Claude Code, Skill
Scholar Megasearch
scholar-megasearch
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 a24fa3e3274a, unchanged since the check below.
NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER SECRETS_ENV_READ
Why this grade
- NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST Low
Makes a network call whose host is not written as a fixed address.
skills/scholar-megasearch/references/_vendor_kisti_token_sample/TokenSample.py, line 30
response = requests.get(target_URL) - SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV Low
Mentions a .env file.
skills/scholar-megasearch/scripts/kisti_client.py, line 7
They may optionally be supplied via a .env file in the working directory - INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER Note
Documentation shows an installer that pipes a download into a shell.
setup/install.sh, line 227
echo "!! uvx not found. Install uv: curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh" - SECRETS_ENV_READ Note
Reads an environment variable whose name contains KEY, SECRET, TOKEN, PASSWORD or CREDENTIAL.
skills/scholar-megasearch/scripts/kisti_client.py, line 60
key = os.environ.get("KISTI_AUTH_KEY")
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
Pass
No shell or command execution found, and no extra permission was declared.
Install and update
Note
The docs document an installer that pipes a download into a shell.
INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER
setup/install.sh, line 227
echo "!! uvx not found. Install uv: curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh"
Network
Concern
can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address.
NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST
skills/scholar-megasearch/references/_vendor_kisti_token_sample/TokenSample.py, line 30
response = requests.get(target_URL)
skills/scholar-megasearch/references/_vendor_kisti_token_sample/TokenSample.py, line 50
response = requests.get(target_URL)
skills/scholar-megasearch/scripts/fetch_pdfs.py, line 43
with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=TIMEOUT) as r:
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skills/scholar-megasearch/scripts/kisti_client.py, line 80
resp = requests.get(url, timeout=30)
skills/scholar-megasearch/scripts/kisti_client.py, line 188
resp = requests.get(url, timeout=60)
Secrets
Concern
reads a credential or environment file.
SECRETS_ENV_READ SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV
skills/scholar-megasearch/scripts/kisti_client.py, line 7
They may optionally be supplied via a .env file in the working directory
skills/scholar-megasearch/scripts/kisti_client.py, line 9
Never hardcode or commit secrets/tokens. A real .env must stay gitignored.
skills/scholar-megasearch/scripts/kisti_client.py, line 60
key = os.environ.get("KISTI_AUTH_KEY")
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skills/scholar-megasearch/scripts/kisti_client.py, line 21
try: # optional .env support; shell env always wins (override=False)
skills/scholar-megasearch/scripts/kisti_client.py, line 23
except ImportError: # python-dotenv not installed -> .env files are ignored
skills/scholar-megasearch/scripts/kisti_client.py, line 28
"""Best-effort load of KISTI_* vars from a .env file (optional).
skills/scholar-megasearch/scripts/kisti_client.py, line 31
if a .env was found and loaded, False otherwise (incl. dotenv not installed).
skills/scholar-megasearch/scripts/kisti_client.py, line 32
SECURITY: never commit a real .env - it is gitignored.
skills/scholar-megasearch/scripts/kisti_client.py, line 39
load_env() # auto-load ./.env (searched from CWD upward) at import, if present
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 a24fa3e3274a. The docs document an installer that pipes a download into a shell. 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: a24fa3e3274afe84f958279f8b34bc3c67a6b0b5
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