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Free, open source task manager and Markdown notes for Windows and macOS. An archive that keeps what each task taught you: plain files, no account, no server, MCP for your assistant.

Verdict
CAUTION
Grade
F
Trust score
42 /100
Exposed tools
—
Transport
stdio
License
AGPL-3.0
Stars
3
01

Overview

From the repository's own README, as read at the audited commit. Badges and raw HTML are left out.

<img src="assets/icons/tisty-256.png" width="140" height="140" alt="Tisty — free open source notes, documents and tasks for Windows and macOS"/>

Tisty — Free Open Source Notes, Documents and Tasks

Notes, documents and tasks that stay yours: plain Markdown on your own disk, for Windows and macOS.Not a to-do list you empty — a record of what you worked out, searchable years later, with an MCP door for your assistant.No accounts. No subscriptions. No telemetry. No server.

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<img src="https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/rgdevment/Tisty?include_prereleases&style=flat-square&label=Latest&color=6C5CE7" alt="Latest release"/>

<img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/MCP-Official_Registry-6C5CE7?style=flat-square" alt="Tisty in the official MCP registry"/>

<img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Platform-Windows%20%7C%20macOS-6C5CE7?style=flat-square" alt="Platform: Windows and macOS"/>

<img src="https://img.shields.io/github/license/rgdevment/Tisty?style=flat-square&color=lightgrey" alt="Licence AGPL-3.0"/>

<img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Sponsor-EA4AAA?style=flat-square&logo=githubsponsors&logoColor=white" alt="Sponsor Tisty on GitHub"/>

<img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Coffee-FFDD00?style=flat-square&logo=buy-me-a-coffee&logoColor=black" alt="Buy me a coffee"/>

Read from source at commit f4bfd8c9ab64OBSERVED · 2026-10-12
02

Connect

Built from this server's own package name, version and transport as found in its source — not copied from anyone's documentation, so it cannot drift against a page we do not control.

claude-code
claude mcp add tisty -- npx -y tisty
claude-desktop
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tisty": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "tisty"
      ]
    }
  }
}
03

Trust audit

CAUTIONgrade F · trust 42/100 Install with care. The audit found things worth knowing before you trust its output.

LayerWhat it checksResult
L0Provenance & inventoryWARN
L1Static analysis of the codeWARN
L2Instruction surface (what it tells the agent)PASS
L3Class-specific surfacePASS
L4Behavioural (sandbox)SKIPPED

What the source does

Filesystem
declared (5 observation(s))
Network
declared (4 observation(s))
Shell
declared (1 observation(s))
Dependencies
not all pinned
Secrets in source
found

Findings (25)

MEDIUMInventory / provenance · inv.binary · CWE-1104
app/src-tauri/icons/icon.icns
icon.icns
Why it matters. a compiled or binary member cannot be reviewed from source
Fix. ship source, or explain the binary in the README
MEDIUMNetwork egress · net.beacon_words · CWE-200, CWE-319
app/src/marks.ts:6318
"beacon",
MEDIUMObfuscation / stealth · obf.zero_width · CWE-506, CWE-94
app/src/frail.ts:136
const lines = text.replace(/^/, "").split("\n");
MEDIUMObfuscation / stealth · obf.zero_width · CWE-506, CWE-94
app/src/marks.ts:413
"😶🌫️": [
MEDIUMObfuscation / stealth · obf.zero_width · CWE-506, CWE-94
app/src/marks.ts:456
"😮💨": [
MEDIUMObfuscation / stealth · obf.zero_width · CWE-506, CWE-94
app/src/marks.ts:630
"😵💫": [
MEDIUMObfuscation / stealth · obf.zero_width · CWE-506, CWE-94
app/src/marks.ts:1373
"❤️🔥": [
MEDIUMHard-coded secrets · secret.anthropic · CWE-798, CWE-321
crates/tisty-core/tests/telling.rs:52
r#"ANTHROPIC=sk-ant-api03-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"#,
MEDIUMHard-coded secrets · secret.db_uri · CWE-798, CWE-321
crates/tisty-core/tests/telling.rs:41
r#"DATABASE_URL=postgres://tisty:[email protected]:5432/prod
MEDIUMHard-coded secrets · secret.github · CWE-798, CWE-321
app/src/tests/living.test.ts:800
"# Despliegue\n\n> [!CAUTION]\n> Aqui hay algo que parece una credencial de verdad, no un ejemplo: GITHUB_TOKEN.\n\nPara publicar:\n\n```bash\nGITHUB_TOKEN=ghp_16C7e42F292c6912E7710c838347Ae178B4a\n``
MEDIUMHard-coded secrets · secret.github · CWE-798, CWE-321
crates/tisty-cli/tests/leaves_mcp.rs:2079
"body": "# Despliegue\n\nEl token es GITHUB_TOKEN=ghp_16C7e42F292c6912E7710c838347Ae178B4a\n"
MEDIUMHard-coded secrets · secret.github · CWE-798, CWE-321
crates/tisty-cli/tests/leaves_mcp.rs:2137
const A_SECRET: &str = "GITHUB_TOKEN=ghp_16C7e42F292c6912E7710c838347Ae178B4a";
MEDIUMHard-coded secrets · secret.github · CWE-798, CWE-321
crates/tisty-core/src/agent_test.rs:287
let prefixed = told("ghp_1234567890abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwx\n");
MEDIUMHard-coded secrets · secret.github · CWE-798, CWE-321
crates/tisty-core/tests/telling.rs:51
r#"GITHUB=ghp_16C7e42F292c6912E7710c838347Ae178B4a"#,
MEDIUMHard-coded secrets · secret.private_key · CWE-798, CWE-321
crates/tisty-cli/tests/leaves_mcp.rs:1409
"-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----\nMIIEpAIBAAKCAQEA\n-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----\n",
MEDIUMHard-coded secrets · secret.private_key · CWE-798, CWE-321
crates/tisty-cli/tests/leaves_mcp.rs:1735
b"-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----\nMIIEpAIBAAKCAQEA\n",
MEDIUMHard-coded secrets · secret.private_key · CWE-798, CWE-321
crates/tisty-core/src/agent_test.rs:34
let pem = wrote(at, "key.pem", b"-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----\nMIIEow\n");
MEDIUMHard-coded secrets · secret.private_key · CWE-798, CWE-321
crates/tisty-core/src/agent_test.rs:71
b"-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\nMIIEvQIBADAN\n",
MEDIUMHard-coded secrets · secret.private_key · CWE-798, CWE-321
crates/tisty-core/src/agent_test.rs:295
assert_eq!(told("-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\nMIIEow\n").len(), 1);
LOWInventory / provenance · inv.binary · CWE-1104
fixtures/locked-before-the-crypto-moved.tistyx
locked-before-the-crypto-moved.tistyx
Why it matters. a compiled or binary member cannot be reviewed from source
Fix. ship source, or explain the binary in the README
LOWInventory / provenance · inv.hidden_file · CWE-1104
.markdownlint-cli2.jsonc
.markdownlint-cli2.jsonc
Why it matters. hidden member outside the usual dotfiles
Fix. review its purpose
LOWInventory / provenance · inv.hidden_file · CWE-1104
app/src-tauri/resources/guide/.markdownlint.jsonc
.markdownlint.jsonc
Why it matters. hidden member outside the usual dotfiles
Fix. review its purpose
LOWInventory / provenance · inv.hidden_file · CWE-1104
fixtures/stores/v15/.store-id
.store-id
Why it matters. hidden member outside the usual dotfiles
Fix. review its purpose
LOWInventory / provenance · inv.hidden_file · CWE-1104
fixtures/stores/v16/.store-id
.store-id
Why it matters. hidden member outside the usual dotfiles
Fix. review its purpose
LOWInventory / provenance · inv.hidden_file · CWE-1104
fixtures/stores/v17/.store-id
.store-id
Why it matters. hidden member outside the usual dotfiles
Fix. review its purpose

Gates applied: no_behavioural_pass.

Audited 2026-10-12 · audit v0.4.1 · source sha f4bfd8c9ab64full audit observations/trust-audit/mcp-server/rgdevment__tisty.json · Report an issue / request a re-scan
04

Audit history

Every audit this server has had. A grade with a past is a grade somebody is still checking.

DateSourceVerdictGradeScoreChange
2026-10-12f4bfd8c9ab64CAUTIONF42first audit
05

Questions

What is the Tisty MCP server?

Free, open source task manager and Markdown notes for Windows and macOS. An archive that keeps what each task taught you: plain files, no account, no server, MCP for your assistant.

Is Tisty safe to connect to an agent?

With care. The audit graded it F (42/100) and found 25 things worth knowing before you trust this server, listed below with the exact line each was found on.

What credentials does Tisty need?

No credential environment variables were found in its source, so it appears to need none.

How does Tisty run?

It speaks stdio, so it runs as a local process your client starts. It is published on npm as tisty.

How current is this page?

The grade is for one exact copy of the source (f4bfd8c9ab64), read on 2026-10-12. The repository is watched and re-audited when it changes.

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