Is microsoft/azure-devops-mcp safe to install?

microsoft/azure-devops-mcp was flagged as CRITICAL RISK (risk score 105) with 9 findings detected across 97 files. Review the findings before installing.

What security issues were found in microsoft/azure-devops-mcp?

Sigil detected 9 findings in microsoft/azure-devops-mcp, including patterns related to provenance, install_hooks, code_patterns. See the full scan report for details.

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Summary

microsoft/azure-devops-mcp v2026-03-19 was classified as CRITICAL RISK with a risk score of 105. Sigil detected 9 findings across 97 files, covering phases including provenance, install hooks, code patterns. Review the findings below before installing this package.

Package description: The MCP server for Azure DevOps, bringing the power of Azure DevOps directly to your agents.

CRITICAL RISK(105)

v2026-03-19

20 March 2026, 00:39 UTC

by Sigil Bot

Risk Score

105

Findings

Files Scanned

Provenance

Registry

https://github.com/microsoft/azure-devops-mcp

Repository

https://github.com/microsoft/azure-devops-mcp

Scanned From

https://github.com/microsoft/azure-devops-mcp.git

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install-npm-postinstall

CRITICAL

npm lifecycle script — runs automatically on install

repo/package.json:25

  "scripts": {
    "preinstall": "npm config set registry https://registry.npmjs.org/",
    "prebuild": "node -p \"'export const packageVersion = ' + JSON.stringify(require('./package.json').version) + ';\\n'\" > src/version.ts && prettier --write src/version.ts",

Why was this flagged?

npm lifecycle scripts like postinstall run automatically during package installation with no user interaction required. This is the #1 attack vector for malicious npm packages — attackers embed data theft or backdoor installation in these hooks. Rated CRITICAL because code executes before the developer can review it.

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