MCP Security Index

Is Chroma safe to install?

Chroma · Data · stdio (local process)

Dbroad exposureSource
D
Grade
69/100
Blast radius
13
Tools
1
Capabilities

Capabilities

What Chroma declares it can do

A server's blast radius is the most powerful thing each of its tools can do. This grades the tools it declares, read-only, not whether it is secure.

  • Execute0
  • Delete2
  • Write3
  • Read8
  • highTool declares a high-privilege capability×5

Tools

Every tool Chroma exposes

13 tools

Control

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13 tools

Installed as-is, all 13 of Chroma's tools are callable by your agent without restriction, including any that write, delete, or execute.

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Advisories

Informational content flags

Keyword matches in tool descriptions and schemas. These are shown for transparency and are not part of the grade.

  • highNoSQL operator injection×2
  • highSQL DELETE/UPDATE without WHERE

Install

Add Chroma to your client

Drop this into your MCP client config (Claude Desktop, Cursor, and others).

mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "chroma": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "chroma-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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How it works

About this grade

The grade reflects the blast radius of what Chroma declares it can do, read-only, not whether it is secure or trustworthy, and not a judgment of the vendor. Maintain this server? Claim this listing or request a re-scan. See the methodology.

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