Is Apple Rag MCP server safe?
- Node.js shell/command execution
- Node.js network egress
- Delegated authentication (OAuth 2.0 / OIDC)
apple-rag-mcp is an AI npm_package analyzed by SkillTotal's deterministic static scanner. The scan found no malicious indicators, though 5 risky constructs are reported for review. It can: delegated authentication, mcp tools detected, network egress, scoped identity and shell execution — capabilities are what the code can do, not a verdict on intent. Risk score 0/100 (low).
apple-rag-mcp 4.22.0
Automated static-analysis result. It can contain false positives and false negatives, and is not a claim about the intent of Apple Rag MCP server's authors. Report a false positive.
Behavioral traits
How this component maps to the CSA agentic threat model. Descriptive — it never affects the risk score.
Findings (5)
The component can run operating-system commands or spawn processes.
let match = re.exec(line);
match = re.exec(line);
let m = regex.exec(text);
m = regex.exec(text);
Why it matters: Powerful and often legitimate — confirm the commands aren't built from untrusted input.
Fix: Confirm the command and its arguments are fully controlled and not derived from untrusted input; prefer execFile with an argument array.
The component makes outbound network requests.
import axios, { type AxiosError, type AxiosInstance, type AxiosResponse } from "axios";this.client = axios.create({fetch("https://api.ipify.org?format=json")const response = await fetch("https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token", {const response = await fetch("https://github.com/login/oauth/access_token", {const response = await fetch("https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v2/userinfo", {fetch("https://api.github.com/user", {fetch("https://api.github.com/user/emails", {const response = await fetch(AppleAPIClient.ALL_VIDEOS_URL, {const response = await fetch(videoUrl, {const response = await fetch(url, {const res = await fetch(DEEPINFRA_CONFIG.API_URL, {const res = await c.env.ASSETS.fetch(c.req.raw);
return c.env.ASSETS.fetch(new Request(url.toString(), c.req.raw));
async fetch(request: Request, env: Env, ctx: ExecutionContext): Promise<Response> {return mcpApp.fetch(request, env, ctx);
return app.fetch(request, env, ctx);
const res = await fetch(`${DEEPINFRA_CONFIG.BASE_URL}${endpoint}`, {response += `This shows merged content from multiple parts. For the complete document, use Apple RAG MCP fetch tool: \`fetch(url: "${result.url}")\`\n\n`;response += `This is a partial document. For the complete content, use Apple RAG MCP fetch tool: \`fetch(url: "${result.url}")\`\n\n`;return handler.fetch(request, {const res = await fetch(url, {Why it matters: Usually legitimate, but confirm the destinations are expected and no sensitive data leaves.
Fix: Confirm the destination hosts are expected and that no sensitive data is sent off-host.
An OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect delegated-authentication flow was detected (authorization-code / refresh-token / token-exchange grant, an OIDC authorize/discovery endpoint or id_token, or a delegation library). Tools authenticate with the end user's delegated, scoped credentials rather than a long-lived embedded service credential. (2 occurrence(s) shown as evidence).
return `https://github.com/login/oauth/authorize?${params}`;grant_type: "authorization_code",
Fix: Delegated auth is a lower-blast-radius execution context than an embedded static credential. Confirm the requested scopes are minimal and that tokens are never logged or forwarded off-host.
A short-lived, scoped, assumed identity was detected — an STS AssumeRole / session token, a cloud managed or workload identity, an impersonated service account, a projected Kubernetes service-account token, or a dynamic-secret broker. Tools authenticate with a narrowly-scoped credential that expires, rather than a long-lived embedded service credential. (2 occurrence(s) shown as evidence).
export async function generateAccessToken(
const accessToken = await generateAccessToken(user, sessionId, planType, permissions, secret);
Fix: A scoped, short-lived identity is the smallest-blast-radius execution context. Confirm the assumed role / requested scope grants only the permissions the tool needs, and that the token lifetime is minimal.
An MCP tool surface (manifest or tool definitions) was found.
server.registerTool(
server.registerTool(
Why it matters: Just context — review which tools it offers and their permissions.
Fix: Review the declared MCP tools and their permissions.
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