zoteus
oscardvs/zoteusThe everything Zotero MCP server — complete Zotero Web API v3 + desktop local API for Claude and any MCP client.
High risk — review the findings below
We found multiple concerning patterns in this package. Some of these might be legitimate (for example, a build tool might need to run commands), but you should review each finding below and decide if the explanations make sense for what this package claims to do.
What We Found(7 issues)
Each card explains what was found and what it means in plain English. Click "Technical details" for the full breakdown.
Caution. This package reads your secret passwords and API tokens from your system. If it also has network access, your credentials could be sent to someone else's server. Check WHY it needs your secrets.
Technical details
Reading sensitive environment variables (tokens, secrets, keys, passwords) suggests data exfiltration. MCP servers should declare required env vars, not silently read secrets.
process.env.OPENAI_API_KEYCaution. This package reads your secret passwords and API tokens from your system. If it also has network access, your credentials could be sent to someone else's server. Check WHY it needs your secrets.
Technical details
Reading sensitive environment variables (tokens, secrets, keys, passwords) suggests data exfiltration. MCP servers should declare required env vars, not silently read secrets.
process.env.OPENAI_API_KEYCaution. This package reads your secret passwords and API tokens from your system. If it also has network access, your credentials could be sent to someone else's server. Check WHY it needs your secrets.
Technical details
Reading sensitive environment variables (tokens, secrets, keys, passwords) suggests data exfiltration. MCP servers should declare required env vars, not silently read secrets.
process.env.GEMINI_API_KEYCaution. This package reads your secret passwords and API tokens from your system. If it also has network access, your credentials could be sent to someone else's server. Check WHY it needs your secrets.
Technical details
Reading sensitive environment variables (tokens, secrets, keys, passwords) suggests data exfiltration. MCP servers should declare required env vars, not silently read secrets.
process.env.GEMINI_API_KEYSuspicious. This package downloads code from paste sites or raw URLs instead of using normal package managers. This is a common trick to sneak in malicious code that doesn't show up in the package itself.
Technical details
Network requests to paste sites or raw GitHub content may indicate payload downloading. Legitimate dependencies use npm, not pastebins.
raw.githubusercontentSuspicious. This package downloads code from paste sites or raw URLs instead of using normal package managers. This is a common trick to sneak in malicious code that doesn't show up in the package itself.
Technical details
Network requests to paste sites or raw GitHub content may indicate payload downloading. Legitimate dependencies use npm, not pastebins.
raw.githubusercontentSuspicious. This package loads code from an unknown location decided at runtime. We can't tell what it will actually run because it depends on a variable. This makes it harder to verify the package is safe.
Technical details
Dynamic require/import with variable arguments loads code determined at runtime. This can be used to load payloads that static analysis can't detect.
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