Is Mcp Server Text Editor safe to use?

Mcp Server Text Editor is rated NOT_RECOMMENDED by SpiderRating. Mcp Server Text Editor is not recommended — low score (1.61/10) with 1 critical issues.

What are the security risks of Mcp Server Text Editor?

Key risk flags: child_process_injection (critical), ts_path_traversal (high). Overall security score: 5.0/10 with 1 critical issues.

Are there safer alternatives to Mcp Server Text Editor?

Similar tools include: crisnahine/rails-ai-context, stablekernel/protoc-gen-go-mcp, dshills/mcp-pr. View full comparison at spiderrating.com.

Mcp Server Text Editor

bhouston/mcp-server-text-editorMIT⭐ 35🔧 1 tools

F1.6SpiderScore (registry)

Use cases:code-edit

⚠ Hard constraint applied: critical vulnerability

Decision

Not Recommended

Confidence

90%

Mcp Server Text Editor is not recommended — low score (1.61/10) with 1 critical issues.

Recommended Actions

high
Run In Container
1 critical vulnerabilities require isolation
high
Limit Permissions
Restrict tool access to minimum required scope

Do Not

✗running in production without container isolation
✗using for security-sensitive tasks

Risk Flags (2)

critical
child_process_injection
Command injection â€” execSync() with template literal interpolation
high
ts_path_traversal×8
Potential path traversal -- user input used in file system operations

How This Was Decided

negativew=0.5Overall quality score = 1.61/10 (grade F)
negativew=0.81 critical security issue(s) detected
negativew=0.58 high-severity issue(s) detected
negativew=0.3Tool description clarity score = 1.0/10

Source: SpiderRating automated security scanUpdated: 2026-03-22Protocol: v1.1

Description Quality

Composite: 1.0 / 10

3-Layer Breakdown

Description (38%)

1.0

Security (34%)

5.0

Metadata (28%)

5.2

Description Dimensions

Intent Clarity

0.0

Permission Scope

0.0

Side Effects

2.0

Capability Disclosure

2.0

Operational Boundaries

1.0

Security Analysis

5.0

Score

Critical

High

Medium

Low

Findings Redacted

Detailed security findings are hidden during the 90-day responsible disclosure window. Maintainers have been notified.

1 CRITICAL8 HIGH

Metadata Health

Provenance (40%)

9.0

Maintenance (35%)

1.0

Popularity (25%)

4.9

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