Claude Code, Skill
Academic Writing Toolkit
Academic Writing Toolkit, a skill listed in the PlugVet directory.
Compatibility: Not stated.
Grade B
Minor issues only, no Medium or High. Worth a quick look at the findings below before installing.
Not a guarantee. A hygiene check of the source at the commit shown, not a security audit.
Rescanned at commit 488622a819a5, unchanged since the check below.
NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST NETWORK_UNNAMED_HOST SECRETS_PATH_UNCONFIRMED PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED OBFUSCATION_FILE_OVER_READ_CAP OBFUSCATION_FILE_CAP_REACHED
Why this grade
- NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST Low
Makes a network call whose host is not written as a fixed address.
.claude/skills/audit/scripts/build-venue-baseline.py, line 72
def fetch(url: str, accept: Optional[str] = None, timeout: int = 90) -> bytes: - NETWORK_UNNAMED_HOST Low
Calls a fixed host that the description does not name.
.claude/skills/audit/scripts/build-venue-baseline.py, line 72
def fetch(url: str, accept: Optional[str] = None, timeout: int = 90) -> bytes: - SECRETS_PATH_UNCONFIRMED Low
The Secrets check reports a credential or environment file, but no quoted line shows a recognisable path.
scripts/test-native-setup.mjs, line 89
const missing = run(process.execPath, [join(root, 'scripts', 'setup.mjs'), 'doctor'], root, { ...env, AWT_PYTHON: pythonIn(seed) }) - PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED Note
Runs shell commands, and the manifest or description says so.
experimental/writing-loop/engine/loop/bench.py, line 28
return subprocess.run(["git", "-C", str(repo), *args], check=True, capture_output=True, env=e).stdout.decode().strip() - OBFUSCATION_FILE_OVER_READ_CAP Note
A file was over the read cap and was not fully read.
scripts/test.sh, line 1
#!/usr/bin/env bash - OBFUSCATION_FILE_CAP_REACHED Note
The 400 file cap was reached before every file was read.
scripts/test.sh, line 1
#!/usr/bin/env bash
Any High, or two or more Medium findings, give D. One Medium gives C. Low findings or a security Note give B. Each code names a finding behind the letter.
Grades are a hygiene check of the source at the commit shown, on the date checked, not a security audit or a guarantee. The free directory grades are automated. Before release, a PlugVet engineer reviews every paid report and any grade we hold back, including all F grades, against the source code and the evidence we quote.
What was checked
Plain notes from the hygiene checks.
Permissions
Note
requests shell access. The manifest names this permission.
PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED
experimental/writing-loop/engine/loop/bench.py, line 28
return subprocess.run(["git", "-C", str(repo), *args], check=True, capture_output=True, env=e).stdout.decode().strip()
experimental/writing-loop/engine/loop/catalogue.py, line 188
known[p] = subprocess.run(["git", "-C", str(Path(repo).expanduser()), "cat-file", "-e", f"{head}:{p}"],
experimental/writing-loop/engine/loop/catalogue.py, line 280
r = subprocess.run(["git", "-C", str(Path(cfg["repo"]).expanduser()), "show", f"{cfg.get('ref') or 'HEAD'}:{m}"],
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experimental/writing-loop/engine/loop/cli.py, line 362
r = subprocess.run(["ps", "-p", str(pid), "-o", "command="], capture_output=True, text=True)
experimental/writing-loop/engine/loop/coverage.py, line 58
r = subprocess.run(["git", "-C", str(repo), *args], capture_output=True)
experimental/writing-loop/engine/loop/coverage.py, line 233
r = subprocess.run(["git", "-C", repo, "rev-parse", "HEAD"], capture_output=True, text=True)
experimental/writing-loop/engine/loop/coverage.py, line 491
return subprocess.run(["git", "-C", cfg["repo"], "merge-base", "--is-ancestor", a, b],
experimental/writing-loop/engine/loop/coverage.py, line 561
r = subprocess.run(K._py(ctx, "audit/prose-view.py") + ["--out", view] + ctx["drafts"], cwd=ctx["tmp"],
Install and update
Pass
No install-time script found, and dependencies are pinned or absent.
Network
Concern
can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. can reach doi.org. The description does not name that host.
NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST NETWORK_UNNAMED_HOST
.claude/skills/audit/scripts/build-venue-baseline.py, line 72
def fetch(url: str, accept: Optional[str] = None, timeout: int = 90) -> bytes:
.claude/skills/audit/scripts/build-venue-baseline.py, line 76
return urllib.request.urlopen(
.claude/skills/audit/scripts/build-venue-baseline.py, line 89
root = ET.fromstring(fetch(url))
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.claude/skills/audit/scripts/build-venue-baseline.py, line 133
d = json.loads(fetch("https://doi.org/" + urllib.parse.quote(doi),
.claude/skills/audit/scripts/build-venue-baseline.py, line 237
blob = fetch(PDF_HOST + c["arxiv_id"], accept="application/pdf",
.claude/skills/audit/scripts/venue-topic-fit.py, line 71
def fetch(issn, since, out, dry_run=False):
.claude/skills/audit/scripts/venue-topic-fit.py, line 81
with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=60) as r:
.claude/skills/audit/scripts/venue-topic-fit.py, line 250
return fetch(a.issn, a.since, a.out, a.dry_run)
Secrets
Concern
reads a credential or environment file.
SECRETS_PATH_UNCONFIRMED
scripts/test-native-setup.mjs, line 89
const missing = run(process.execPath, [join(root, 'scripts', 'setup.mjs'), 'doctor'], root, { ...env, AWT_PYTHON: pythonIn(seed) })
.dockerignore, line 12
*.zip
.gitignore, line 10
dist/
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docs/research/2026-08-16-ecosystem-practices.md, line 110
- **Evidence:** verify.js: `run('npx', ['-y', '@deepseek-ai/dsh', 'plugin', '--profile', profile, 'add', targetAbs], { env: { ...env, DSH_HOME: dshHome } })` then `r.stdout.include
docs/research/2026-08-16-ecosystem-practices.md, line 319
- **Evidence:** verify.js: `const dshHome = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), 'dsh-verify-'))` … `run('npx', ['-y', '@deepseek-ai/dsh', 'plugin', '--profile', profile, 'add', targetAbs]
Agent instructions
Pass
No instruction to ignore earlier instructions or to hide a step.
Obfuscation
Note
a file was over the read cap and was not fully read. the file cap was reached before every file was read.
OBFUSCATION_FILE_OVER_READ_CAP OBFUSCATION_FILE_CAP_REACHED
scripts/test.sh, line 1
#!/usr/bin/env bash
tests/citation/fixtures/clean_chicago_ad/CLAUDE.md, line 1
## Citation
Licence
Pass
A licence file is present (LICENSE).
Maintainer activity
Pass
The latest commit is within the last 365 days.
Note
Hygiene check of commit 488622a819a5. requests shell access. The manifest names this permission. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. can reach doi.org. The description does not name that host. reads a credential or environment file. a file was over the read cap and was not fully read. the file cap was reached before every file was read.
Date and source
Date checked:
github.com
Commit graded: 488622a819a585d048cc61391357d7708fe68611
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