Codex, Plugin
Vidiq Mcp
Official vidIQ plugin for YouTube creators.
Compatibility: Not stated.
Grade C
One Medium finding. Read the report before installing.
Not a guarantee. A hygiene check of the source at the commit shown, not a security audit.
PERMISSION_SHELL_UNDECLARED
Why this grade
- PERMISSION_SHELL_UNDECLARED Medium
Runs shell commands that the manifest or description does not mention.
scripts/validate-distribution.py, line 169
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
scripts/validate-distribution.py, line 169
result = subprocess.run(
scripts/validate-hermes.py, line 24
top = subprocess.check_output(
scripts/validate-hermes.py, line 30
revision = subprocess.check_output(
Install and update
Pass
No install-time script found, and dependencies are pinned or absent.
Network
Pass
No network call found.
Secrets
Concern
reads a credential or environment file.
SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV
scripts/test_clawhub_package.py, line 61
for name in [".env", "skills/vidiq-get-started/.env", "skills/vidiq-get-started/private.md"]:
.gitignore, line 2
.context/
.gitignore, line 3
.env
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 a6e806e9e6ff. requests shell access. No manifest field names shell or command execution. reads a credential or environment file.
Date and source
Date checked:
github.com
Commit graded: a6e806e9e6ffd9cbd482e5f529f4ef0d358849a3
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