Summary
getwaroo/fathom-mcp v2026-03-22 was classified as CRITICAL RISK with a risk score of 185. Sigil detected 18 findings across 86 files, covering phases including provenance, network exfiltration, install hooks, code patterns. Review the findings below before installing this package.
Package description: 🔍 Access local document collections with Fathom MCP, a Model Context Protocol server that enhances AI assistants through powerful file-first search capabilities.
v2026-03-22
22 March 2026, 23:49 UTC
by Sigil Bot
Risk Score
185
Findings
18
Files Scanned
86
Provenance
Repository
https://github.com/getwaroo/fathom-mcpScanned From
https://github.com/getwaroo/fathom-mcp.gitFindings by Phase
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install-makefile-curl
HIGHMakefile/script pipes remote content to shell
repo/docs/security.md:377
# Install Tailscale
curl -fsSL https://tailscale.com/install.sh | sh
Why was this flagged?
A script or Makefile pipes content from a remote URL directly into a shell (curl | sh or wget | bash). This is inherently dangerous because the remote content can change at any time, and the command runs with the current user's permissions. Rated HIGH because it requires manual execution (unlike install hooks) but still executes arbitrary remote code.
install-makefile-curl
HIGHMakefile/script pipes remote content to shell
repo/docs/security.md:404
# Install Tailscale on client device
curl -fsSL https://tailscale.com/install.sh | sh
sudo tailscale upWhy was this flagged?
A script or Makefile pipes content from a remote URL directly into a shell (curl | sh or wget | bash). This is inherently dangerous because the remote content can change at any time, and the command runs with the current user's permissions. Rated HIGH because it requires manual execution (unlike install hooks) but still executes arbitrary remote code.
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