MCP Text Editor
by tumfA token-efficient MCP server for safe, line-oriented text file editing with partial reads, hash-based conflict detection, and atomic multi-file operations.
MCP Text Editor is an open-source mcp server by tumf, written mainly in Python, with 202 GitHub stars and the MIT license. Its code was last updated Sep 12, 2026.
Scan summary: scanned Nov 5, 2026 at commit 9176a50. Seen able to connect to the internet. Scan policy
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9176a50 · Nov 5, 2026 ScannedStatic, secrets and dependency checks completed with no critical findings. BuildsIt installed from a fresh machine.
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Passed. This check ran and found nothing it flags.Secrets scanpassPassed. This check ran and found nothing it flags.
Flagged. This check found an issue. See the findings below.Dependency audit80 known vulnerabilitiesfailFlagged. This check found an issue. See the findings below.
Warning. This check found something worth reading in the findings below. It is not proof of a problem.ManifestnonewarnWarning. This check found something worth reading in the findings below. It is not proof of a problem.
Passed. This check ran and found nothing it flags.BuildpassPassed. This check ran and found nothing it flags.
Flagged. This check found an issue. See the findings below.Boot & handshakefailFlagged. This check found an issue. See the findings below.
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Findings (18)
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.dependencies issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.dependencies issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.dependencies issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.dependencies issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.dependencies issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.dependencies issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.mcp@1.25.0: 7 known vulnerabilitiesPYSEC-2026-3481, PYSEC-2026-3482, PYSEC-2026-3483, GHSA-5h93-6whr-6q8j, GHSA-84m7-p3x7-pcfv +2 more
uv.lock - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.python-multipart@0.0.21: 7 known vulnerabilitiesPYSEC-2026-1852, PYSEC-2026-3036, PYSEC-2026-3037, PYSEC-2026-3038, PYSEC-2026-3039 +2 more
uv.lock - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.starlette@0.45.2: 7 known vulnerabilitiesPYSEC-2026-161, PYSEC-2026-1941, PYSEC-2026-1942, PYSEC-2026-2280, PYSEC-2026-2281 +2 more
uv.lock - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.virtualenv@20.28.1: 20 known vulnerabilitiesPYSEC-2026-2009, PYSEC-2026-4011, PYSEC-2026-4012, PYSEC-2026-4013, PYSEC-2026-4014 +15 more
uv.lock - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.Install contacted hosts other than package registriesreleases.astral.sh
- mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.MCP server didn't complete the protocol handshakeserver exited early with code 127
- lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.filelock@3.16.1: 4 known vulnerabilitiesPYSEC-2026-1374, PYSEC-2026-1375, GHSA-69hj-f68j-2879, GHSA-8mx5-7m5m-r77g
uv.lock - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.idna@3.10: 1 known vulnerabilityPYSEC-2026-215
uv.lock - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.pygments@2.19.2: 1 known vulnerabilityPYSEC-2026-2987
uv.lock - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.pytest@9.0.2: 1 known vulnerabilityPYSEC-2026-1845
uv.lock - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.python-dotenv@1.0.1: 1 known vulnerabilityPYSEC-2026-2270
uv.lock - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.No manifest declaring network access and environment variables (agent.json)
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