Is viant/mcp-sqlkit safe to install?

viant/mcp-sqlkit was flagged as CRITICAL RISK (risk score 92) with 4 findings detected across 49 files. Review the findings before installing.

What security issues were found in viant/mcp-sqlkit?

Sigil detected 4 findings in viant/mcp-sqlkit, including patterns related to provenance, install_hooks, code_patterns. See the full scan report for details.

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Summary

viant/mcp-sqlkit v2026-03-25 was classified as CRITICAL RISK with a risk score of 92. Sigil detected 4 findings across 49 files, covering phases including provenance, install hooks, code patterns. Review the findings below before installing this package.

Package description: MCP SQLKit is a database access toolbox built on top of the Model Context Protocol.

CRITICAL RISK(92)

v2026-03-25

27 March 2026, 05:53 UTC

by Sigil Bot

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Provenance

Registry

https://github.com/viant/mcp-sqlkit

Repository

https://github.com/viant/mcp-sqlkit

Scanned From

https://github.com/viant/mcp-sqlkit.git

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install-pip-setup-exec

CRITICAL

setup.py executes code at install time

repo/mcp/ui/interaction/service.go:108

	if pend.Connector.Driver == "bigquery" {
		return s.handleBigQueryConnectionSetup(w, r, pend)
	}

Why was this flagged?

This setup.py calls subprocess, os.system, exec, or eval during package installation. Legitimate packages rarely need to execute arbitrary commands at install time. This pattern is commonly used by malicious packages to download and run payloads, exfiltrate environment variables, or establish persistence. Rated CRITICAL because it runs with the installer's full permissions.

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