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Aegis Integrity
Aegis Integrity has PlugVet grade C (One medium finding) from our automated hygiene checks. Finding: runs shell commands that the manifest or description does not mention. This is a hygiene check, not a security audit or a guarantee. Graded on 16/10/2026.
Free, local-first academic integrity checker and MCP server: citation hallucination detection, AI-text and plagiarism signals, venue guideline checks (IEEE, ACM, Elsevier).
Compatibility: Not stated.
Grade C
One Medium finding. Read the findings before installing.
Not a guarantee. A hygiene check of the source at the commit shown, not a security audit.
Rescanned at commit 0862b25efb91, unchanged since the check below.
PERMISSION_SHELL_UNDECLARED
Why this grade
- PERMISSION_SHELL_UNDECLARED Medium
Runs shell commands that the manifest or description does not mention.
aegis/mcp_server.py, line 87
def _kill_tree(proc: subprocess.Popen) -> None:
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.
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What was checked
Plain notes from the hygiene checks.
Permissions
Concern
requests shell access. No manifest field names shell or command execution.
PERMISSION_SHELL_UNDECLARED
aegis/mcp_server.py, line 87
def _kill_tree(proc: subprocess.Popen) -> None:
aegis/mcp_server.py, line 90
subprocess.run(["taskkill", "/T", "/F", "/PID", str(proc.pid)],
aegis/mcp_server.py, line 116
proc = subprocess.Popen(
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docs/demo/make_demo_gif.py, line 29
proc = subprocess.run(
Install and update
Concern
dependencies are not pinned.
INSTALL_UNPINNED
requirements.txt, line 8
PyMuPDF>=1.26.7 # PDF extraction (fitz)
Network
Concern
can reach api.crossref.org. The description does not name that host. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address.
NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST NETWORK_UNNAMED_HOST
aegis/doctor.py, line 81
r = requests.head("https://api.crossref.org/works", timeout=timeout)
aegis/detectors/citation_network.py, line 147
resp = requests.get(url, params=params, timeout=6, allow_redirects=False)
Dockerfile, line 45
sys.exit(0 if urllib.request.urlopen('http://localhost:8000/health', timeout=5).status == 200 else 1)"
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aegis/api/static/index.html, line 295
const res = await fetch(path, Object.assign({}, opts, { headers }));
aegis/api/static/index.html, line 338
const h = await (await fetch("/health")).json();
Secrets
Concern
reads a credential or environment file.
SECRETS_ENV_READ SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV
aegis_mcp.py, line 5
aegis_index/, aegis_reports/ and .env (the pre-3.2 layout) and then starts
aegis/doctor.py, line 156
f"add [email protected] to {aegis_home() / '.env'}",
aegis/mcp_server.py, line 12
AEGIS_ENV_FILE .env file to load (default: ~/.aegis/.env)
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aegis/mcp_server.py, line 36
# Never read ./.env here: the MCP client picks the working directory, which may
aegis/mcp_server.py, line 37
# be an untrusted folder. Only AEGIS_ENV_FILE or ~/.aegis/.env are honoured.
aegis/mcp_server.py, line 138
"Setting HF_TOKEN in ~/.aegis/.env also speeds up downloads."
aegis/paths.py, line 1
"""Default locations for AEGIS user data (index, reports, .env).
aegis/paths.py, line 41
With no explicit path, reads AEGIS_ENV_FILE if set, otherwise ./.env
aegis/api/app.py, line 65
API_KEY = os.environ.get("AEGIS_API_KEY")
Agent instructions
Pass
No instruction to ignore earlier instructions or to hide a step.
Obfuscation
Pass
No encoded or minified payload found.
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 0862b25efb91. requests shell access. No manifest field names shell or command execution. dependencies are not pinned. can reach api.crossref.org. The description does not name that host. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. reads a credential or environment file.
Date and source
Date checked:
github.com
Commit graded: 0862b25efb91ed393a297d7de5b5e545a04687ce
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