name: mongosh
binary: mongosh
aliases: []
category:
- database
lang:
- all
summary: MongoDB Shell for querying and administering MongoDB.
homepage: https://github.com/mongodb-js/mongosh
docs: https://www.mongodb.com/docs/mongodb-shell/
detect:
version_args:
- --version
local:
files: []
dirs: []
package_json:
package_manager_prefixes: []
use_when:
- Query or inspect MongoDB databases
avoid_when:
- Connection target or credentials are unknown
risk:
level: high
effects:
- network_access
- remote_read
- remote_write
- secret_exposure
requires_auth: true
destructive: true
confirmation_required_for:
- dropping collections
- deleting data
- running migrations
guardrails:
- Confirm database and collection before write operations.