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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 8f1fa0497c6a, unchanged since the check below.
NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED
Why this grade
- NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST Low
Makes a network call whose host is not written as a fixed address.
academia_mcp/tools/image_processing.py, line 124
response = httpx.get(path, timeout=10) - SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV Low
Mentions a .env file.
academia_mcp/settings.py, line 39
env_file=".env", - PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED Note
Runs shell commands, and the manifest or description says so.
academia_mcp/tools/latex.py, line 122
subprocess.run(
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What was checked
Plain notes from the hygiene checks.
Permissions
Note
requests shell access. The manifest names this permission.
PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED
academia_mcp/tools/latex.py, line 122
subprocess.run(
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
academia_mcp/tools/image_processing.py, line 124
response = httpx.get(path, timeout=10)
academia_mcp/tools/speech_to_text.py, line 28
response = httpx.get(audio_path, timeout=10)
academia_mcp/tools/yt_transcript.py, line 29
transcript = api.fetch(video_id)
Secrets
Concern
reads a credential or environment file.
SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV
academia_mcp/settings.py, line 39
env_file=".env",
.gitignore, line 131
# Environments
CLAUDE.md, line 110
Uses `pydantic-settings` to load configuration from `.env` file or environment variables:
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CLAUDE.md, line 283
When testing locally, create a `.env` file in the project root:
README.md, line 152
You can put these in a `.env` file in the project root.
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 8f1fa0497c6a. requests shell access. The manifest names this permission. 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: 8f1fa0497c6a764644b9ec5947fbf06d4669baa9
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