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Description

Fixes #835.

This PR addresses a critical security bypass in the run_script tool where AI agents were able to access sensitive backend operations without permission.

The previous mistake:
The root cause of this bypass was an architectural oversight. While standard API endpoints were securely wrapped using bindEndpointsRecursively, the keys, db, and manage namespaces were attached to the root corsair object outside of this recursive binder. As a result, they completely bypassed the withEndpointGuard security checks, leaving sensitive keys and database write operations fully exposed in the script execution environment.

The fix:
To resolve this without breaking the lazy evaluation requirements, this PR introduces a createScopedCorsairProxy wrapper for the corsair object injected into run_script. This lazy, recursive proxy intercepts access to sensitive objects:

  • Fully blocks access to all keys with a helpful error message pointing users to api.*.
  • Intercepts db operations, forcing write methods (upsertByEntityId, deleteById, deleteByEntityId) to pass through assertReadonlyAllowed('write') before executing.
  • Intercepts the manage namespace to explicitly block destructive actions like manage.tenants.create and manage.connect.createLink.

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Before submitting your PR, please verify the following:

  • I have run pnpm lint and all checks pass
  • I have run pnpm typecheck and there are no TypeScript errors
  • I have run pnpm build and all packages build successfully
  • I have run pnpm test and all tests pass
  • I have added or updated tests where applicable
  • I have added or updated necessary documentation

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Additional Notes

  • Included packages/mcp/tests/tools.test.ts to comprehensively test the run_script tool against all scoped proxy restrictions.
  • Added a "test": "vitest run" script and vitest dependency to the mcp package so CI/CD properly executes these new validations.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Security

    • Restricted script execution from accessing credentials, tenant management, OAuth operations, and unsupported administrative actions.
    • Applied protections consistently across direct, indirect, and descriptor-based property access.
    • Enforced read-only protections for database mutations where applicable.
    • Preserved access to approved database and API read operations.
  • Tests

    • Added comprehensive coverage for access restrictions, read-only behavior, permitted operations, and regression scenarios.

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run_script now executes against a scoped Corsair proxy. The proxy blocks credential and management access, enforces readonly checks for database methods, and preserves permitted reads. Tests cover normal and readonly modes.

Changes

run_script access controls

Layer / File(s) Summary
Scoped Corsair proxy
packages/mcp/src/core/tools.ts, packages/corsair/index.ts
The proxy recursively wraps nested objects, blocks prototype and descriptor-based access, rejects credential and management operations, applies readonly checks to database methods, and is passed to run_script. The readonly guard is re-exported from the Corsair package entry point.
Proxy behavior validation
packages/mcp/tests/tools.test.ts
Tests cover credential rejection, permitted database and API reads, readonly database-write rejection, blocked tenant and connection-link operations, and descriptor-based API key access errors.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to f7170

The run_script change adds scoped restrictions for sensitive namespaces, and the supplied material does not establish a concrete current-head correctness or security defect. Verifying how the script function is constructed remains appropriate, but no actionable merge-blocking risk is shown.

Suggested reviewers: dhirenderchoudhary, devjain32

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name Status Explanation Resolution
Linked Issues check ⚠️ Warning The proxy covers credential access, management actions, and readonly database writes, but strict permission enforcement for database writes is not shown [#835]. Apply enforcePermission or block database writes under strict permissions, and add strict-mode tests for this behavior.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the main change: preventing a security bypass in the MCP run_script tool.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The implementation, tests, and assertReadonlyAllowed export directly support the linked issue objectives [#835].
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Inline comments:
In `@packages/mcp/src/core/tools.ts`:
- Around line 28-30: Update the proxy implementation around the get trap for
corsairObj so reflective APIs such as Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor cannot
retrieve unrestricted target values or methods; use capability facades or
consistently deny reflective access while preserving the existing restrictions.
Add regression coverage for descriptor-based access, including keys and database
or management methods.
- Around line 250-253: Replace the new Function execution in the code-generation
path with an isolated runtime that exposes only explicit capabilities and
prevents access to globalThis, process, and other host globals; if isolation is
unavailable, replace free-form code execution with an allowlisted operation
format while preserving the intended corsair functionality.
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This PR adds a recursive proxy around the Corsair object passed to run_script, blocks credential access and selected management operations, and adds read-only checks for database writes. It also introduces an MCP test suite and package test command, but the proxy can be bypassed through JavaScript reflection.

  • Wraps root and tenant-scoped Corsair clients before script execution.
  • Blocks keys and selected manage operations while guarding three database mutations.
  • Adds Vitest coverage and a package-level test script.

Confidence Score: 1/5

This PR is not safe to merge because scripts can bypass the new proxy and recover raw credential and protected-operation objects.

The proposed security boundary intercepts only ordinary property reads, while standard reflection returns the underlying own-property values and defeats the credential, database, and management restrictions.

Files Needing Attention: packages/mcp/src/core/tools.ts, packages/mcp/tests/tools.test.ts

Security Review

The new get-only proxy is not a complete security membrane. Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor can retrieve raw keys, db, and manage values, allowing scripts to bypass the intended restrictions and disclose decrypted credentials.

Important Files Changed

Filename Overview
packages/mcp/src/core/tools.ts Adds the scoped proxy and run_script integration, but reflective descriptor access bypasses its security restrictions.
packages/mcp/tests/tools.test.ts Adds direct-access regression tests but does not exercise reflective access paths that bypass the proxy.
packages/mcp/package.json Adds the MCP Vitest command and development dependency without an independently actionable package issue.

Flowchart

%%{init: {'theme': 'neutral'}}%%
flowchart LR
  A[run_script payload] --> B[Scoped Corsair proxy]
  B -->|ordinary property access| C[get trap restrictions]
  A -->|Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor| D[Target property descriptor]
  D --> E[Raw keys / db / manage object]
  E --> F[Credential disclosure or protected operation]
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167-178: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Assert the credential error message, not /Error/.

toMatch(/Error/) matches any failure text. The descriptor test at Line 172 would still pass if the script failed for an unrelated reason, for example if Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor returned undefined and reading .value.get_access_token threw a TypeError. The test then no longer proves that the proxy blocked the access.

Assert the specific message that wrapKeys throws.

♻️ Proposed assertion change
-			expect((result.content[0] as { text: string }).text).toMatch(/Error/);
+			expect((result.content[0] as { text: string }).text).toContain(
+				'Credential access (keys) not available in run_script',
+			);

Apply the same change to the direct-access test at Line 169.

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In `@packages/mcp/tests/tools.test.ts` around lines 167 - 178, Update both the
direct-access and getOwnPropertyDescriptor tests in the relevant test block to
assert the specific credential error message thrown by wrapKeys instead of
matching the generic /Error/ pattern. Preserve the existing result extraction
and ensure each assertion verifies the proxy-blocking message.
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Inline comments:
In `@packages/mcp/src/core/tools.ts`:
- Around line 173-199: Replace the denylist in wrapEntityMethod
(packages/mcp/src/core/tools.ts, lines 173-199) with an allowlist of read-only
methods; invoke assertReadonlyAllowed for every other function, including
methods added later. In wrapManageProp (packages/mcp/src/core/tools.ts, lines
47-110), deny all manage methods by default and explicitly permit only the read
methods required by run_script.
- Around line 245-257: Harden the proxy created around corsairObj and every
nested proxy layer: block access to constructor, prototype, and __proto__,
flatten exposed object and function prototypes, and ensure function-valued
properties are membrane-wrapped consistently through both get and
getOwnPropertyDescriptor traps. Prefer capability facades for returned database
methods while preserving their intended callable behavior.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@packages/mcp/tests/tools.test.ts`:
- Around line 167-178: Update both the direct-access and
getOwnPropertyDescriptor tests in the relevant test block to assert the specific
credential error message thrown by wrapKeys instead of matching the generic
/Error/ pattern. Preserve the existing result extraction and ensure each
assertion verifies the proxy-blocking message.
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