Is asklokesh/harness-mcp-server safe?

suspiciouslow confidence
39/100

context safety score

A score of 39/100 indicates multiple risk signals were detected. This entity shows patterns commonly associated with malicious intent.

identity
30
behavior
50
content
40
graph
56

4 threat patterns detected

medium

typosquat

Repository claims to be a Harness CI/CD MCP server using the 'harness-mcp-server' name and registers MCP namespace via HTML comment (<!-- mcp-name: io.github.asklokesh/harness-mcp-server -->), but contains zero implementation code. This is part of a 'LokiMCPUniverse' mass-generated fork pattern that name-squats popular service names in the MCP ecosystem. The repo has 0 stars, 0 forks, no license, and no affiliation with Harness.io. (location: README.md:3)

medium

supply chain

README advertises 'pip install harness-mcp-server' for a package from a repo with no actual Python source code, no setup.py, no pyproject.toml, and no package manifest. This pattern of claiming a PyPI package name for a code-less repo can be used to later publish a malicious package under the squatted name, or to trick users into installing a package that doesn't match this repo's (nonexistent) source. (location: README.md:44)

high

supply chain

This is a coordinated name-squatting operation. The repo is part of LokiMCPUniverse, an org that mass-generated 23+ brand-name MCP server repos (harness, aws, azure, salesforce, jenkins, gitlab, etc.) within minutes on 2025-06-09 — all containing zero functional code (only a stub __init__.py with a version string). Corresponding PyPI packages were published by user 'slogansand' on 2025-12-30/31. The real Harness company has an official MCP server at harness/mcp-server (created 26 days earlier). The README fraudulently claims 'Comprehensive Harness API coverage', 'Enterprise-ready with rate limiting', and 'Full error handling and retry logic' — none of which exist. The declared entry point (harness_mcp.server:main) references a module that does not exist. The occupied PyPI package name 'harness-mcp-server' could be weaponized at any time with a malicious update. (location: Entire repository and PyPI package 'harness-mcp-server' (owner: slogansand))

high

typosquat

The server name 'harness-mcp-server' directly impersonates the official Harness CI/CD platform's MCP presence. The real company (harness.io) maintains their official server at github.com/harness/mcp-server. This repo was created 26 days after the official one, by an unaffiliated individual (asklokesh/LokiMCPUniverse) who mass-generated 23 similar repos targeting major brands (AWS, Azure, GCP, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Jenkins, GitLab, Tableau, Power BI, UiPath, etc.). The PyPI package 'harness-mcp-server' blocks the canonical package name for the real Harness organization. (location: Repository name 'harness-mcp-server' and PyPI package 'harness-mcp-server')

API

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FAQ: how to interpret this assessment

Common questions teams ask before deciding whether to use this mcp server in agent workflows.

Is asklokesh/harness-mcp-server safe for AI agents to use?

asklokesh/harness-mcp-server currently scores 39/100 with a suspicious verdict and low confidence. The goal is to protect agents from high-risk context before they act on it. Treat this as a decision signal: higher scores suggest lower observed risk, while lower scores mean you should add review or block this mcp server.

How should I interpret the score and verdict?

Use the score as a policy threshold: 80–100 is safe, 50–79 is caution, 20–49 is suspicious, and 0–19 is dangerous. Teams often auto-allow safe, require human review for caution/suspicious, and block dangerous.

How does brin compute this mcp server score?

brin evaluates four dimensions: identity (source trust), behavior (runtime patterns), content (malicious instructions), and graph (relationship risk). Analysis runs in tiers: static signals, deterministic pattern checks, then AI semantic analysis when needed.

What do identity, behavior, content, and graph mean for this mcp server?

Identity checks source trust, behavior checks unusual runtime patterns, content checks for malicious instructions, and graph checks risky relationships to other entities. Looking at sub-scores helps you understand why an entity passed or failed.

Why does brin scan packages, repos, skills, MCP servers, pages, and commits?

brin performs risk assessments on external context before it reaches an AI agent. It scores that context for threats like prompt injection, hijacking, credential harvesting, and supply chain attacks, so teams can decide whether to block, review, or proceed safely.

Can I rely on a safe verdict as a full security guarantee?

No. A safe verdict means no significant risk signals were detected in this scan. It is not a formal guarantee; assessments are automated and point-in-time, so combine scores with your own controls and periodic re-checks.

When should I re-check before using an entity?

Re-check before high-impact actions such as installs, upgrades, connecting MCP servers, executing remote code, or granting secrets. Use the API in CI or runtime gates so decisions are based on the latest scan.

Learn more in threat detection docs, how scoring works, and the API overview.

Last Scanned

February 27, 2026

Verdict Scale

safe80–100
caution50–79
suspicious20–49
dangerous0–19

Disclaimer

Assessments are automated and may contain errors. Findings are risk indicators, not confirmed threats. This is a point-in-time assessment; security posture can change.

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