Claude Code, Plugin
Agentic Research Engine Oss
The best $0 research agent that runs on a laptop.
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 e2ab78101772, unchanged since the check below.
INSTALL_REMOTE_SCRIPT
Why this grade
- INSTALL_REMOTE_SCRIPT Medium
Fetches a script from the network and runs it (a pipe to a shell, or an install hook with a URL).
scripts/setup-vm-gpu.sh, line 64
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
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What was checked
Plain notes from the hygiene checks.
Permissions
Concern
can delete files.
PERMISSION_DELETE_FILES
engine/core/plugins.py, line 88
"subprocess.Popen", # use allow-list instead if you need subprocess
engine/core/plugins.py, line 90
"os.system(",
engine/core/plugins.py, line 91
"shutil.rmtree('/')",
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engine/core/plugins.py, line 265
shutil.rmtree(target)
engine/core/plugins.py, line 284
shutil.rmtree(staging.parent, ignore_errors=True)
engine/core/plugins.py, line 294
shutil.rmtree(path, ignore_errors=True)
engine/core/plugins.py, line 305
shutil.rmtree(p, ignore_errors=True)
engine/core/plugins.py, line 315
shutil.rmtree(staging_parent)
engine/core/plugins.py, line 342
subprocess.run(cmd, check=True, capture_output=True)
recipes/by-use-case/research-assistant/eval/ablation.py, line 110
proc = subprocess.run(
docs/plugins-skills.md, line 160
- `subprocess.Popen`
Install and update
Serious
install fetches a script from the network.
INSTALL_REMOTE_SCRIPT
scripts/setup-vm-gpu.sh, line 64
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
Network
Concern
can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. can reach api.telegram.org. The description does not name that host.
NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST NETWORK_UNNAMED_HOST
engine/core/pipeline.py, line 129
r = requests.get(f"{SEARXNG_URL}/search", params={"q": query, "format": "json"}, timeout=20)
engine/core/plugins.py, line 350
with urllib.request.urlopen(payload, timeout=20) as resp:
recipes/by-use-case/research-assistant/beginner/main.py, line 42
r = requests.get(f"{SEARXNG_URL}/search", params={"q": query, "format": "json"}, timeout=20)
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recipes/by-use-case/trading-copilot/beginner/main.py, line 96
r = requests.get(f"{SEARXNG_URL}/search",
recipes/by-use-case/trading-copilot/beginner/main.py, line 202
requests.post(slack, json={"text": msg}, timeout=10).raise_for_status()
recipes/by-use-case/trading-copilot/beginner/main.py, line 208
requests.post(f"https://api.telegram.org/bot{telegram_token}/sendMessage",
recipes/by-use-case/trading-copilot/beginner/main.py, line 216
requests.post(discord, json={"content": msg}, timeout=10).raise_for_status()
scripts/setup-local-mac.sh, line 26
if ! curl -sS http://localhost:11434/api/tags >/dev/null 2>&1; then
scripts/setup-local-mac.sh, line 31
curl -sS http://localhost:11434/api/tags >/dev/null 2>&1 && break
scripts/setup-local-mac.sh, line 74
curl -sS "http://localhost:8888/search?q=test&format=json" >/dev/null 2>&1 && break
scripts/setup-vm-gpu.sh, line 160
curl -sS "http://localhost:$SERVER_PORT/v1/models" >/dev/null 2>&1 && break
scripts/setup-vm-gpu.sh, line 162
curl -sS "http://localhost:$SERVER_PORT/v1/models" >/dev/null \
scripts/setup-vm-gpu.sh, line 172
curl -sS "http://localhost:8888/search?q=test&format=json" >/dev/null 2>&1 && break
skills/README.md, line 34
curl -o ~/.claude/skills/verify-answer.md \
Secrets
Concern
reads a credential or environment file.
SECRETS_ENV_READ SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV
core/rag/python/rag.py, line 36
api_key=os.environ.get("OPENAI_API_KEY", "ollama"),
recipes/by-use-case/research-assistant/eval/pareto.py, line 134
judge = OpenAI(api_key=os.environ.get("OPENAI_API_KEY", "ollama"),
scripts/setup-local-mac.sh, line 66
if [ ! -f .env ]; then
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scripts/setup-local-mac.sh, line 67
log "Generating SearXNG secret → .env"
scripts/setup-local-mac.sh, line 68
echo "SEARXNG_SECRET=$(openssl rand -hex 32)" > .env
scripts/setup-vm-gpu.sh, line 168
[ -f .env ] || echo "SEARXNG_SECRET=$(openssl rand -hex 32)" > .env
.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md, line 34
- [ ] No secrets in diff (API keys, tokens, `.env`)
.gitignore, line 30
# Environment
.gitignore, line 31
.env
.gitignore, line 33
*.env
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.
OBFUSCATION_FILE_OVER_READ_CAP
uv.lock, line 1
version = 1
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 e2ab78101772. can delete files. install fetches a script from the network. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. can reach api.telegram.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.
Date and source
Date checked:
github.com
Commit graded: e2ab781017725c7f97104acdbe98628372055ffa
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