MCP Security Index

Is Heroku safe to install?

Heroku (Salesforce) · Cloud · stdio (local process)

Cmoderate exposureSource
C
Grade
42/100
Blast radius
33
Tools
2
Capabilities

Capabilities

What Heroku 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
  • Delete0
  • Write4
  • Read29
  • mediumTool declares a high-privilege capability×4
  • mediumTool input schema asks for a credential

Tools

Every tool Heroku exposes

33 tools

Control

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33 tools

Installed as-is, all 33 of Heroku'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.

  • highCode-execution capability×3
  • highCredential / secret access capability×2
  • highSQL DELETE/UPDATE without WHERE
  • highShell/command injection

Install

Add Heroku to your client

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

mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "heroku": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@heroku/mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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How it works

About this grade

The grade reflects the blast radius of what Heroku 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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