Claude Code, Plugin
Research Superpowers
Skill-driven research workflow for Claude Code and Cowork: idea → literature → ingest → analysis → draft → peer-review → publication.
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 fefe8130b4d0, 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).
docs/installation.md, line 19
curl -fsSL https://claude.com/install.sh | bash
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What was checked
Plain notes from the hygiene checks.
Permissions
Concern
can delete files.
PERMISSION_DELETE_FILES
examples/example-project/scripts/add-to-library.py, line 88
out = subprocess.run(["pdfinfo", str(pdf)], capture_output=True, text=True).stdout
examples/example-project/scripts/add-to-library.py, line 98
return subprocess.run(["pdftotext", "-q", "-f", str(first), "-l", str(last), str(pdf), "-"],
examples/example-project/scripts/bib-search.py, line 162
out = subprocess.run(
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examples/example-project/scripts/check-pdf-version.py, line 100
out = subprocess.run(["pdfinfo", str(pdf)], capture_output=True, text=True).stdout
examples/example-project/scripts/check-pdf-version.py, line 110
return subprocess.run(["pdftotext", "-q", "-f", str(first), "-l", str(last), str(pdf), "-"],
examples/example-project/scripts/check-pdf-version.py, line 115
out = subprocess.run(["pdfimages", "-list", str(pdf)], capture_output=True, text=True).stdout
examples/example-project/scripts/graph_mcp.py, line 125
proc = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True,
examples/example-project/scripts/optimize-pdf.py, line 87
out = subprocess.run(["pdfinfo", path], capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=60).stdout
examples/example-project/scripts/optimize-pdf.py, line 211
os.remove(dst)
templates/research-project-template/scripts/optimize-pdf.py, line 211
os.remove(dst)
Install and update
Serious
install fetches a script from the network.
INSTALL_REMOTE_SCRIPT
docs/installation.md, line 19
curl -fsSL https://claude.com/install.sh | bash
Network
Concern
can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address.
NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST
scripts/suggest-authority-ids.py, line 212
with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=30) as r:
scripts/zotero-to-bib.py, line 94
def fetch(path: str):
scripts/zotero-to-bib.py, line 95
with urllib.request.urlopen(f"{LOCAL_API}/{path}", timeout=30) as r:
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scripts/zotero-to-bib.py, line 102
batch = fetch(f"items?limit=100&start={start}")
scripts/zotero-to-bib.py, line 118
batch = fetch(f"collections?limit=100&start={start}")
skills/acquire-sources/SKILL.md, line 97
META=$(curl -sS -L \
skills/acquire-sources/SKILL.md, line 209
"curl + validate" [shape=box];
skills/acquire-sources/SKILL.md, line 226
"Publisher paywall host?" -> "curl + validate" [label="no"];
Secrets
Concern
reads a credential or environment file.
SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV
.gitignore, line 48
# Secrets / local config
.gitignore, line 49
.env
docs/recommended-mcps.md, line 69
cp .env.example .env
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docs/recommended-mcps.md, line 70
echo "SEARXNG_SECRET_KEY=$(openssl rand -hex 32)" >> .env
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 fefe8130b4d0. can delete files. install fetches a script from the network. 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: fefe8130b4d0368fbcbc6074ece6d77bfb7a8905
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