MCP, MCP server
Better Bear
MCP server and CLI for Bear notes via CloudKit.
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 2c36160db0af, unchanged since the check below.
NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER
Why this grade
- NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST Low
Makes a network call whose host is not written as a fixed address.
install.sh, line 17
curl -sL "https://github.com/${REPO}/releases/latest/download/bcli-macos-universal.tar.gz" -o "$TMPDIR/bcli.tar.gz" - PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED Note
Runs shell commands, and the manifest or description says so.
scripts/bulk-tag.sh, line 20
result = subprocess.run( - INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER Note
Documentation shows an installer that pipes a download into a shell.
README.md, line 21
curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/KuvopLLC/better-bear/main/install.sh | bash
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.
Grades are a hygiene check of the source at the commit shown, on the date checked, not a security audit or a guarantee. The free directory grades are automated. Before release, a PlugVet engineer reviews every paid report and any grade we hold back, including all F grades, against the source code and the evidence we quote.
What was checked
Plain notes from the hygiene checks.
Permissions
Note
requests shell access. The manifest names this permission.
PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED
scripts/bulk-tag.sh, line 20
result = subprocess.run(
scripts/stale-notes.sh, line 61
subprocess.run(['bcli', 'archive', n['id'], '--json'], capture_output=True)
PRD.md, line 83
| child_process.exec
Install and update
Note
README documents an installer that pipes a download into a shell. The docs document an installer that pipes a download into a shell.
INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER
README.md, line 21
curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/KuvopLLC/better-bear/main/install.sh | bash
mcp-server/README.md, line 15
curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/KuvopLLC/better-bear/main/install.sh | bash
docs/index.html, line 232
<button class="copy-btn" onclick="navigator.clipboard.writeText('curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/KuvopLLC/better-bear/main/install.sh | bash');this.textContent='Copied!'
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docs/index.html, line 233
<code>curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/KuvopLLC/better-bear/main/install.sh | bash
Network
Concern
can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address.
NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST
install.sh, line 17
curl -sL "https://github.com/${REPO}/releases/latest/download/bcli-macos-universal.tar.gz" -o "$TMPDIR/bcli.tar.gz"
Sources/BearCLICore/AuthServer.swift, line 238
const r = await fetch('http://localhost:' + PORT + '/callback', {
Sources/BearCLICore/Commands/ContextCommand.swift, line 188
let results = try engine.fetch(paths: paths)
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Sources/BearCLICore/ContextEngine.swift, line 328
public func fetch(paths: [String]) throws -> [[String: Any]] {
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
Pass
A licence file is present (LICENSE).
Maintainer activity
Pass
The latest commit is within the last 365 days.
Note
Hygiene check of commit 2c36160db0af. requests shell access. The manifest names this permission. README documents an installer that pipes a download into a shell. The docs document an installer that pipes a download into a shell. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address.
Date and source
Date checked:
github.com
Commit graded: 2c36160db0af4f9553a7567e56c2b017de89416c
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