github.com / isaacphi

isaacphi/mcp-language-server

Go·280 files·commit e439584·scanned 6h ago·cached ✓

25/100

LOW RISK

Minor findings consistent with the project type. Nothing reachable from install hooks.

score capped at 25 — 1,612 stars — findings likely legitimate code patterns

verdict accurate?

38% file coverage

threat-state: lowlive

FINDINGS ░▒▓

what this code does░▒▓

What happens when you open, install or run it, from the findings below.

when runcmd/generate/main.go and internal/lsp/client.go start system processes. cmd/generate/main.go, internal/lsp/client.go

criticalGo os/exec usageos/exec is used to run external commands. In malware it drops payloads, modifies the system, or opens shells.cmd/generate/main.go

		// Clone the repository.
		cmd := exec.Command("git", "clone", "--quiet", "--depth=1", "-c", "advice.detachedHead=false", vscodeRepo, "--branch="+lspGitRef, "--single-branch", tmpdir)
		cmd.Stdout =...

criticalGo os/exec usageos/exec is used to run external commands. In malware it drops payloads, modifies the system, or opens shells.internal/lsp/client.go

func NewClient(command string, args ...string) (*Client, error) {
	cmd := exec.Command(command, args...)
	// Copy env
	cmd.Env = os.Environ()

infoSuspicious files are not reachable from entry pointsFlagged files exist but are not imported by any entry point. They may be dead code, tests, or attack payloads triggered by another mechanism.+2

infoAuthor has no other public repositoriesGitHub user "dependabot[bot]" has no other public repositories, common for burner accounts used in scams.+2

Scores are heuristics. A “safe” verdict means no known-malicious patterns were found — clever malware can look boring. Wrong verdict? Flag it above; confirmed false positives become regression tests.

105 files scanned @ e439584 | 10/30/2026 | heuristic scan — always review manually

risk by category

code execution18

network & exfiltration0

file system access0

obfuscation0

supply chain2

owasp / injection0

telemetry

files 105/280rules hit 4engine v10commit e439584

github

isaacphi/mcp-language-server

mcp-language-server gives MCP enabled clients access semantic tools like get definition, references, rename, and diagnostics.

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network indicators░▒▓

Hosts this code names or would connect to. 6 found, decoded and call-site destinations first. Informational, not scored.

https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-languageserver-nodeurlcmd/generate/main.go:26 +1 more
https://microsoft.github.io/language-server-protocol/specifications/lsp/urlcmd/generate/output.go:268
https://github.com/golang/go/issues/61217urlcomment onlycmd/generate/main.go:11
https://github.com/clangd/clangd/issues/2108urlcomment onlyintegrationtests/tests/clangd/diagnostics/diagnostics_test.go:4
https://microsoft.github.io/language-server-protocol/specifications/lsp/3.17/specification/urlcomment onlyinternal/protocol/tsdocument-changes.go:16 +1 more
https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-languageserver-node/blob/release/protocol/3.17.6-next.9/protocol/metaModel.jsonurlcomment onlyinternal/protocol/tsjson.go:10

architecture░▒▓

entry (1) flagged (2) pkg (42)

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