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ai.smithery/arjunkmrm-perplexity-search
Enable AI assistants to perform web searches using Perplexity's Sonar Pro.
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 7ba78e3d63ca, unchanged since the check below.
INSTALL_LIFECYCLE_HOOK
Why this grade
- INSTALL_LIFECYCLE_HOOK Medium
A package install hook (preinstall, install, postinstall or prepare) runs a script.
package.json, line 14
prepare
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
Concern
runs a script at install time.
INSTALL_LIFECYCLE_HOOK
package.json, line 14
prepare
Network
Concern
can reach api.perplexity.ai. The description does not name that host.
NETWORK_UNNAMED_HOST
src/index.ts, line 68
const response = await fetch('https://api.perplexity.ai/chat/completions', {
Secrets
Concern
reads a credential or environment file.
SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV
.gitignore, line 8
# Environment variables
.gitignore, line 9
.env
.gitignore, line 10
.env.local
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.gitignore, line 11
.env.development.local
.gitignore, line 12
.env.test.local
Agent instructions
Pass
No instruction to ignore earlier instructions or to hide a step.
Obfuscation
Pass
No encoded or minified payload found.
Licence
Note
no licence file found.
LICENCE_MISSING
No file path was stored.
no licence file found.
Maintainer activity
Pass
The latest commit is within the last 365 days.
Note
Hygiene check of commit 7ba78e3d63ca. runs a script at install time. can reach api.perplexity.ai. The description does not name that host. reads a credential or environment file. no licence file found.
Date and source
Date checked:
github.com
Commit graded: 7ba78e3d63ca28c59332e3f3bd85f61319b95740
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