Grades are a hygiene check, not a security guarantee.

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exa

Exa AI web search, deep research, and content extraction.

Compatibility: Not stated.

Grade C

One Medium finding. Read the findings 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 0b499f095c4c.

INSTALL_LIFECYCLE_HOOK

Why this grade

  • INSTALL_LIFECYCLE_HOOK Medium

    A package install hook (preinstall, install, postinstall or prepare) runs a script.

    package.json, line 52 prepare

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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

    Concern

    runs a script at install time.

    INSTALL_LIFECYCLE_HOOK

    package.json, line 52

    prepare

  • Network

    Pass

    No network call found.

  • Secrets

    Concern

    reads a credential or environment file.

    SECRETS_ENV_READ SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV

    api/mcp.ts, line 135

    const redisToken = process.env.KV_REST_API_TOKEN || process.env.UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_TOKEN;

    api/mcp.ts, line 433

    let exaApiKey = process.env.EXA_API_KEY;

    api/mcp.ts, line 697

    const bypassApiKey = process.env.EXA_API_KEY_BYPASS;

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    api/well-known-openai-apps-challenge.ts, line 22

    const raw = process.env.OPENAI_APPS_CHALLENGE_TOKEN || "";

    src/runtime-server.ts, line 23

    if (!hasInboundApiKey && process.env.EXA_API_KEY) {

    src/runtime-server.ts, line 24

    headers.set("x-api-key", process.env.EXA_API_KEY);

    src/tools/config.ts, line 67

    : process.env.EXA_API_KEY || "",

    .gitignore, line 10

    .env

    .gitignore, line 11

    .env.local

    .vercelignore, line 24

    .env.local

  • 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.

    OBFUSCATION_ENCODED_BLOB

    README.md, line 13

    <a href="https://chatgpt.com/plugins/exa?open_in_app"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Codex%2FChatGPT_Plugin-4A5BFE?style=for-the-badge&logo=data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2Zy

  • 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 0b499f095c4c. runs a script at install time. reads a credential or environment file. contains an encoded blob in a file that should be readable.

Date and source

Date checked:

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github.com

Commit graded: 0b499f095c4ca145eee07b09137641c037d58449

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