Grades are a hygiene check, not a security guarantee.

MCP, MCP server

Android Mcp

MCP Server for interacting with Android Devices.

Compatibility: Not stated.

Grade B

Minor issues only, no Medium or High. Worth a quick look at the findings below before installing.

Graded by PlugVetRubric v2

Not a guarantee. A hygiene check of the source at the commit shown, not a security audit.

Rescanned at commit a983ca16e03f, unchanged since the check below.

PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER

Why this grade

  • PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED Note

    Runs shell commands, and the manifest or description says so.

    e2e_test.py, line 115 adb_out = subprocess.run([ADB, "devices"], capture_output=True, text=True, env=ENV)

  • INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER Note

    Documentation shows an installer that pipes a download into a shell.

    manifest.json, line 6 "long_description": "Android-MCP is a lightweight, open-source tool that bridge between AI agents and Android devices. Running as an MCP server, it lets LLM agents perform real-wor

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What was checked

Plain notes from the hygiene checks.

  • Permissions

    Note

    requests shell access. The manifest names this permission.

    PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED

    e2e_test.py, line 115

    adb_out = subprocess.run([ADB, "devices"], capture_output=True, text=True, env=ENV)

    e2e_test.py, line 140

    proc = subprocess.Popen(

    src/android_mcp/mobile/service.py, line 20

    result = subprocess.run(

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    src/android_mcp/mobile/service.py, line 38

    mdns = subprocess.run(

    src/android_mcp/mobile/service.py, line 48

    subprocess.run(

    src/android_mcp/mobile/service.py, line 71

    result = subprocess.run(

  • Install and update

    Note

    The docs document an installer that pipes a download into a shell.

    INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER

    manifest.json, line 6

    "long_description": "Android-MCP is a lightweight, open-source tool that bridge between AI agents and Android devices. Running as an MCP server, it lets LLM agents perform real-wor

  • Network

    Pass

    No network call found.

  • Secrets

    Pass

    No read of a credential file or secret environment variable found.

  • Agent instructions

    Pass

    No instruction to ignore earlier instructions or to hide a step.

  • Obfuscation

    Pass

    No encoded or minified payload found.

  • Licence

    Pass

    A licence file is present (LICENSE).

  • Maintainer activity

    Pass

    The latest commit is within the last 365 days.

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Note

Hygiene check of commit a983ca16e03f. requests shell access. The manifest names this permission. The docs document an installer that pipes a download into a shell.

Date and source

Date checked:

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Commit graded: a983ca16e03fd557e8580f3b90d790a291454a94

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