AI tool official ide-native
Risk level
low
10/100

Positron ↗

Positron is an officially published AI tool from Posit. Anomity scores its risk at 10 out of 100 (low).

Analysis summary

Positron is an officially published AI tool from Posit. Anomity scores its risk at 10 out of 100 (low).

Posit data-science IDE built on VS Code for Python and R, with Posit Assistant built in and VS Code-style MCP servers

Why this entry scored 10 out of 100

This profile starts at the catalog's neutral base of 50. Because the entry is officially published, trust adjusts the score by -40. The entry declares no high-risk capabilities on its own, so capabilities add nothing. It matches no dangerous capability combinations. The clamped result is 10, placing it in the low band.

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Findings

  • Published by the vendor Trust offset
    Contribution to score: -40

Configuration surface

Files this AI tool reads on the host. Anything written here changes what the agent does next.

  • positron-app global plist
    Installed Positron.app (presence)
    • darwin/Applications/Positron.app/Contents/Info.plist
  • positron-user-settings global jsonc
    User settings (assistant.* keys, env)
    • win32${APPDATA}\Positron\User\settings.json
    • darwin${HOME}/Library/Application Support/Positron/User/settings.json
    • linux${HOME}/.config/Positron/User/settings.json
  • positron-user-mcp global jsonc
    User-level MCP servers (VS Code mcp.json)
    • win32${APPDATA}\Positron\User\mcp.json
    • darwin${HOME}/Library/Application Support/Positron/User/mcp.json
    • linux${HOME}/.config/Positron/User/mcp.json