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ai.smithery/lineex-pubmed-mcp-smithery
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Compatibility: Not stated.
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 10e72164f0c6, unchanged since the check below.
INSTALL_UNPINNED NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED
Why this grade
- INSTALL_UNPINNED Low
Dependencies use a range or git URL with no lockfile.
requirements.txt, line 1
fastmcp>=0.1.0 - NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST Low
Makes a network call whose host is not written as a fixed address.
pubmed_enhanced_mcp_server.py, line 21
response = requests.get(url, params=params) - PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED Note
Runs shell commands, and the manifest or description says so.
run_with_deps.py, line 11
subprocess.check_call([sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install", "requests", "fastmcp"])
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
Note
requests shell access. The manifest names this permission.
PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED
run_with_deps.py, line 11
subprocess.check_call([sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install", "requests", "fastmcp"])
run_with_deps.py, line 20
subprocess.check_call([sys.executable, server_path])
Install and update
Concern
dependencies are not pinned.
INSTALL_UNPINNED
requirements.txt, line 1
fastmcp>=0.1.0
Network
Concern
can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address.
NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST
pubmed_enhanced_mcp_server.py, line 21
response = requests.get(url, params=params)
Secrets
Pass
No read of a credential file or secret environment variable found.
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
Note
the latest commit is more than 365 days old.
MAINTAINER_STALE
No file path was stored.
2025-09-19T01:20:15+08:00
Note
Hygiene check of commit 10e72164f0c6. requests shell access. The manifest names this permission. dependencies are not pinned. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. no licence file found. the latest commit is more than 365 days old.
Date and source
Date checked:
github.com
Commit graded: 10e72164f0c6872b027883dc5f41cd7ec3e6845b
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