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Claude Code, Skill

Bioresearcher Skills

Biomedical research skills for the biomcp-ts MCP server: deep multi-aspect research with cited reports, publication-grade plotting, PubMed weekly processing, uv Python setup, and biomcp onboarding

Compatibility: Not stated.

Grade D

Two or more Medium findings, or a High. Only try it in a sandbox.

Graded by PlugVetRubric v2

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

OBFUSCATION_ENCODED_BLOB OBFUSCATION_MINIFIED_PAYLOAD

Why this grade

  • OBFUSCATION_ENCODED_BLOB Medium

    Contains a long base64 shaped string in a file that should be readable.

    agent-test/plot-making-q01-structural/resources.tar.bz2, line 1 BZh91AY&SYZ�e�������������������������������������}

  • OBFUSCATION_MINIFIED_PAYLOAD Medium

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

    agent-test/plot-making-q01-structural/resources.tar.bz2, line 1 BZh91AY&SYZ�e�������������������������������������}

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

    can delete files.

    PERMISSION_DELETE_FILES

    agent-test/run.mjs, line 941

    if (!logOk) fs.rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });

    agent-test/claude-plugin-specific/run.mjs, line 742

    if (!ok) fs.rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });

    agent-test/claude-plugin-specific/run.mjs, line 827

    if (!keepConfig) fs.rmSync(cfgDir, { recursive: true, force: true });

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    agent-test/dsh-plugin-specific/run.mjs, line 178

    fs.rmSync(testStage, { recursive: true, force: true });

    agent-test/dsh-plugin-specific/run.mjs, line 194

    fs.rmSync(dshHome, { recursive: true, force: true });

    agent-test/dsh-plugin-specific/run.mjs, line 255

    fs.rmSync(testStage, { recursive: true, force: true });

    agent-test/dsh-plugin-specific/run.mjs, line 256

    fs.rmSync(dshHome, { recursive: true, force: true });

    agent-test/dsh-plugin-specific/run.mjs, line 257

    fs.rmSync(pnpmHome, { recursive: true, force: true });

    agent-test/pubmed-weekly-q01-parse/groundtruth/generate.py, line 70

    subprocess.run(cmd, check=True)

    skills/bioresearcher-pubmed-weekly/scripts/pubmed_weekly.py, line 364

    subprocess.run(command, check=True)

    CHANGELOG.md, line 514

    - Security hardening: eliminate piped shell execution (`curl | sh` / `Invoke-Expression`) in favor of verified disk download and local execution.

  • 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 nodejs.org. The description does not name that host. can reach astral.sh. The description does not name that host.

    NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST NETWORK_UNNAMED_HOST

    skills/bioresearcher-deep-research/scripts/ncbi_esummary.py, line 60

    with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=timeout) as resp:

    skills/bioresearcher-onboard/scripts/bootstrap.sh, line 65

    if curl -s -I --connect-timeout 1.0 --max-time 1.2 "https://nodejs.org/dist/" >/dev/null 2>&1; then

    skills/bioresearcher-onboard/scripts/bootstrap.sh, line 90

    curl -f -s -L --retry 2 -o "$TMP_ARCHIVE" "$DOWNLOAD_URL"

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    skills/bioresearcher-pubmed-weekly/scripts/pubmed_weekly.py, line 194

    with urllib.request.urlopen(url) as response:

    skills/bioresearcher-pubmed-weekly/scripts/pubmed_weekly.py, line 238

    with urllib.request.urlopen(url) as response:

    skills/bioresearcher-pubmed-weekly/scripts/pubmed_weekly.py, line 266

    with urllib.request.urlopen(url) as response:

    skills/bioresearcher-python-setup-uv/SKILL.md, line 35

    if t=$(curl -o /dev/null -sS -m 6 -w '%{time_total}' "$idx/pip/" 2>/dev/null); then

    skills/bioresearcher-python-setup-uv/SKILL.md, line 58

    if [ -n "$MSYSTEM" ] || [ -n "$MINGW_PREFIX" ] || command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1; then

  • Secrets

    Concern

    reads a credential or environment file.

    SECRETS_ENV_READ SECRETS_PATH_UNCONFIRMED

    scripts/ci/build-connector-workbuddy.mjs, line 129

    const JUNK = /(^|\/)(\.git|\.env|__pycache__|\.DS_Store|\.ipynb_checkpoints|node_modules|Thumbs\.db)(\/|$)|\.(pyc|swp|tmp)$/;

    scripts/ci/validate-connector-workbuddy.mjs, line 278

    const noisePattern = /(^|\/)(\.git|\.env|__pycache__|\.DS_Store|node_modules|Thumbs\.db)(\/|$)|\.(pyc|swp|tmp)$/;

    skills/bioresearcher-deep-research/scripts/ncbi_esummary.py, line 29

    api_key = os.environ.get("NCBI_API_KEY", "").strip()

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    skills/bioresearcher-onboard/scripts/onboard.mjs, line 370

    env: data.mcpServers.biomcp?.env || {},

    skills/bioresearcher-onboard/scripts/onboard.mjs, line 383

    env: data.mcpServers.biomcp?.env || {},

    skills/bioresearcher-onboard/scripts/onboard.mjs, line 397

    env: data.mcp.servers.biomcp?.env || {},

    skills/bioresearcher-onboard/scripts/onboard.mjs, line 411

    env: data.mcpServers.biomcp?.env || {},

    skills/bioresearcher-onboard/scripts/onboard.mjs, line 425

    env: data.mcpServers.biomcp?.env || {},

    skills/bioresearcher-onboard/scripts/onboard.mjs, line 446

    env: data.mcpServers.biomcp?.env || {},

  • Agent instructions

    Pass

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

  • Obfuscation

    Concern

    contains an encoded blob in a file that should be readable. contains a minified payload.

    OBFUSCATION_ENCODED_BLOB OBFUSCATION_MINIFIED_PAYLOAD

    agent-test/plot-making-q01-structural/resources.tar.bz2, line 1

    BZh91AY&SYZ�e�������������������������������������}

    agent-test/plot-making-q02-literature/resources.tar.bz2, line 1

    BZh91AY&SYg�\~tf����������������������������������>|[�������mխ�gwn�ۻ|���w�u�|�����{�����

    demos/artifacts/agent-deep-research-en/outputs/reports/brca1_dna_repair_landscape/final_report.html, line 1

    <!DOCTYPE html>

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    demos/artifacts/agent-deep-research-zh/outputs/reports/tumor_immunotherapy/final_report.html, line 1

    <!DOCTYPE html>

    skills/bioresearcher-deep-research/scripts/markdown-to-html.py, line 35

    ICON_DATA_URI = "data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD/2wBDAAQDAwMDAgQDAwMEBAQFBgoGBgUFBgwICQcKDgwPDg4MDQ0PERYTDxAVEQ0NExoTFRcYGRkZDxIbHRsYHRYYGRj/2wBDAQQEBAYFBgsGBgsY

    skills/bioresearcher-deep-research/scripts/markdown-to-html.py, line 35

    DEFAULT_ICON_DATA_URI = "data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD/2wBDAAQDAwMDAgQDAwMEBAQFBgoGBgUFBgwICQcKDgwPDg4MDQ0PERYTDxAVEQ0NExoTFRcYGRkZDxIbHRsYHRYYGRj/2wBDAQQEBAYF

    agent-test/plot-making-q01-structural/expected/fig1_kras_landscape.svg, line 34

    iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAASMAAAC2CAYAAACS/OtpAADvdklEQVR4nOy9d3gc53Uufr7pMzvbGxa76I0ACIIECPYmUp2S1RUX2XF37ORn+/o6TuyUm+Kb6vi6JXHcLVu2ZcvqkilRhZRIsZOgSAIE0TsW28vs9Pl+f2AHBilKohOJsmy+

    agent-test/plot-making-q01-structural/expected/fig1_kras_landscape.svg, line 518

    iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAXgAAACnCAYAAAAbgkfoAAADrUlEQVR4nO3Wu4rddRSGYffWDDEImYmHViwCgpEUFoJYWAhqQEs7O1MJYm0rlmLpBdgqWIg3IKKEFFpoGaYVCw8oHpJxewH/n6Ws+PI8V/AVi5e1+/2rzw/33IXOP/3s9ASC

    demos/artifacts/agent-deep-research-en/outputs/reports/brca1_dna_repair_landscape/final_report.html, line 7

    <link rel="icon" type="image/jpeg" href="data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD/2wBDAAQDAwMDAgQDAwMEBAQFBgoGBgUFBgwICQcKDgwPDg4MDQ0PERYTDxAVEQ0NExoTFRcYGRkZDxIbHRsYHRYY

    demos/artifacts/agent-deep-research-en/outputs/reports/brca1_dna_repair_landscape/final_report.html, line 1055

    <img class="sidebar-logo-img" src="data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD/2wBDAAQDAwMDAgQDAwMEBAQFBgoGBgUFBgwICQcKDgwPDg4MDQ0PERYTDxAVEQ0NExoTFRcYGRkZDxIbHRsYHRYYGRj/2w

    demos/artifacts/agent-deep-research-en/outputs/reports/brca1_dna_repair_landscape/final_report.html, line 1088

    <img class="brand-logo-img" src="data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD/2wBDAAQDAwMDAgQDAwMEBAQFBgoGBgUFBgwICQcKDgwPDg4MDQ0PERYTDxAVEQ0NExoTFRcYGRkZDxIbHRsYHRYYGRj/2wBD

    demos/artifacts/agent-deep-research-en/outputs/reports/brca1_dna_repair_landscape/final_report.html, line 1234

    <img class="drawer-logo-img" src="data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD/2wBDAAQDAwMDAgQDAwMEBAQFBgoGBgUFBgwICQcKDgwPDg4MDQ0PERYTDxAVEQ0NExoTFRcYGRkZDxIbHRsYHRYYGRj/2wB

  • 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 50257677ceba. can delete files. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. can reach nodejs.org. The description does not name that host. can reach astral.sh. The description does not name that host. reads a credential or environment file. contains an encoded blob in a file that should be readable. contains a minified payload.

Date and source

Date checked:

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Commit graded: 50257677ceba23cf0677f7d1e7ec4d0cf2b2348f

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