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MCP, MCP server

agent-tools (x402 + MCP + A2A directory)

The server that powers agent-tools.cloud — an open directory of x402 paid services with a free MCP discovery endpoint.

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 8eaa943be7b9, unchanged since the check below.

NETWORK_HOST_FROM_INPUT

Why this grade

  • NETWORK_HOST_FROM_INPUT Medium

    A file takes a URL or endpoint as input and has no fixed host list.

    directory/cards.py, line 71 f'curl -sS -i -X POST "{url}" '

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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

    dependencies are not pinned.

    INSTALL_UNPINNED

    requirements.txt, line 1

    fastapi>=0.115

  • Network

    Serious

    accepts a host from input, with no fixed list in this file.

    NETWORK_HOST_FROM_INPUT

    directory/cards.py, line 71

    f'curl -sS -i -X POST "{url}" '

    directory/mcp_app.py, line 761

    * `eval "$(curl …)"` / PowerShell `IEX(...DownloadString)` cradles

    directory/mcp_safety.py, line 43

    # eval of a download: eval "$(curl ...)" / bash -c "$(curl ...)"

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    directory/resources.py, line 110

    if isinstance(http, dict) and http.get("url"):

    directory/resources.py, line 113

    "chains": http.get("chains") or [],

    directory/resources.py, line 114

    "facilitator": http.get("facilitator"),

    agent-tools-mcp/README.md, line 75

    `fetch()` (e.g. `x402-fetch`) can read them.

    directory/templates/base.html, line 142

    fetch('/api/v1/track/view', {method:'POST', keepalive:true,

    directory/templates/submit.html, line 135

    const r = await fetch(url, {

    directory/templates/submit.html.bak.submit3.1780541296, line 62

    const r = await fetch("/api/v1/submit", {

  • Secrets

    Concern

    reads a credential or environment file.

    SECRETS_ENV_READ SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV

    metrics.py, line 120

    token = os.getenv("METRICS_BEARER_TOKEN") or os.getenv("METRICS_TOKEN")

    deploy/install.sh, line 12

    --exclude '.env' \

    deploy/install.sh, line 23

    if [[ ! -f .env ]]; then

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    deploy/install.sh, line 24

    cp .env.example .env

    deploy/install.sh, line 25

    echo "!! .env created from .env.example - edit secrets then re-run." >&2

    directory/a2a.py, line 679

    token = os.environ.get("GITHUB_TOKEN") or os.environ.get("GH_TOKEN")

    directory/ask.py, line 97

    api_key = os.getenv("AGENT_TOOLS_ASK_API_KEY") or os.getenv("UPSTREAM_API_KEY", "")

    directory/crawlers.py, line 1722

    _sk = (os.environ.get("SMITHERY_API_KEY") or "").strip()

    directory/crawlers.py, line 1817

    api_key = (os.environ.get("SMITHERY_API_KEY") or "").strip()

    directory/jobs.py, line 1069

    def _load_env_file(path: str = "/opt/mcpserver/.env") -> None:

    directory/jobs.py, line 1070

    """Best-effort .env loader so manual CLI runs see SMTP_* etc.

    directory/mcp_app.py, line 765

    ("ignore previous instructions", "send your .env / api key")

    directory/mcp_app.py, line 770

    forward `.key`/`.pem`/`.ssh`/`.env` files

    directory/safety_service.py, line 93

    os.getenv("AGENT_TOOLS_SAFETY_API_KEY")

    directory/safety_service.py, line 94

    or os.getenv("AGENT_TOOLS_ASK_API_KEY")

    directory/safety_service.py, line 95

    or os.getenv("UPSTREAM_API_KEY", "")

  • 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 8eaa943be7b9. dependencies are not pinned. accepts a host from input, with no fixed list in this file. reads a credential or environment file.

Date and source

Date checked:

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github.com

Commit graded: 8eaa943be7b940056ee7bf68fa6f78fd9d7b91eb

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