openwork (different-ai/openwork) is an MCP server listed on the M8ven Trust Index. It scores 74 out of 100, grade C. It declares 11 tools. No publisher has claimed this listing.

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openwork

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→ different-ai/openwork· listed on github_code

Emerging. No concerning findings. Grades remain capped until the project builds reputation through adoption. Grades reflect the full trust pyramid: code, verification depth, and reputation. New projects cap at C until adoption is earned.

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different-ai

Source: github_code

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The grade above is for the source repository. Registries can serve a different version, so we mark the ones we were not able to read.

// 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.
🔐
You'll be asked for 9 credentials: GOOGLE_WORKSPACE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET, OPENAI_API_KEY, OPENWORK_API_KEY, OPENWORK_CONTROL_TOKEN, OPENWORK_ENCRYPTION_KEY, OPENWORK_GOOGLE_WORKSPACE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET, OPENWORK_HOST_TOKEN, OPENWORK_OPENCODE_PASSWORD, OPENWORK_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.
🔐 secretGOOGLE_WORKSPACE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET
configGOOGLE_WORKSPACE_TOKEN_BROKER_URL
🔐 secretOPENAI_API_KEY
configOPENCODE_CONFIG_DIR
configOPENCODE_MODELS_URL
configOPENWORK_AGENT_DIAGNOSTICS_BODY_TIMEOUT_MS
configOPENWORK_AGENT_DIAGNOSTICS_COOLDOWN_MS
configOPENWORK_AGENT_DIAGNOSTICS_TIMEOUT_MS
configOPENWORK_AGENT_DIAGNOSTICS_TRUSTED_ORIGINS
configOPENWORK_ALLOW_PRIVATE_MCP_URLS
🔐 secretOPENWORK_API_KEY
configOPENWORK_APPROVAL_MODE(manual auto)
configOPENWORK_APPROVAL_TIMEOUT_MS
configOPENWORK_BROWSER_PROVIDER
configOPENWORK_CAPTURE_MODELS_URL_FILE
configOPENWORK_CLOUD_MCP_PROBE_TIMEOUT_MS
configOPENWORK_CLOUD_PROVIDER_SYNC_INTERVAL_MS
configOPENWORK_CONTROL_BASE_URL
🔐 secretOPENWORK_CONTROL_TOKEN
configOPENWORK_CORS_ORIGINS(comma-separated list or )
configOPENWORK_DATA_DIR
configOPENWORK_DEV_LOG_FILE
configOPENWORK_DEV_MODE
🔐 secretOPENWORK_ENCRYPTION_KEY
configOPENWORK_ENGINE_DISPOSE_TIMEOUT_MS
configOPENWORK_ENGINE_DRAIN_POLL_MS
configOPENWORK_ENGINE_EVENT_ESTABLISH_TIMEOUT_MS
configOPENWORK_ENGINE_EVENT_HEARTBEAT_MS
configOPENWORK_ENGINE_INSTANCE_IDLE_TTL_MS
configOPENWORK_ENGINE_INSTANCE_SWEEP_MS
configOPENWORK_ENGINE_MIN_SPAWN_INTERVAL_MS
configOPENWORK_ENGINE_RELOAD_RETRY_MS
configOPENWORK_ENV_STORE
configOPENWORK_EXTENSIONS_PLUGIN_DIR
configOPENWORK_GITHUB_API_BASE
configOPENWORK_GITHUB_RAW_BASE
🔐 secretOPENWORK_GOOGLE_WORKSPACE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET
configOPENWORK_GOOGLE_WORKSPACE_TOKEN_BROKER_URL
configOPENWORK_HOST/ OPENWORK_PORT
🔐 secretOPENWORK_HOST_TOKENhost approval token
configOPENWORK_INBOX_ENABLED
configOPENWORK_INBOX_MAX_BYTES(default: 50MB, capped)
configOPENWORK_INFERENCE_BASE_URL
configOPENWORK_LIFECYCLE_LOG
configOPENWORK_LOG_FORMAT
configOPENWORK_LOG_REQUESTS
configOPENWORK_MANAGED_OPENCODE_CWD
configOPENWORK_MCP_REGISTRATION_MAX_AGE_MS
configOPENWORK_MCP_SYNC_DEFERRED_DELAY_MS
configOPENWORK_MCP_SYNC_RETRY_DELAY_MS
configOPENWORK_OPENCODE2_BIN
configOPENWORK_OPENCODE_BASE_URL
configOPENWORK_OPENCODE_BIN
configOPENWORK_OPENCODE_DIRECTORY
🔐 secretOPENWORK_OPENCODE_PASSWORD
configOPENWORK_OPENCODE_USERNAME
configOPENWORK_OUTBOX_ENABLED
configOPENWORK_POOL_LOG
configOPENWORK_POOL_STATE
configOPENWORK_PORTOPENWORK_HOST /
configOPENWORK_READONLY
configOPENWORK_RUNTIME_DB
configOPENWORK_RUN_ID
configOPENWORK_SANDBOX_BACKEND(docker container none)
configOPENWORK_SANDBOX_ENABLED
configOPENWORK_TEST_OPENCODE_PATH
🔐 secretOPENWORK_TOKENclient bearer token
configOPENWORK_TOKEN_STOREpath to token store JSON (default: alongside server.json)
configOPENWORK_UI_CONTROL_DISCOVERY
configOPENWORK_WORKSPACES(JSON array or comma-separated list of paths)
configXDG_CONFIG_HOME
// quality suggestions

Tool annotations

9/11 tools have annotations

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

All four hints declared on every tool

11/11 tools missing one or more hints — render_fixture (missing: idempotentHint, openWorldHint); render_missing (missing: idempotentHint, openWorldHint); save_artifact_view (missing: idempotentHint, openWorldHint), +8 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.

Shell command execution

2 calls in production code run through a shell (src/engine-v2-preview.ts:141, src/opencode-v2-binary.ts:38)

Prefer library functions over shell-outs. If you must shell out, ensure all inputs are properly escaped.

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// 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 3 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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