screenpipe@latest command, and adds that key to the request Authorization header.

- **Rationale:** The unrestricted destination combined with automatic credential forwarding meets the conditional credential-exposure warning boundary. There is no install-time hook or fixed covert recipient, so blocking as malware is not supported.

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Suspicious

- **Confidence:** 90.0%

- **Recommended action:** downgrade\_to\_warn

- **Intent class:** Dangerous Capability

- **False-positive risk:** Medium

- **Evidence for warning:** The package has no npm install hook; its only lifecycle-like script is prepublishOnly., The active stdio entry accepts SCREENPIPE\_API\_URL or SCREENPIPE\_LOCAL\_API\_URL without an endpoint allowlist., It obtains an existing Screenpipe API key from environment variables and sends it as a Bearer token to the selected API base., When no key is present, it can execute an unpinned screenpipe@latest command through npx to obtain one., A test-file header directly instructs AI agents to make changes outside the repository.

- **Evidence against:** The default API base is localhost and the package metadata contains no dependencies or install-time script., The credential forwarding requires a runtime API request and an operator-supplied endpoint override; no hidden fixed recipient was identified.

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to screenpipe-mcp@0.20.0.

- Review the evidence and your use of screenpipe-mcp@0.20.0 before allowing it. Restrict the permissions described in this report.
- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.

## Public findings

### 1. Low: Non Install Lifecycle Scripts
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 80.0%

Package declares lifecycle scripts that are not normally run for registry tarball installs.

### 2. Low: Scripts Present
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

Package declares npm scripts.

### 3. Medium: Secret Pattern
- **Category:** Secrets
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** dist/http-server.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/screenpipe-mcp@0.20.0/dist/http-server.js>)

Package contains a possible secret pattern.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
patternName = generic_password
severity = medium
line = 19675
```

### 4. High: Child Process
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/http-server.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/screenpipe-mcp@0.20.0/dist/http-server.js>)

Package source references child process execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L35293: exports2.execAsync = undefined;
L35294: var child_process = require("child_process");
L35295: var util = require("util");
```

### 5. High: Shell
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/http-server.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/screenpipe-mcp@0.20.0/dist/http-server.js>)

Package source references shell execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L35289: 
L35290: // node_modules/@[redacted]-id/execAsync.js
L35291: var require_execAsync = __commonJS(function(exports2) {
```

### 6. High: Eval
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 80.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/screenpipe-mcp@0.20.0/dist/cli.js>)

Package source references dynamic code evaluation.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L44668: sourceCode = this.opts.code.process(sourceCode, sch);
L44669: const makeValidate = new Function(`${names_1.default.self}`, `${names_1.default.scope}`, sourceCode);
L44670: const validate = makeValidate(this, this.scope.get());
```

### 7. Medium: Network
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references network APIs.

### 8. Medium: Environment Vars
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references environment variables.

### 9. Low: Filesystem
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 70.0%

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 10. High: Same File Env Network Execution
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/screenpipe-mcp@0.20.0/dist/index.js>)

A single source file combines environment access, network access, and code or shell execution; review context before blocking.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L49404: port,
L49405: env = process.env
L49406: }) {
L49407: return (baseOverride || env.SCREENPIPE_LOCAL_API_URL || env.SCREENPIPE_API_URL || (env.SCREENPIPE_LOCAL_API_PORT ? `http://localhost:${env.SCREENPIPE_LOCAL_API_PORT}` : `http://${h...
L49408: }
...
L49417: const fs = require("fs");
L49418: const { execFile, exec } = require("child_process");
L49419: const { promisify } = require("util");
```

### 11. Critical: Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/screenpipe-mcp@0.20.0/dist/index.js>)

Source executes local commands and sends command output to an external endpoint.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L49476: if (budgetLeft() > 0) {
L49477: const { stdout } = await execAsync("npx screenpipe@latest auth token", {
L49478: timeout: Math.min(PER_CANDIDATE_MS, budgetLeft()),
...
L49485: } catch {}
L49486: process.stderr.write([
L49487: "[screenpipe-mcp] could not discover SCREENPIPE_LOCAL_API_KEY from any source.",
...
L49491: "Fix: set SCREENPIPE_LOCAL_API_KEY in your MCP launcher's env block,",
L49492: "or install the screenpipe desktop app (https://screenpi.pe) so its CLI",
L49493: "can resolve the key without bypassing Screenpipe's database boundary.",
```

### 12. Critical: Remote Response Code Execution
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 98.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/screenpipe-mcp@0.20.0/dist/cli.js>)

Source passes code obtained from a remote response into a dynamic execution sink.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L922: return {
L923: buildmetadata: match[5],
L924: major: isNaN(major) ? undefined : major,
...
L5033: const mimeType = match ? match[1] : "text/plain";
L5034: const isBase64 = url.includes(";base64,");
L5035: const dataStart = url.indexOf(",");
...
L5382: try {
L5383: const queryParams = new URL(url, "http://s.io").search.slice(1);
L5384: return queryParams.length ? queryParams : undefined;
...
L8090: }
L8091: function addPrivateRequestAttributes(span, params, enableTruncation) {
L8092: const messages = messagesFromParams(params);
```

### 13. High: Cross File Remote Execution Context
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 72.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/screenpipe-mcp@0.20.0/dist/cli.js>)

Source spawns a local helper that also contains network and dynamic execution context; review data flow before blocking.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Cross-file remote execution chain: dist/cli.js spawns dist/http-server.js; helper contains network access plus dynamic code execution.
L922: return {
L923: buildmetadata: match[5],
L924: major: isNaN(major) ? undefined : major,
...
L5033: const mimeType = match ? match[1] : "text/plain";
L5034: const isBase64 = url.includes(";base64,");
L5035: const dataStart = url.indexOf(",");
...
L5382: try {
L5383: const queryParams = new URL(url, "http://s.io").search.slice(1);
L5384: return queryParams.length ? queryParams : undefined;
...
L8090: }
L8091: function addPrivateRequestAttributes(span, params, enableTruncation) {
L8092: const messages = messagesFromParams(params);
```

### 14. Critical: Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/screenpipe-mcp@0.20.0/dist/cli.js>)

A package entrypoint or install-time lifecycle script reaches a source file with blocking dangerous behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable chain: scripts.start -> dist/cli.js
L50881: if (budgetLeft() > 0) {
L50882: const { stdout } = await execAsync("npx screenpipe@latest auth token", {
L50883: timeout: Math.min(PER_CANDIDATE_MS, budgetLeft()),
...
L50890: } catch {}
L50891: process.stderr.write([
L50892: "[screenpipe-mcp] could not discover SCREENPIPE_LOCAL_API_KEY from any source.",
...
L50896: "Fix: set SCREENPIPE_LOCAL_API_KEY in your MCP launcher's env block,",
L50897: "or install the screenpipe desktop app (https://screenpi.pe) so its CLI",
L50898: "can resolve the key without bypassing Screenpipe's database boundary.",
```

### 15. High: Trigger Reachable Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/screenpipe-mcp@0.20.0/dist/cli.js>)

A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches command-output exfiltration behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable command-output exfiltration chain: scripts.start -> dist/cli.js
L50881: if (budgetLeft() > 0) {
L50882: const { stdout } = await execAsync("npx screenpipe@latest auth token", {
L50883: timeout: Math.min(PER_CANDIDATE_MS, budgetLeft()),
...
L50890: } catch {}
L50891: process.stderr.write([
L50892: "[screenpipe-mcp] could not discover SCREENPIPE_LOCAL_API_KEY from any source.",
...
L50896: "Fix: set SCREENPIPE_LOCAL_API_KEY in your MCP launcher's env block,",
L50897: "or install the screenpipe desktop app (https://screenpi.pe) so its CLI",
L50898: "can resolve the key without bypassing Screenpipe's database boundary.",
```

### 16. Low: High Entropy Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 55.0%

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

### 17. Low: Url Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 65.0%

Package source contains URL literals.

### 18. Medium: Structural Risk Force Deep Review
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

Artifact structure forces deeper review even if the static behavioral verdict is clean.

### 19. Low: No License
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 80.0%

Package manifest does not declare a clear license.

### 20. High: Semantic Analysis Limited
- **Category:** Scanner Coverage
- **Confidence:** 100.0%
- **Path:** scripts/assert-pack-contents.js\#virtual:normalized:round1
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/screenpipe-mcp@0.20.0/scripts/assert-pack-contents.js%23virtual%3Anormalized%3Around1>)

A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```text
stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 1
```

### 21. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** src/self-contained-pack.test.ts
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/screenpipe-mcp@0.20.0/src/self-contained-pack.test.ts>)

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```typescript
matchType = normalized_sha256
matchedPackage = screenpipe-mcp@0.19.4
matchedPath = src/self-contained-pack.test.ts
matchedIdentity = npm:c2NyZWVucGlwZS1tY3A:0.19.4
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 22. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 95.0%
- **Path:** src/stdio-startup.test.ts
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/screenpipe-mcp@0.20.0/src/stdio-startup.test.ts>)

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```typescript
matchType = token_shingles
matchedPackage = screenpipe-mcp@0.19.4
matchedPath = src/stdio-startup.test.ts
matchedIdentity = npm:c2NyZWVucGlwZS1tY3A:0.19.4
similarity = 0.750
shingleOverlap = 36
summary = source token shingles overlapped finalized malicious source
```

### 23. Medium: Secret Pattern
- **Category:** Secrets
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/screenpipe-mcp@0.20.0/dist/index.js>)

Hardcoded password in dist/index.js

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
patternName = generic_password
severity = medium
line = 18690
```

### 24. Medium: Secret Pattern
- **Category:** Secrets
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/screenpipe-mcp@0.20.0/dist/cli.js>)

Hardcoded password in dist/cli.js

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
patternName = generic_password
severity = medium
line = 4951
```

## Dependencies and install lifecycle
- **Lifecycle scripts present:** Yes
- **Published lifecycle scripts:** prepublishOnly
- **Dependencies:** 0
- **Optional dependencies:** 0
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 6
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 0

## Package metadata
- **Package:** screenpipe-mcp
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 0.20.0
- **License:** SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE.md
- **Version published:** 2026-09-21T00:48:00.758Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-08-01T20:44:49.646Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-10-08T18:52:17.225Z
- **Known versions:** 5
- **Latest version:** 0.20.3
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** MCP server for screenpipe - search your screen recordings and audio transcriptions
- **Author:** Screenpipe
- **Maintainers:** louis030195
- **Keywords:** mcp, screenpipe, model-context-protocol, claude, ai, screen-recording, ocr, audio-transcription
- **Runtime engines:** node: \>=18.0.0
- **Artifact files:** 49
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 6,187,041 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 2
- **Attestations:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/screenpipe-mcp/v/0.20.0>)