Dex (davekilleen/Dex) is an MCP server listed on the M8ven Trust Index. It scores 86 out of 100, grade B. It declares 167 tools. No publisher has claimed this listing.

B
Caution
86/100
7 days ago

Dex

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Source: github_code

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// key findings
No credential exfiltration, no sensitive file access, no obfuscation
Static analysis found nothing flowing your secrets to unexpected places.
Open source with a license and README
Anyone can audit the code, the license is declared, and the publisher documents what it does.
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You'll be asked for 3 credentials: GRANOLA_API_KEY, PENDO_TRACK_SECRET, DEX_ANALYTICS_PROXY_TOKEN
These are read from process.env at runtime. Make sure you trust where they’ll be sent.
// environment variables
To run this server yourself, you supply these values. They go in your own MCP client configuration and stay on your machine. The secret label means the value is sensitive, not that the server mishandles it.
configCLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR
configDEX_APP_DIRS
configDEX_CAPABILITY_CONTRACT_PATH
configDEX_CAPABILITY_PYTHON
configDEX_CM_ALLOW_INSECURE_PRESENCE
configDEX_CM_ALLOW_UNVETTED
configDEX_CM_BROKER_IDLE_MS
configDEX_CM_CAPABILITY
configDEX_CM_CLIENT_TIMEOUT_MS
configDEX_CM_NO_KEYCHAIN
configDEX_CM_PRESENCE_CMD
configDEX_CM_PRESENCE_OPTIONAL
configDEX_CM_PRESENCE_TTL_MS
configDEX_CM_RUNTIME_DIR
configDEX_CM_TEST_REFRESH_COUNTER
configDEX_CM_TEST_REFRESH_DELAY_MS
configDEX_DESKTOP_REPO
configDEX_HARNESS_PYTHON
configDEX_LIFECYCLE_PYTHON
configDEX_OAUTH_ABSORB_LMS_CLIENT_ID
configDEX_OAUTH_CALLBACK_HOST
configDEX_PROJECT_DIR
configDEX_PROVISION_PYTHON
configDEX_PYTHON
configDEX_VAULT
configPYTHONPATH
configVAULT_PATH
configXDG_RUNTIME_DIR
configDEX_VAULT_PATH
configDEX_PLUGIN_DATA
configVAULT_ROOT
🔐 secretGRANOLA_API_KEY
configDEX_PROVISION_NODE
🔐 secretPENDO_TRACK_SECRET
configDEX_ANALYTICS_MODE
configDEX_ANALYTICS_ENDPOINT
🔐 secretDEX_ANALYTICS_PROXY_TOKEN
configDEXDIFF_API_BASE
configCOVERAGE_JSON
configCOVERAGE_MIN_TOTAL
configCOVERAGE_MIN_TOUCHED
configGITHUB_BASE_REF
configGITHUB_ACTIONS
configGH_REPO
configDEX_TX_TEST_STOP_AFTER
configSYSTEMROOT
configDEX_ADOPTION_TEST_STOP_AFTER
// quality suggestions

Tool annotations

No tools have read-only/destructive annotations

Add readOnlyHint or destructiveHint annotations to every tool so hosts can warn users before invoking.

All four hints declared on every tool

167/167 tools missing one or more hints — track_event (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); identify_user (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); check_analytics_status (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint), +164 more. OpenAI's directory rejects tools where any of the four hints are missing or non-boolean.

For every tool, set all four hints (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint) to explicit true/false values that match the handler’s actual behaviour.

Destructive tools are labelled

1 tool perform destructive updates without destructiveHint — handle_call_tool deletes at line 2908 (SESSION_FILE.unlink())

Add destructiveHint:true to any tool whose handler calls .delete(), .upsert(), .update(), unlink, rm, DELETE, DROP, REPLACE INTO, or any operation that overwrites existing data.

Tool test coverage

102/167 tools referenced in tests (61%)

Write tests that reference each tool by name so every tool has at least one test.

Claim the listing to review these findings one by one and send us a correction where you disagree, straight to the team. Claiming also means we tell you when the grade moves, and reach you first if we find anything urgent.

// full audit trail
The findings above are the summary. The full trail, every check we ran, each deduction, the network hosts observed and the dependency advisories, goes to verified publishers, along with an alert whenever a new one lands. Verified publishers can also review each finding and dispute it in one click. Publisher corrections have sharpened several of our checks this month, because the maintainer knows the codebase better than any scanner.
// improvement guidance — verified publishers only
We have 4 concrete improvements we can share with the publisher of this MCP. Each comes with specific guidance to raise the trust score.
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commit: 5c55d39ae018047bfe4b00e945e589caf3622816
code hash: 55f80635fc3bc6ca137067c93f776a05b01b42a5b3c80f08e0dabbd87f822813
verified: 9/3/2026, 6:26:34 PM
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