Codex, Plugin
PaperMeld
PaperMeld has PlugVet grade C (One medium finding) from our automated hygiene checks. Finding: runs shell commands that the manifest or description does not mention. This is a hygiene check, not a security audit or a guarantee. Graded on 16/10/2026.
Catalog-first local paper libraries for Codex: organize PDFs and Markdown, retrieve a small evidence set, and keep source files local.
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 d35e703e4dce, unchanged since the check below.
PERMISSION_SHELL_UNDECLARED
Why this grade
- PERMISSION_SHELL_UNDECLARED Medium
Runs shell commands that the manifest or description does not mention.
src/papermeld/cli.py, line 119
result = subprocess.run(
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What was checked
Plain notes from the hygiene checks.
Permissions
Concern
requests shell access. No manifest field names shell or command execution.
PERMISSION_SHELL_UNDECLARED
src/papermeld/cli.py, line 119
result = subprocess.run(
src/papermeld/cli.py, line 534
subprocess.run(command, check=True)
src/papermeld/cli.py, line 546
subprocess.run(command, check=True, env=environment)
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src/papermeld/cli.py, line 624
result = subprocess.run(
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
src/papermeld/cli.py, line 135
with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=12) as response:
Secrets
Pass
No read of a credential file or secret environment variable found.
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 d35e703e4dce. requests shell access. No manifest field names shell or command execution. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address.
Date and source
Date checked:
github.com
Commit graded: d35e703e4dce90cec9e05069d2964e7438855cc9
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