Grades are a hygiene check, not a security guarantee.

MCP, MCP server

ASTGL Knowledge

An MCP server that lets AI assistants search and cite content from As The Geek Learns — covering MCP servers, local AI, AI automation, and ASTGL project documentation.

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 262bc4c1edbc, unchanged since the check below.

NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST NETWORK_UNNAMED_HOST SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV SECRETS_ENV_READ OBFUSCATION_FILE_OVER_READ_CAP

Why this grade

  • NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST Low

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

    src/alerts.ts, line 361 const resp = await fetch(

  • NETWORK_UNNAMED_HOST Low

    Calls a fixed host that the description does not name.

    src/alerts.ts, line 361 const resp = await fetch(

  • SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV Low

    Mentions a .env file.

    src/build-mcpb.ts, line 95 // deliberately absent from .env.example, because documenting it there would

  • SECRETS_ENV_READ Note

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

    src/citation-test-auto.ts, line 121 const apiKey = process.env.PERPLEXITY_API_KEY;

  • OBFUSCATION_FILE_OVER_READ_CAP Note

    A file was over the read cap and was not fully read.

    data/knowledge.db, line 1 SQLite format 3@ ��

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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. can reach api.perplexity.ai. The description does not name that host. can reach api.anthropic.com. The description does not name that host. can reach api.openai.com. The description does not name that host. can reach registry.npmjs.org. The description does not name that host.

    NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST NETWORK_UNNAMED_HOST

    src/alerts.ts, line 361

    const resp = await fetch(

    src/alerts.ts, line 469

    const resp = await fetch(DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL, {

    src/citation-test-auto.ts, line 125

    const res = await fetch("https://api.perplexity.ai/chat/completions", {

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    src/citation-test-auto.ts, line 154

    const res = await fetch("https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages", {

    src/citation-test-auto.ts, line 193

    res = await fetch("https://api.openai.com/v1/responses", {

    src/daily-report.ts, line 553

    const resp = await fetch(DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL, {

    src/discover.ts, line 56

    const preflight = await fetch(url, { method: "HEAD" });

    src/discover.ts, line 88

    const resp = await fetch(url);

  • Secrets

    Concern

    reads a credential or environment file.

    SECRETS_ENV_READ SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV

    src/build-mcpb.ts, line 95

    // deliberately absent from .env.example, because documenting it there would

    src/citation-test-auto.ts, line 21

    * Requires PERPLEXITY_API_KEY, ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY in .env.

    src/citation-test-auto.ts, line 121

    const apiKey = process.env.PERPLEXITY_API_KEY;

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    src/citation-test-auto.ts, line 44

    const path = join(import.meta.dirname, "..", ".env");

    src/citation-test-auto.ts, line 66

    // the environment - so a seam set by the caller still wins over .env.

    src/citation-test-auto.ts, line 150

    const apiKey = process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY;

    src/citation-test-auto.ts, line 181

    const apiKey = process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY;

    src/rate-limit.ts, line 71

    const apiKey = process.env.ASTGL_API_KEY;

    src/rewrite-queue.ts, line 125

    const token = process.env.TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN;

    src/rewriter.ts, line 161

    const apiKey = process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY;

    .claude/skills/astgl-new-job/SKILL.md, line 23

    3. Does it need secrets? (→ pass-cli wrapper in package.json, placeholders in `.env.example`)

    .claude/skills/astgl-new-job/SKILL.md, line 90

    `"<name>": "pass-cli run --env-file .env -- node dist/<name>.js"` if it needs secrets

    .env.example, line 2

    # Copy this file to .env and fill in real values. .env is gitignored.

    .gitignore, line 3

    *.tsbuildinfo

  • Agent instructions

    Pass

    No instruction to ignore earlier instructions or to hide a step.

  • Obfuscation

    Note

    a file was over the read cap and was not fully read.

    OBFUSCATION_FILE_OVER_READ_CAP

    data/knowledge.db, line 1

    SQLite format 3@ ��

    docs/diagrams/mcp-astgl-knowledge.architecture.html, line 1

    <!DOCTYPE html>

  • 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.

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Note

Hygiene check of commit 262bc4c1edbc. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. can reach api.perplexity.ai. The description does not name that host. can reach api.anthropic.com. The description does not name that host. can reach api.openai.com. The description does not name that host. can reach registry.npmjs.org. The description does not name that host. reads a credential or environment file. a file was over the read cap and was not fully read. no licence file found.

Date and source

Date checked:

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github.com

Commit graded: 262bc4c1edbc4da1901c725564402070561a50c5

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