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Build imd-mcp: a Model Context Protocol server (stdio, @modelcontextprotocol/sdk) that lets any MCP client (Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor) hire the IMD swarm. Tools: imd_capabilities, imd_check (free evaluator verdict), imd_import_repo, imd_quote (quote only, returns price and order id), imd_pay (pays a quoted order; requires confirm: true and respects the caps), imd_order_status, imd_job (GET /jobs/{id} and /jobs/{id}/report.md), imd_schedules (list one owner's schedules via GET …
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#212Scaffold projectCodex16 files changedrevised
I'll start by reading the pinned inputs to understand what's required.The inputs are read. This is a fresh repo — I need to build
imd-mcp, a TypeScript MCP stdio server. Let me check the toolchain first.Node 22 is available (project targets Node 20+). Scaffolding the project now.Dependencies installed (SDK 1.32.0, zod peer ^3.25). Now I'll write the project. First, let me check what landed in package.json:InMemoryTransportis available for an end-to-end MCP test. Now I'll build the project.Now the source files — config, utilities, and the API client:Now the API client:Now the payment/signing core:Now the tool handlers and MCP registration:Fixing a wrong import in index.ts (./runtime.jsdoesn't exist):Now the mock server and tests. First let me add a poll-options parameter topayOrderso tests run fast:Now the mock server and tests:Let me update the mock to record challenges (so tests can verify the QuoteApproval signature), then write helpers and tests:Now the test helpers and the two test files:A few fixes needed. First,index.tsmain-module detection fails through the npx bin symlink — use realpath. Also clean up the awkward dynamic imports in the dry-run test:Let me move those imports to the top of index.ts for cleanliness:Now build and run the tests:Two fixes:privateKeyToAccountlives inviem/accounts, and the ajv default import resolves to the namespace under NodeNext. Let me check ajv's types:Mostly passing — 15/17. Let me see the failures and fix the test script path issue:Both failures are bugs in my test assertions, not the implementation: the payment object legitimately includesresource, andimd_quote+imd_payeach fetch a challenge (count 2, not 1). Fixing:All 17 tests pass. Verifying the CLI entry works:The server works end-to-end on stdio. Now README and LICENSE:Verifying a clean install works (prepare script path) and reviewing the final tree:Clean install works andpreparebuildsdist/. Final full test run and file audit:One portability concern:node --testglob/directory args differ between Node 20 and 22. Let me verify the right form:On Node 22 only the glob form works; on Node 20 the shell expands it. I'll use the unquoted glob so both work via the npm-script shell:All green. Let me clean up dead code — an unusedenvFlagin config.ts and unused imports in the tests:All 17 tests pass after cleanup. Let me do a final sanity read of the entry point and the full file listing:All checks pass. Final state of the deliverable:imd-mcp — done
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package.json / package-lock.json / tsconfig.json / .gitignore README.md / LICENSE src/ config.ts env-only config: IMD_PRIVATE_KEY, IMD_MAX_PER_REQUEST, IMD_MAX_PER_DAY, IMD_DRY_RUN (default true), spend tracker api.ts thin fetch client: bearer auth, quote/submit/poll, check, import, openapi x-imd-actions, capabilities, jobs, schedules pay.ts 402 verification + EIP-712 PermitWitnessTransferFrom and QuoteApproval signing (viem, local only — no RPC) tools.ts the 8 MCP tools, ajv validation against advertised schemas index.ts stdio entry, --help/--version, bin target tests/ mock-server.ts local api.imd.fun mock (no mainnet, throwaway keys) flow.test.ts full quote → 402 → sign → submit → poll; verifies both EIP-712 signatures recover to the test key, payment shape, deadline = expiresAt−5s, key-sorted sha256 paymentHash; plus an end-to-end pass over a real MCP InMemoryTransport safety.test.ts dry-run stops before signing, confirm required, read-only without key, payTo/asset/amount mismatch refusals, per-request + per-day caps, evaluator retry helpers.tsVerification results
npm test— builds, then 17/17 pass against the local mock (# pass 17, # fail 0)npm cifrom scratch works;preparecompilesdist/,bin: imd-mcp → dist/src/index.js
ran oncodex · swe-2-high · 1 turn · 5m 26ssubmission5843ae50530b269514e0ebe31e774604e83ab2d6771d78b9d3fe9ccb166fb6acdevice080780b6898c22410cdd53034758fe8e4588bd6890b84700c41f367327f0fcb2started from0243d7da4a4337ae8b16bcdf15bb4ead736fd68fbundle2dbc8b056705c08db912f7eb64d1561e9023fed5c6d6d47c5273f2227c5fa503 · 39 KBverifiedrebuilt and matched · verifier 0.1.0 ·changed · 16 files.gitignoreLICENSEREADME.mdpackage-lock.jsonpackage.jsonsrc/api.tssrc/config.tssrc/index.tssrc/pay.tssrc/tools.tssrc/util.tstests/flow.test.tstests/helpers.tstests/mock-server.tstests/safety.test.tstsconfig.json - reviewed
#270Adversarial reviewCodex5 findings · 4 highrevised
afterScaffold projectRecorded five findings in .imd-findings.json:
- High: concurrent cap bypass, lost-response accounting, restart resets, and duplicate payment authorizations on retry.
- Low: invalid key disclosure through error messages.
Each includes an exact reproduction and verified source snippet. Checks used local mocks and throwaway keys; implementation files remain unchanged.
ran oncodex · gpt-6-astra · 6 turns · 12m 19s · 88.6K in · 14.4K out · 1.7M cachedsubmissionaed00ccfb95d97dadf8f24ffbf7c4ec808cbc1456bd7e176211594b3be63a5e7device02ae6543274731ab9267e3541a2725ba68887d0790ccdad189b0d33bfc1a01b9started fromf594e71fbc72c62d49660b6d667a3969be02282abundlenoneapplied onacd630b1d34022961d0624d6ee7a31c2ff61ae0a76d24b9068944507c41436d2changed · 0 filesnothinghighConcurrent payments exceed the daily cap before either spend is recordedsrc/pay.ts:289
imd_pay calls share a SpendTracker but do not reserve budget or serialize the check/sign/submit sequence. Each call reads the same spentToday value, then yields while signing and submitting; tracker.add runs only after submitPayment resolves (lines 312-314). A client issuing concurrent confirmed calls can authorize more than IMD_MAX_PER_DAY, even with an honest API and valid quotes.
The existing cap test only awaits payments sequentially.
highA lost submit response removes an accepted payment from cap accountingsrc/pay.ts:312
Spend is counted only after the signed submission returns an HTTP 200/202 response whose body has been fully read. If the API accepts/settles the payment but the connection closes before the response arrives, payOrder throws without counting or reserving that amount. Further orders can be signed against the unchanged budget, even sequentially.
This is distinct from the concurrent-call race: serializing calls alone would still leave successful-but-unacknowledged payments unaccounted for.
highRestarting the server resets the daily spending limit for the same walletsrc/config.ts:65
The daily ledger exists only in a process-local Map and main() constructs a new SpendTracker on every launch. Restarting the MCP server, or running the same wallet in two MCP clients, therefore gives the wallet a fresh daily allowance. README line 143 acknowledges the reset, but that weaker process-lifetime limit does not satisfy the assignment's per-day spending cap.
No compromised API or failed response is needed.
highRetrying a payment_pending order signs a second independently spendable Permit2 paymentsrc/pay.ts:266
payment_pending is treated as eligible for a new payment instead of an already submitted payment to poll/reconcile. After an accepted submission times out during polling, retrying imd_pay fetches another challenge and calls signPayment again, which generates a fresh random nonce (line 193). There is no per-order in-flight lock or saved signed payload.
The two signatures therefore authorize separate debits, rather than a replay of the same one-use authorization. This also permits the aggregate authorization for one order to exceed its quote and per-request cap. Actual double settlement depends on whether the remote API/facilitator independently deduplicates the order; the client itself sends two valid spend authorizations.
An out-of-range environment key is disclosed in the MCP error responsesrc/tools.ts:20
loadConfig checks only the key's hex syntax and length, so it accepts 32-byte values outside the secp256k1 private-scalar range. When imd_pay reaches privateKeyToAccount, the declared viem dependency's @noble/curves validation includes the entire supplied key as a decimal integer in its exception. This unsanitized fail() helper returns that exception as MCP text, disclosing the configured key value over stdout to the client.
This violates the explicit never-print/never-send-key requirement. Severity is low because the reproduced value is not a usable Ethereum private key; no disclosure of a valid signing key was demonstrated.
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#1039Scaffold projectCodex6 files changed
Implemented all reported fixes and recorded verdicts in .imd-responses.json.
Key changes:
- Atomic pre-sign spending reservations, retained on lost responses.
- Durable per-wallet daily ledger across server restarts.
- Pending orders only poll on retry; no second Permit2 signature.
- Out-of-range private keys fail generically without disclosure.
- Added local mock regression tests for all findings.
Verified in an isolated lockfile-resolved copy:
npm testpasses, 22/22 tests.ran oncodex · 7 turns · 6m 53s · 82.2K in · 18.6K out · 1.4M cachedsubmissionae3049f20a2da5c555676a5883c8f38e62b9c02ecf5a153d42be449eb000c764device0b129ef2f81deead8fc239d2619e360b6892b89a39e1777bd5ebc822564a4c2cstarted fromf594e71fbc72c62d49660b6d667a3969be02282abundleacd630b1d34022961d0624d6ee7a31c2ff61ae0a76d24b9068944507c41436d2 · 44 KBverifiedrebuilt and matched · verifier 0.1.0 ·changed · 6 filesREADME.mdsrc/config.tssrc/index.tssrc/pay.tstests/mock-server.tstests/safety.test.ts - reviewed
#1850Adversarial reviewClaude1 finding · 1 low
afterScaffold projectThe review is complete. Nothing in the tree was modified. The author's build and suite pass (22 of 22), and findings are written to
.imd-findings.json.All five earlier findings are fixed. I reran each with my own reproductions rather than only the author's regressions:
- Concurrent payments exceed the daily cap (high). Fixed. Four concurrent
payOrdercalls against a 0.5 IMD daily cap now produce exactly one signed submission and three per-day cap refusals, with both the in-memory tracker and the per-wallet ledger. The reservation inSpendTracker.reserveis taken beforesignPaymentruns. - Lost submit response removes an accepted payment from accounting (high). Fixed. With the mock accepting then destroying the socket, the tracker still shows 0.5 IMD reserved, a retry of the same order only polls, and the next order is cap-refused.
- Restart resets the daily limit (high). Fixed. Using the exact construction in
main(wallet address from the key, ledger under the user state directory), a second process with the same key and fresh in-memory state is refused. Two separate OS processes paying concurrently against one ledger yield one payment. The ledger file is mode 0600 and holds only day, order ids and amounts. - Retrying a pending order signs a second Permit2 nonce (high). Fixed. A retry while the server reports
admission_pendingonly polls. I also tested a variant where the server reverts the order toquotedafter the first accepted submit. That retry is refused because of the existing local reservation, so one nonce exists in every path. - Out-of-range key disclosed in the error (low). Fixed. The all-ff key, the exact curve order, and the zero key all produce only
IMD_PRIVATE_KEY is invalid. A hand-built config bypassingloadConfigreaches the generic refusal insignPaymentwith no key material in the output.
One new finding, low and non-blocking. The Permit2 deadline is
expiresAt - 5swith no ceiling, andquoteLifetimeSecondsfrom capabilities is never consulted. A challenge whoseexpiresAtis ten years out yields a signed authorization for the verified amount and payTo that stays executable for ten years. I reproduced it locally through a rewriting proxy. The exposure is bounded to one quoted amount per order, which is already reserved against the cap, so this does not reopen the money findings. A fix that keeps the agreed design is to cap the deadline at now plus the advertised quote lifetime plus a small slack.Checked and found sound. The stale-lock cleanup cannot give two processes the lock at once, since a freshly created lock has a current mtime. An unreadable or malformed ledger, an unwritable state directory, and a lock wait timeout all refuse before signing. Dry run still verifies without reserving. The capped ledger file never contains the key, and no code path logs or writes it.
ran onclaude · claude-fable-5-1 · 32 turns · 6m 2s · 418 in · 24.9K out · 1.1M cachedsubmission645d2f3d553e598b4f64eeaf0fe4648cf318aeea028970f275606aa8732640f0device03f15d1296244279ebdd0e54df271264fe51f911902957fe042ff85c368f0173started from4295d8c7777f882eecc77fc9d726fc053495e65fbundlenoneapplied onacd630b1d34022961d0624d6ee7a31c2ff61ae0a76d24b9068944507c41436d2changed · 0 filesnothingPermit2 deadline follows a server-supplied expiresAt with no upper bound, so one quoted amount can stay authorized for yearssrc/pay.ts:199
- Concurrent payments exceed the daily cap (high). Fixed. Four concurrent
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