Grades are a hygiene check, not a security guarantee.

Claude Code, Skill

Tel Agent

AI phone assistant | open-source

Compatibility: Not stated.

Grade B

Minor issues only, no Medium or High. Worth a quick look at the findings below 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 931afa4beaeb, unchanged since the check below.

NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED OBFUSCATION_FILE_OVER_READ_CAP OBFUSCATION_FILE_CAP_REACHED

Why this grade

  • NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST Low

    Makes a network call whose host is not written as a fixed address.

    api/main.py, line 517 # Both were found from a browser. curl does not enforce CORS, so no curl test

  • SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV Low

    Mentions a .env file.

    agent/config.py, line 267 # service's variables; together they must match `.env.example` exactly - see the E7

  • PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED Note

    Runs shell commands, and the manifest or description says so.

    api/llm.py, line 448 subprocess.Popen([binary, "serve"], **kwargs) # type: ignore[call-overload] # noqa: S603

  • OBFUSCATION_FILE_OVER_READ_CAP Note

    A file was over the read cap and was not fully read.

    docs/brand/tel-agent-logo/index.html, line 1 <!doctype html>

  • OBFUSCATION_FILE_CAP_REACHED Note

    The 400 file cap was reached before every file was read.

    docs/brand/tel-agent-logo/index.html, line 1 <!doctype html>

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

    Note

    requests shell access. The manifest names this permission.

    PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED

    api/llm.py, line 448

    subprocess.Popen([binary, "serve"], **kwargs) # type: ignore[call-overload] # noqa: S603

    api/security/ssh_keys.py, line 132

    result = subprocess.run( # noqa: S603 - fixed argv, no shell

    packaging/windows/bootstrap.py, line 21

    subprocess.run([sys.executable, "-m", "alembic", "upgrade", "head"], cwd=root, check=True)

  • 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.

    NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST

    api/main.py, line 517

    # Both were found from a browser. curl does not enforce CORS, so no curl test

    api/channels/email.py, line 207

    status, data = client.fetch(number, "(RFC822)")

    api/channels/email.py, line 560

    arrived = await fetch(config)

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    api/routes/widget.py, line 333

    var answer = await fetch(

    api/routes/widget.py, line 449

    var answer = await fetch("/public/chat/" + encodeURIComponent(PATH) + "/messages", {{

    .github/workflows/release-packages.yml, line 190

    if /opt/tel-agent/python/bin/python3 -c "import urllib.request; urllib.request.urlopen(\"http://127.0.0.1:38472/health\", timeout=3)"; then

    docker/api.Dockerfile, line 56

    CMD ["python", "-c", "import urllib.request; urllib.request.urlopen('http://127.0.0.1:38472/health', timeout=4)"]

    web/lib/api.ts, line 69

    response = await fetch(`${API_URL}${path}`, {

    web/lib/api.ts, line 524

    const response = await fetch(`${API_URL}/api/settings/llm/local/pull`, {

  • Secrets

    Concern

    reads a credential or environment file.

    SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV

    agent/config.py, line 267

    # service's variables; together they must match `.env.example` exactly - see the E7

    api/config.py, line 4

    the specification splits secrets into two homes - installation secrets in `.env`, and

    api/config.py, line 41

    Defaults are chosen so a fresh clone starts without a `.env` at all. The one

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    api/config.py, line 48

    # from another would otherwise read two different `.env` files, and the symptom

    api/config.py, line 51

    env_file=str(Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1] / ".env"),

    api/config.py, line 72

    # runs - and `CORS_ORIGINS=https://telagent.local` is exactly what a `.env` holds.

    api/config.py, line 179

    A `.env` line left blank produces an empty string, which is not None to a

    api/config.py, line 193

    """Accept `A,B` as well as a JSON list, because a `.env` file holds strings."""

  • Agent instructions

    Pass

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

  • Obfuscation

    Note

    a file was over the read cap and was not fully read. the file cap was reached before every file was read.

    OBFUSCATION_FILE_OVER_READ_CAP OBFUSCATION_FILE_CAP_REACHED

    docs/brand/tel-agent-logo/index.html, line 1

    <!doctype html>

    docs/brand/tel-agent-logo/tel-agent-octopus-purple.svg, line 1

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><title>Tel-Agent</title><!-- Generator: visioncortex VTracer 0.6.12 --><svg role="img" aria-label="Tel-Agent" version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.

    docs/brand/tel-agent-logo/tel-agent-octopus-white.svg, line 1

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><title>Tel-Agent</title><!-- Generator: visioncortex VTracer 0.6.12 --><svg role="img" aria-label="Tel-Agent" version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.

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    locales/de/workspace-new.json, line 1

    {

  • 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 931afa4beaeb. requests shell access. The manifest names this permission. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. reads a credential or environment file. a file was over the read cap and was not fully read. the file cap was reached before every file was read.

Date and source

Date checked:

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Commit graded: 931afa4beaeb8e076db2703b48eda8e6372bac92

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