photon (portel-dev/photon) is an MCP server listed on the M8ven Trust Index. It scores 85 out of 100, grade B. It declares 1 tool. No publisher has claimed this listing.

B
Caution
85/100
1 month ago

photon

Define intent once. Photon turns a single TypeScript file into CLI tools, MCP servers, and web interfaces.

Caution. Specific findings reduced this grade. They are listed on the page. Grades reflect the full trust pyramid: code, verification depth, and reputation. New projects cap at C until adoption is earned.

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Who stands behind it

portel-dev

Source: Glama · also listed on github_topic

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// key findings
⚠️
Known vulnerabilities in dependencies: 1 high
Affects packages this MCP installs at runtime. Upgrade or remove the affected dependency.
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 4 credentials: CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN, GITHUB_TOKEN, PHOTON_MCP_BEARER, PHOTON_WEBHOOK_SECRET
These are read from process.env at runtime. Make sure you trust where they’ll be sent.
// known CVEs in dependencies1 high2 low

Disclosed vulnerabilities in this server's declared npm dependencies (via OSV). Whether each is reachable depends on the installed versions.

highws@8.18.0GHSA-96hv-2xvq-fx4p

ws: Memory exhaustion DoS from tiny fragments and data chunks

lowesbuild@0.28.0GHSA-g7r4-m6w7-qqqr

esbuild allows arbitrary file read when running the development server on Windows

ws: Uninitialized memory disclosure

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// 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.
configBEAM_BIND_ADDRESS
configBEAM_PORT
🔐 secretCLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN
configDOCS_HOSTNAME
🔐 secretGITHUB_TOKEN
configPHOTON_A2A_AUTH
configPHOTON_ALLOW_HTTP_MARKETPLACE
configPHOTON_BASES_REGISTRY
configPHOTON_DAEMON_DISABLE_EAGER_LOAD
configPHOTON_DAEMON_IDLE_TIMEOUT_MS
configPHOTON_DAEMON_READY_TIMEOUT_MS
configPHOTON_DAEMON_WATCHDOG_PID
configPHOTON_DEBUG_EMIT
configPHOTON_DEBUG_EVENTS
configPHOTON_DEBUG_EXTRACT
configPHOTON_DIRphoton ps --base ~/Projects/kith # filter to one
configPHOTON_EVENT_LOG_MAX_SIZE
configPHOTON_HOME
configPHOTON_HOT_RELOAD_DEBOUNCE_MS
configPHOTON_INSTANCE_ALIASES
configPHOTON_LIGHT_DAEMON
configPHOTON_MAX_SSE_SESSIONS_PER_CLIENT
configPHOTON_MCP_AUTHORIZATION_SERVER
configPHOTON_MCP_AUTH_MODE
🔐 secretPHOTON_MCP_BEARER
configPHOTON_MCP_JWT_AUDIENCE
configPHOTON_MCP_JWT_ISSUER
configPHOTON_MCP_JWT_JWKS
configPHOTON_MCP_JWT_PROFILE
configPHOTON_MCP_MAX_SUBSCRIPTIONS
configPHOTON_MCP_MAX_SUBSCRIPTIONS_PER_PRINCIPAL
configPHOTON_MCP_RATE_LIMIT
configPHOTON_MCP_RATE_WINDOW_MS
configPHOTON_MCP_RESOURCE_METADATA_URL
configPHOTON_NAME
configPHOTON_PUBLIC_URL
configPHOTON_SCHEDULES_DIR
configPHOTON_SESSION_ID
configPHOTON_STALE_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS
configPHOTON_TRANSPORT
configPHOTON_WEBHOOK_ALLOWED_IPS
configPHOTON_WEBHOOK_ALLOW_UNAUTHENTICATED
configPHOTON_WEBHOOK_PORT
configPHOTON_WEBHOOK_RATE_LIMIT
configPHOTON_WEBHOOK_RATE_WINDOW_MS
🔐 secretPHOTON_WEBHOOK_SECRET
configSHELL
// quality suggestions

Dependencies

50 dependencies, 2 flagged: @playwright/test, playwright

Tool annotations

No tools have read-only/destructive annotations

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All four hints declared on every tool

1/1 tools missing one or more hints — setup (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint). 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.

No eval / new Function

1 eval() or new Function() call — dynamic code execution

Replace eval / Function with explicit parsing or safer alternatives.

Shell command execution

37 child_process calls — runs shell commands

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

Production dependencies are patched

0 critical, 1 high severity in production deps — ws@8.18.0 (high), esbuild@0.28.0 (low)

Run npm audit fix, or upgrade the affected packages to a non-vulnerable version.

Dependency freshness

4/20 production deps abandoned (no release in 2+ years): fast-json-patch@2022-06-17 (4.1y), cli-highlight@2023-04-12 (3.3y), cli-table3@2024-05-12 (2.2y)

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// full audit trail
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// improvement guidance — verified publishers only
We have 5 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: 9ff7bb253090d153dca80eda69cad9585b8089b4
code hash: f7c62d50b8a9013ece2884629e601d3166bca51b9e2c5887d96f599293b8db58
verified: 8/7/2026, 2:09:26 AM
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