screenpipe-mcp@0.20.2

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AI Security Review

scanned 25d ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

Static inspection did not show an install hook, self-dependency chain, or unconsented agent-control write. The clean decision still cannot be closed because the required source citations exceed the eight-citation limit, so the review stays unresolved.

Static reason

High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.; source matched previously finalized malicious package; routed for review; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source

Trigger

No install, import, or runtime attack trigger was established.

Impact

No confirmed compromise, credential theft, or unconsented agent-control write was established from the inspected sources.

Mechanism

Lifecycle hooks are absent. Agent plugin files are assembled only when the installer build script is run, and telemetry has an explicit disable path.

AI rationale

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Manual Review at 64.0% confidence as Unknown with medium false-positive risk.

AI review observations

package.json defines build, test, start, and prepublishOnly scripts and has no preinstall, install, or postinstall hook.
scripts/build-installers.mjs is an explicit build:installers script that stages listed files into installer archives and does not run on npm install.
Crash telemetry can be turned off with SCREENPIPE_DISABLE_TELEMETRY and related environment flags.
The cloud plugin manifest names the screenpipe.com data-sync MCP URL as static plugin config, not an install-time agent-config write.

Evidence against

No lifecycle self-dependency, eval, or hidden credential export was found in the inspected entrypoints and scripts.
Installer output is confined to the package build output directory rather than a foreign agent control file.

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsEvalFilesystemNetworkShell

Supply chain

HighEntropyStrings

Source & flagged code

16 flagged

dist/http-server.jsView file

35293exports2.execAsync = undefined; L35294: var child_process = require("child_process"); L35295: var util = require("util");

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

dist/http-server.jsView on unpkg · L35293

35289L35290: // node_modules/@[redacted]-id/execAsync.js L35291: var require_execAsync = __commonJS(function(exports2) {

High

Shell

Package source references shell execution.

dist/http-server.jsView on unpkg · L35289

19675patternName = generic_password severity = medium line = 19675

Medium

Secret Pattern

Package contains a possible secret pattern.

dist/http-server.jsView on unpkg · L19675

dist/cli.jsView file

922return { 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);

Critical

Remote Response Code Execution

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

dist/cli.jsView on unpkg · L922

50887Trigger-reachable chain: scripts.start -> dist/cli.js L50887: if (budgetLeft() > 0) { L50888: const { stdout } = await execAsync("npx screenpipe@latest auth token", { L50889: timeout: Math.min(PER_CANDIDATE_MS, budgetLeft()), ... L50896: } catch {} L50897: process.stderr.write([ L50898: "[screenpipe-mcp] could not discover SCREENPIPE_LOCAL_API_KEY from any source.", ... L50902: "Fix: set SCREENPIPE_LOCAL_API_KEY in your MCP launcher's env block,", L50903: "or install the screenpipe desktop app (https://screenpi.pe) so its CLI", L50904: "can resolve the key without bypassing Screenpipe's database boundary.",

Critical

Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability

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

dist/cli.jsView on unpkg · L50887

44671sourceCode = this.opts.code.process(sourceCode, sch); L44672: const makeValidate = new Function(`${names_1.default.self}`, `${names_1.default.scope}`, sourceCode); L44673: const validate = makeValidate(this, this.scope.get());

High

Eval

Package source references dynamic code evaluation.

dist/cli.jsView on unpkg · L44671

922Cross-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);

High

Cross File Remote Execution Context

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

dist/cli.jsView on unpkg · L922

50887Trigger-reachable command-output exfiltration chain: scripts.start -> dist/cli.js L50887: if (budgetLeft() > 0) { L50888: const { stdout } = await execAsync("npx screenpipe@latest auth token", { L50889: timeout: Math.min(PER_CANDIDATE_MS, budgetLeft()), ... L50896: } catch {} L50897: process.stderr.write([ L50898: "[screenpipe-mcp] could not discover SCREENPIPE_LOCAL_API_KEY from any source.", ... L50902: "Fix: set SCREENPIPE_LOCAL_API_KEY in your MCP launcher's env block,", L50903: "or install the screenpipe desktop app (https://screenpi.pe) so its CLI", L50904: "can resolve the key without bypassing Screenpipe's database boundary.",

High

Trigger Reachable Command Output Exfiltration

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

dist/cli.jsView on unpkg · L50887

4951patternName = generic_password severity = medium line = 4951

Medium

Secret Pattern

Hardcoded password in dist/cli.js

dist/cli.jsView on unpkg · L4951

dist/index.jsView file

49480if (budgetLeft() > 0) { L49481: const { stdout } = await execAsync("npx screenpipe@latest auth token", { L49482: timeout: Math.min(PER_CANDIDATE_MS, budgetLeft()), ... L49489: } catch {} L49490: process.stderr.write([ L49491: "[screenpipe-mcp] could not discover SCREENPIPE_LOCAL_API_KEY from any source.", ... L49495: "Fix: set SCREENPIPE_LOCAL_API_KEY in your MCP launcher's env block,", L49496: "or install the screenpipe desktop app (https://screenpi.pe) so its CLI", L49497: "can resolve the key without bypassing Screenpipe's database boundary.",

Critical

Command Output Exfiltration

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

dist/index.jsView on unpkg · L49480

49408port, L49409: env = process.env L49410: }) { L49411: 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... L49412: } ... L49421: const fs = require("fs"); L49422: const { execFile, exec } = require("child_process"); L49423: const { promisify } = require("util");

High

Same File Env Network Execution

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

dist/index.jsView on unpkg · L49408

18690patternName = generic_password severity = medium line = 18690

Medium

Secret Pattern

Hardcoded password in dist/index.js

dist/index.jsView on unpkg · L18690

scripts/assert-pack-contents.js#virtual:normalized:round1View file

•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 1

High

Semantic Analysis Limited

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

scripts/assert-pack-contents.js#virtual:normalized:round1View on unpkg

src/self-contained-pack.test.tsView file

•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

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

src/self-contained-pack.test.tsView on unpkg

src/installers.test.tsView file

•matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta matchedPackage = screenpipe-mcp@0.20.0 matchedIdentity = npm:c2NyZWVucGlwZS1tY3A:0.20.0 similarity = 0.902 summary = stored previous version shares package body but lacks this dangerous source file

Critical

Previous Version Dangerous Delta

This package version adds a dangerous source file absent from the previous stored version; route for source-aware review.

src/installers.test.tsView on unpkg

src/stdio-startup.test.tsView file

•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

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

src/stdio-startup.test.tsView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

16 flagged · loading source

dist/http-server.jsView file

35293exports2.execAsync = undefined; L35294: var child_process = require("child_process"); L35295: var util = require("util");

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

dist/http-server.jsView on unpkg · L35293

35289L35290: // node_modules/@[redacted]-id/execAsync.js L35291: var require_execAsync = __commonJS(function(exports2) {

High

Shell

Package source references shell execution.

dist/http-server.jsView on unpkg · L35289

19675patternName = generic_password severity = medium line = 19675

Medium

Secret Pattern

Package contains a possible secret pattern.

dist/http-server.jsView on unpkg · L19675

dist/cli.jsView file

Findings

4 Critical9 High6 Medium6 Low

CriticalCommand Output Exfiltrationdist/index.js

CriticalRemote Response Code Executiondist/cli.js

CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capabilitydist/cli.js

CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltasrc/installers.test.ts

HighChild Processdist/http-server.js

HighShelldist/http-server.js

HighEvaldist/cli.js

HighSame File Env Network Executiondist/index.js

HighCross File Remote Execution Contextdist/cli.js

HighTrigger Reachable Command Output Exfiltrationdist/cli.js

HighSemantic Analysis Limitedscripts/assert-pack-contents.js#virtual:normalized:round1

Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to screenpipe-mcp@0.20.2.

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Evidence last updated: 2026-09-27 19:14:48.829Z (UTC).

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