Security review

Is instruments-mcp-server MCP safe to give an agent?

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A factual risk summary built from instruments-mcp-server’s real tool surface, execution model, and verification history — not a vibe. Trust score 47/100.

01What it can do

Has tools that can delete or irreversibly change data.

29 tools observeddestructive presentwrite present

02Execution model

Runs locally over stdio — the server process executes on your machine with your user's privileges. Vet the source and package before granting access.

Installs via npx (`npx -y instrumentsmcp@latest`) — it pulls and executes third-party code; pin versions and review the source.

03Permissions & auth

This server has write and destructive tools. No auth scopes are recorded for how that access is granted.

04Verification

handshakenot confirmed

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last_checked2026-10-10 14:20Z

sourcesGitHub repo search [p4]

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