Pipeworx lorem

Lorem MCP — wraps loripsum.net (free, no auth)

Security Scan

The skill claims to be a simple lorem-ipsum wrapper, but its runtime instructions ask the agent to npx-execute a remote package and connect to an external MCP gateway, which is disproportionate and poses data/execution risks.

Purpose & Capability

The skill description says it simply wraps loripsum.net (no auth), but the SKILL.md expects to run an npm package (mcp-remote@latest) and connect to https://gateway.pipeworx.io/lorem/mcp. A simple lorem generator could directly call loripsum.net; requiring remote code execution and a gateway is not justified by the stated purpose. Also the registry metadata lists no required binaries yet the connect config assumes 'npx' is available.

Instruction Scope

Runtime instructions instruct the agent to run npx to fetch and execute mcp-remote and to connect to an external MCP gateway. This routes agent traffic and possibly conversation/context to a third-party service; SKILL.md does not describe what data is sent. The instructions do not reference local files or env vars, but they do grant broad discretion to run remote code and transmit data to gateway.pipeworx.io.

Install Mechanism

There is no install spec in the package, but the provided connect snippet uses npx to execute mcp-remote@latest at runtime. That performs an on-demand download-and-execute of code from the npm registry (latest, unpinned), which can run arbitrary code and is higher risk than a purely instruction-only skill or a pinned dependency.

Credentials

The skill declares no required environment variables or credentials, which is consistent with a public lorem service. However, because it forwards requests to an external gateway, it may transmit agent context or user-provided prompts to a third party — a potential data-leak risk even without declared secrets.

Persistence & Privilege

The skill is not always-enabled and does not request persistent system-level privileges or configuration changes. Autonomous invocation is allowed (platform default) but not combined with other high privileges here.

What to consider before installing

This skill is plausible for generating lorem text, but it asks your agent to npx-execute mcp-remote@latest and connect to https://gateway.pipeworx.io/lorem/mcp — meaning remote code will run and your prompts/contexts may be sent to a third party. Before installing: ensure you trust pipeworx/gateway.pipeworx.io; verify that running npx on 'latest' is acceptable (unpinned versions can change behavior); avoid using the skill with sensitive data; confirm your environment has 'npx' if you want it to work; for lower risk, prefer a skill that calls loripsum.net directly or uses a pinned, audited package and documents exactly what data is sent.

Lorem MCP — wraps loripsum.net (free, no auth). Free, no API key. Part of Pipeworx.

Tools

• generate_paragraphs
• generate_with_options

Connect

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx-lorem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote@latest", "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/lorem/mcp"]
    }
  }
}

More at pipeworx.io/packs/lorem