Claude Code, Plugin
ALKYL
ALKYL has PlugVet grade B (Minor notes only) from our automated hygiene checks. Finding: makes a network call whose host is not written as a fixed address. This is a hygiene check, not a security audit or a guarantee. Graded on 16/10/2026.
Claude Plugin for CompChem —Drug Discovery & Organic Chemistry reasoning
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 a343998497db, unchanged since the check below.
NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER
Why this grade
- NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST Low
Makes a network call whose host is not written as a fixed address.
skills/docking/SKILL.md, line 132
wget https://github.com/gnina/gnina/releases/latest/download/gnina - PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED Note
Runs shell commands, and the manifest or description says so.
skills/active-learning/references/docking-al.md, line 97
result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, - INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER Note
Documentation shows an installer that pipes a download into a shell.
skills/nextflow/SKILL.md, line 82
curl -s https://get.nextflow.io | bash
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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
skills/active-learning/references/docking-al.md, line 97
result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True,
skills/active-learning/references/docking-al.md, line 284
result = subprocess.run(
skills/active-learning/references/molecular-al.md, line 151
result = subprocess.run(
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skills/binding-kinetics/references/kinetic-qsar.md, line 280
result = subprocess.run([
skills/binding-kinetics/references/kinetic-qsar.md, line 286
result2 = subprocess.run([
skills/coarse-grained/references/cgmd-workflows.md, line 170
result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True)
skills/coarse-grained/references/cgmd-workflows.md, line 187
subprocess.run([
skills/coarse-grained/references/martini-membranes.md, line 87
result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True)
Install and update
Note
The docs document an installer that pipes a download into a shell.
INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER
skills/nextflow/SKILL.md, line 82
curl -s https://get.nextflow.io | bash
Network
Concern
can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address.
NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST
skills/docking/SKILL.md, line 132
wget https://github.com/gnina/gnina/releases/latest/download/gnina
skills/docking/references/vina-gnina.md, line 165
wget https://github.com/gnina/gnina/releases/latest/download/gnina
skills/pharmacophore/references/vs-workflow.md, line 316
resp = requests.post(url, json=payload, timeout=300)
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docs/plans/2026-03-01-scripts-design.md, line 42
chem_fetch.py # external data fetch (PubChem, ChEMBL)
docs/plans/2026-03-01-scripts-implementation.md, line 479
with urllib.request.urlopen(url, timeout=15) as resp:
skills/chem-brainstorm/SKILL.md, line 40
Missing inputs → note what to fetch (Step 3 MCPs).
Secrets
Pass
No read of a credential file or secret environment variable found.
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 a343998497db. requests shell access. The manifest names this permission. The docs document an installer that pipes a download into a shell. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address.
Date and source
Date checked:
github.com
Commit graded: a343998497dba2e0dcb3ca3962e3f3f7d1613ba8
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