Codex, Plugin
Research Skill
Persistent project-scoped knowledge base for Claude Code and Codex: quick and deep research depths, contrarian pass, source-independence rules measured on DeepResearch Bench II.
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 109589751168, unchanged since the check below.
NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST SECRETS_PATH_UNCONFIRMED
Why this grade
- NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST Low
Makes a network call whose host is not written as a fixed address.
plugins/research-codex/skills/research/SKILL.md, line 235
If the review surfaces fixable gaps, fill them yourself with a focused web search / page fetch (cheaper than re-spawn). If gaps are systemic, re-run the investigation with a refine - SECRETS_PATH_UNCONFIRMED Low
The Secrets check reports a credential or environment file, but no quoted line shows a recognisable path.
.gitignore, line 1
.research/
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
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
plugins/research-codex/skills/research/SKILL.md, line 235
If the review surfaces fixable gaps, fill them yourself with a focused web search / page fetch (cheaper than re-spawn). If gaps are systemic, re-run the investigation with a refine
Secrets
Concern
reads a credential or environment file.
SECRETS_PATH_UNCONFIRMED
.gitignore, line 1
.research/
docs/PLAN.md, line 57
- 2026-07-23: P2/P3 closed, v0.4.0 released. Final numbers: deep cold 839 s (48 sources, zero errors), warm 33 s, quick 29-42 s, explicit invocation 1/1 vs model-initiated 2/5. Qui
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 109589751168. 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: 109589751168ab42f929f3cd1741bd2946b4880b
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