Grades are a hygiene check, not a security guarantee.

MCP, MCP server

ai.marchward/mcp-server

Runtime authority for AI agents: credential mediation, spend cap, approval gates, audit log.

Compatibility: Not stated.

Grade B

Minor issues only, no Medium or High. Worth a quick look at the findings below 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 c34cb0dd8a38, unchanged since the check below.

NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV SECRETS_ENV_READ

Why this grade

  • NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST Low

    Makes a network call whose host is not written as a fixed address.

    packages/mcp-server/src/api-client.ts, line 34 const res = await fetch(`${this.apiUrl}${path}`, {

  • SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV Low

    Mentions a .env file.

    packages/proxy/src/cli.ts, line 28 // Load .env from project root

  • SECRETS_ENV_READ Note

    Reads an environment variable whose name contains KEY, SECRET, TOKEN, PASSWORD or CREDENTIAL.

    examples/langgraph_governed_agent.py, line 53 if not os.environ.get("MARCHWARD_API_KEY"):

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

    packages/mcp-server/src/api-client.ts, line 34

    const res = await fetch(`${this.apiUrl}${path}`, {

    packages/proxy/src/evaluator.ts, line 163

    const res = await fetch(`${apiUrl}/v1/authorize`, {

    packages/proxy/src/http-proxy.ts, line 571

    const upstreamRes = await fetch(upstream.toString(), fetchOpts);

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    packages/proxy/src/proxy.ts, line 405

    const resp = await fetch(`${apiUrl}/v1/tools/register`, {

    packages/sdk-python/src/marchward/client.py, line 201

    with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=self.timeout) as resp:

  • Secrets

    Concern

    reads a credential or environment file.

    SECRETS_ENV_READ SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV

    examples/langgraph_governed_agent.py, line 53

    if not os.environ.get("MARCHWARD_API_KEY"):

    packages/mcp-server/src/index.ts, line 31

    const MARCHWARD_API_KEY = (process.env.MARCHWARD_API_KEY ?? process.env.TENET_API_KEY);

    packages/proxy/src/cli.ts, line 28

    // Load .env from project root

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    packages/proxy/src/cli.ts, line 29

    dotenvConfig({ path: resolve(process.cwd(), ".env") });

    packages/proxy/src/cli.ts, line 98

    marchwardApiKey: opts["api-key"] ?? (process.env["MARCHWARD_API_KEY"] ?? process.env["TENET_API_KEY"]),

    packages/proxy/src/http-cli.ts, line 32

    // Load .env from project root

    packages/proxy/src/http-cli.ts, line 33

    dotenvConfig({ path: resolve(process.cwd(), ".env") });

    packages/proxy/src/http-cli.ts, line 112

    marchwardApiKey: opts["api-key"] ?? (process.env["MARCHWARD_API_KEY"] ?? process.env["TENET_API_KEY"]),

    packages/sdk/src/index.ts, line 38

    * const marchward = new Marchward({ apiKey: process.env.MARCHWARD_API_KEY });

    packages/sdk-python/src/marchward/client.py, line 83

    self.api_key = api_key or (os.environ.get("MARCHWARD_API_KEY") or os.environ.get("TENET_API_KEY"))

    .gitignore, line 13

    key.pem

    .gitignore, line 14

    .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 c34cb0dd8a38. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. reads a credential or environment file.

Date and source

Date checked:

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Commit graded: c34cb0dd8a38a216f9ad49b9f40748de3fa000c9

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