Grades are a hygiene check, not a security guarantee.

Claude Code, Skill

Alex

Alex, a skill listed in the PlugVet directory.

Compatibility: Not stated.

Grade C

One Medium finding. Read the findings before installing.

Graded by PlugVetRubric v2

Not a guarantee. A hygiene check of the source at the commit shown, not a security audit.

Rescanned at commit 491776832f25, unchanged since the check below.

OBFUSCATION_MINIFIED_PAYLOAD

Why this grade

  • OBFUSCATION_MINIFIED_PAYLOAD Medium

    Contains a very long line with almost no spaces in a script or style file.

    scripts/alex-record-demo.mjs, line 35 *{box-sizing:border-box}body{margin:0;font-family:Arial,"Noto Sans CJK SC",sans-serif;background:#f4f4ed;color:#20372f}.notice{background:#f4df8f;padding:14px 45px;font-size:15px;f

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What was checked

Plain notes from the hygiene checks.

  • Permissions

    Note

    requests shell access. The manifest names this permission.

    PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED

    integrations/hermes/outreach.py, line 135

    result = subprocess.run([sys.executable, str(Path(__file__).with_name("gmail_transport.py")), str(script), operation], input=json.dumps(args),

    scripts/alex-record-agent-demo.py, line 139

    version = subprocess.run(["git", "-C", str(hermes_root), "rev-parse", "HEAD"],

  • Install and update

    Concern

    dependencies are not pinned.

    INSTALL_UNPINNED

    requirements.txt, line 1

    pydantic-ai>=2.23.0

  • Network

    Concern

    can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. can reach dns.google. The description does not name that host.

    NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST NETWORK_UNNAMED_HOST

    apps/alex/server.mjs, line 239

    const work = handleRequest(req, res).finally(() => requests.delete(work));

    apps/alex/public/app.js, line 42

    try { response = await fetch(path, { method: payload === undefined ? 'GET' : 'POST', headers, credentials: '

    apps/alex/public/app.js, line 423

    const response = await fetch(`/api/companies/export?includeArchived=${$('#include-archived').checked ? '1' : '0'}`, { headers: { 'X-Alex-Token': state.token }, credentials: '

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    services/alex-browser/index.mjs, line 129

    const response = await fetch(`https://dns.google/resolve?name=${encodeURIComponent(host)}&type=${type}`, { signal: AbortSignal.timeout(8000), redirect: 'error' });

    services/alex-browser/index.mjs, line 189

    const response = fetchedResponse = await route.fetch({ url: safeUrl, maxRedirects: 0, timeout: 20000 });

    services/alex-research/index.mjs, line 139

    response = await fetch(endpoint, {

  • Secrets

    Concern

    reads a credential or environment file.

    SECRETS_ENV_READ SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV

    app/feishu/bot.py, line 38

    .app_secret(os.getenv("FEISHU_APP_SECRET", ""))

    app/feishu/bot.py, line 271

    app_secret = os.getenv("FEISHU_APP_SECRET", "")

    app/llm/client.py, line 20

    "api_key": os.getenv("LLM_API_KEY", "sk-local"),

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    apps/alex/server.mjs, line 62

    let token = options.token || process.env.ALEX_API_TOKEN;

    apps/alex/server.mjs, line 81

    model: process.env.ALEX_LLM_MODEL || 'deepseek-chat', apiKey: process.env.ALEX_LLM_API_KEY || '',

    integrations/hermes/__init__.py, line 54

    token = os.environ.get("ALEX_API_TOKEN", "").strip()

    integrations/hermes/__init__.py, line 56

    token_file = os.environ.get("ALEX_API_TOKEN_FILE", "")

    scripts/alex-agent.mjs, line 25

    const next = { ...env };

    scripts/alex-agent.mjs, line 61

    const next = { ...env, HERMES_HOME: root ? paths.root : paths.profile, ALEX_API_URL: api.origin };

    scripts/alex-agent.mjs, line 188

    const serverEnv = { ...env, ALEX_PORT: url.port || (url.protocol === 'https:' ? '443' : '80'),

    scripts/alex-agent.mjs, line 192

    ['--use-env-proxy', '--env-file-if-exists=.env', join(repository, 'apps', 'alex', 'server.mjs')],

    scripts/alex-live-smoke.mjs, line 11

    const token = process.env.ALEX_API_TOKEN || readFileSync(process.env.ALEX_API_TOKEN_FILE || join(process.env.ALEX_DATA_DIR || join(root, 'work/alex'), 'api-token'), 'utf8').trim();

    scripts/run_demo.py, line 7

    前置：.env 配好 DeepSeek key；先跑 scripts/sample_data.py 生成样例数据。

    .dockerignore, line 7

    *.log

    .env.example, line 26

    # 在环境设置或本机 .env 中安全配置真实密钥，勿提交密钥。

    .gitignore, line 1

    .env

  • Agent instructions

    Pass

    No instruction to ignore earlier instructions or to hide a step.

  • Obfuscation

    Concern

    contains a minified payload.

    OBFUSCATION_MINIFIED_PAYLOAD

    scripts/alex-record-demo.mjs, line 35

    *{box-sizing:border-box}body{margin:0;font-family:Arial,"Noto Sans CJK SC",sans-serif;background:#f4f4ed;color:#20372f}.notice{background:#f4df8f;padding:14px 45px;font-size:15px;f

  • Licence

    Pass

    A licence file is present (LICENSE).

  • Maintainer activity

    Pass

    The latest commit is within the last 365 days.

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Note

Hygiene check of commit 491776832f25. requests shell access. The manifest names this permission. dependencies are not pinned. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. can reach dns.google. The description does not name that host. reads a credential or environment file. contains a minified payload.

Date and source

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Commit graded: 491776832f257f7d63113f8f4b541bd075cdda55

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