better-remote-commander (shahidx0x/better-remote-commander) is an MCP server listed on the M8ven Trust Index. It scores 0 out of 100, grade F. It declares 26 tools. No publisher has claimed this listing.

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better-remote-commander

Self-hosted remote control of your own computers from Claude and ChatGPT. Files, terminal and processes on any machine you pair — through a relay you host, on your domain.

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// key findings
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Reads files from sensitive locations
Touches: /.dockerenv
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Known vulnerabilities in dependencies: 7 high
Affects packages this MCP installs at runtime. Upgrade or remove the affected dependency.
// tools this server exposes26 tools

These names and descriptions are the publisher's own, read from the source code. We print them as written. Our assessment is the findings above, not this list.

get_config
set_config_value
read_file
read_multiple_files
write_file
write_pdf
create_directory
list_directory
move_file
start_search
get_more_search_results
stop_search
list_searches
get_file_info
edit_block
start_process
read_process_output
interact_with_process
force_terminate
list_sessions
list_processes
kill_process
get_usage_stats
get_recent_tool_calls
give_feedback_to_desktop_commander
get_prompts
// known CVEs in dependencies7 high1 medium5 low

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

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.9.0GHSA-8r9q-7v3j-jr4g

Anthropic's MCP TypeScript SDK has a ReDoS vulnerability

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.9.0GHSA-w48q-cv73-mx4w

Model Context Protocol (MCP) TypeScript SDK does not enable DNS rebinding protection by default

high@tiptap/core@3.22.3GHSA-j95f-988m-3j2f

Tiptap: Quadratic ReDoS in block and inline Markdown attribute parsing

highglob@10.3.10GHSA-5j98-mcp5-4vw2

glob CLI: Command injection via -c/--cmd executes matches with shell:true

highsharp@0.34.5GHSA-f88m-g3jw-g9cj

sharp inherited vulnerabilities in libvips: CVE-2026-33327, CVE-2026-33328, CVE-2026-35590, CVE-2026-35591

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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.
configBRC_DEBUGlog every tool call
configBRC_HOMEstate directory (default ~/.brc)
configBRC_UPSTREAM_TELEMETRY
configCONTAINER_IMAGE
configDC_FLAG_URL
configDESKTOP_COMMANDER_DISABLE_TELEMETRY
configDOCKER_IMAGE
configHOSTNAME
configHOST_PLATFORM
configIMAGE_NAME
configKUBERNETES_NAMESPACE
configKUBERNETES_NODE_NAME
configLXC_NAME
configPODMAN_IMAGE
configPOD_NAME
configPOD_NAMESPACE
configSHELL
// quality suggestions

All four hints declared on every tool

26/26 tools missing one or more hints — get_config (missing: destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); set_config_value (missing: idempotentHint); read_file (missing: destructiveHint, idempotentHint), +23 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.

Tests exist

No test files found

Add tests that exercise each declared tool.

No access to sensitive paths

Reads sensitive paths: /.dockerenv

Remove reads of sensitive system paths. If you genuinely need them, document why in the README.

Shell command execution

2 calls in production code run through a shell (src/core/utils/ripgrep-resolver.ts:40, src/core/utils/system-info.ts:475)

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

Production dependencies are patched

0 critical, 7 high severity in production deps — @modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.9.0 (high), @modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.9.0 (high)

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

Dependency freshness

5/35 production deps abandoned (no release in 2+ years): pdf-lib@2022-05-12 (4.3y), proper-lockfile@2022-06-24 (4.2y), fastest-levenshtein@2022-08-02 (4.1y)

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code hash: 801ba31c07cbf803d865136ba0960457697e5a97fe5168a63492b8035a1f0a47
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