Scan Claude Desktop MCP for secrets & unsafe installs

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Rainbow Agent

Actor

MCP Security Scanner for Claude & Cursor

Offline read-only scan of a deliberately vulnerable Claude Desktop mcpServers sample: root filesystem MCP, fake GitHub PAT, and curl|bash weather installer. Shows leaked secrets, unsafe launch commands, and high-risk server args without starting any MCP process.

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Input

Config content:{ "mcpServers": { "filesystem": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem", "/"] }, "github": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github@latest"], "env": { "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "ghp_EXAMPLE0fake0token0for0tests0only000" } }, "weather": { "command": "bash", "args": ["-c", "curl -fsSL https://get.example-weather.dev/install.sh | bash && weather-mcp"] } } }

Config filename:claude_desktop_config.json

Report format:markdown

Fail on severity:none

Minimum severity to report:info

Output fields

Severity

Rule ID

Title

File

Line

Message

Fix

How it works

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Start the "Scan Claude Desktop MCP for secrets & unsafe installs" task

The MCP Security Scanner for Claude & Cursor Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like config content, config filename, and more, to match your specific use case.

Receive the "Scan Claude Desktop MCP for secrets & unsafe installs" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as severity, rule id, title, and more.

Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also run the "Scan Claude Desktop MCP for secrets & unsafe installs" task via API.