SkillTotal

Is @assistant-ui/react safe?

No malicious indicators - review capabilities before installing
Notable — review in context (capabilities are not malware):
  • MCP tool surface detected

@assistant-ui/react is an AI npm_package analyzed by SkillTotal's deterministic static scanner. The scan found no malicious indicators, though 1 risky construct are reported for review. It can: mcp tools detected — capabilities are what the code can do, not a verdict on intent. Risk score 0/100 (low).

@assistant-ui/react 0.15.22

npm_package · npm:@assistant-ui/react
LOW
0
/ 100 risk score
Snapshot · scanned Sep 25, 2026 · @assistant-ui/react@0.15.22 · engine 0.53.0 / ruleset 60

Automated static-analysis result. It can contain false positives and false negatives, and is not a claim about the intent of @assistant-ui/react's authors. Report a false positive.

Capabilities — what this component can do (not a risk score):
mcp tools detected

Behavioral traits

How this component maps to the CSA agentic threat model. Descriptive — it never affects the risk score.

Tool surface
Tool Usage

Findings (1)

LOWMCP tool surface detectedST-MCP-DETECTED

An MCP tool surface (manifest or tool definitions) was found.

dispose = host.registerTool(toWebMcpTool(name, () => toolRef.current, lifecycle.signal), (error_1) => refuse(notPermitted(error_1) ? notPermittedMessage(name) : `[assistant-ui] WebMCP registration for tool "${name}" failed (name may already …
{"version":3,"file":"WebMcpRegistrationResource.js","names":["useEffect","useRef","useState","resource","Tool","toWebMcpTool","WebMcpHost","WebMcpRegistrationProps","host","name","signature","tool","notPermitted","error","notPermittedMessag …
const handle = context.registerTool(def, { signal: controller.signal });
{"version":3,"file":"webmcp-host.js","names":["WebMcpContent","type","text","data","mimeType","WebMcpCallToolResult","content","isError","WebMcpToolDescriptor","name","description","inputSchema","execute","args","context","signal","AbortSig …
const handle = context.registerTool(def, { signal: controller.signal });

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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