Grades are a hygiene check, not a security guarantee.

MCP, MCP server

Clov Ai

Clov Ai, an MCP server listed in the PlugVet directory.

Compatibility: Not stated.

Grade C

One Medium finding. Read the findings 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 523dfa4240a3, unchanged since the check below.

SECRETS_PATH_CREDENTIAL

Why this grade

  • SECRETS_PATH_CREDENTIAL Medium

    Mentions a credential store path (~/.ssh, id_rsa, .npmrc, .aws/credentials, credentials.json, .netrc).

    .gitignore, line 11 credentials.json

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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

    docs/AUDIT_GUIDE.md, line 195

    result = subprocess.run(['clov', 'pulse', '--all', '--format', 'csv'],

    docs/AUDIT_GUIDE.md, line 360

    result = subprocess.run(['clov', 'pulse', '--format', 'json'],

    docs/tracking.md, line 410

    result = subprocess.run(

  • 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 71

    curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/alexandephilia/clov-ai/refs/heads/main/install.sh | sh

    install.sh, line 3

    # Usage: curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/alexandephilia/clov-ai/refs/heads/main/install.sh | sh

    docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md, line 28

    curl -fsSL https://github.com/alexandephilia/clov-ai/blob/master/install.sh | sh

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    scripts/check-installation.sh, line 27

    echo " curl -fsSL https://github.com/alexandephilia/clov-ai/blob/master/install.sh| sh"

    scripts/check-installation.sh, line 48

    echo " curl -fsSL https://github.com/alexandephilia/clov-ai/blob/master/install.sh | sh"

    scripts/check-installation.sh, line 145

    echo " curl -fsSL https://github.com/alexandephilia/clov-ai/blob/master/install.sh | sh"

  • Network

    Concern

    can reach api.github.com. The description does not name that host. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. can reach example.com. The description does not name that host. can reach httpbin.org. The description does not name that host.

    NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST NETWORK_UNNAMED_HOST

    install.sh, line 50

    VERSION=$(curl -fsSL "https://api.github.com/repos/${REPO}/releases/latest" | grep '"tag_name":' | sed -E 's/.*"([^"]+)".*/\1/')

    install.sh, line 82

    if ! curl -fsSL "$DOWNLOAD_URL" -o "$ARCHIVE"; then

    hooks/test-clov-rewrite.sh, line 96

    test_rewrite "curl -s https://example.com" \

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    hooks/test-clov-rewrite.sh, line 97

    "curl -s https://example.com" \

    hooks/test-clov-rewrite.sh, line 98

    "clov curl -s https://example.com"

    hooks/test-clov-rewrite.sh, line 220

    test_rewrite "wget (NOT rewritten - different arg format)" \

    hooks/test-clov-rewrite.sh, line 221

    "wget https://example.com/file" \

    scripts/test-all.sh, line 220

    assert_contains "clov curl JSON detect" "string" clov curl https://httpbin.org/json

  • Secrets

    Concern

    reads a credential or environment file.

    SECRETS_PATH_CREDENTIAL SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV

    src/tree.rs, line 31

    ".env",

    src/vitest_cmd.rs, line 356

    let input = r#"[dotenv] Loading environment variables from .env

    .gitignore, line 11

    credentials.json

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    src/parser/mod.rs, line 282

    let input = r#"[dotenv] Loading environment variables from .env

    .github/workflows/security-check.yml, line 69

    PATTERNS=$(git diff origin/master...HEAD | grep -E "Command::new\(\"sh\"|Command::new\(\"bash\"|\.env\(\"LD_PRELOAD|\.env\(\"PATH|reqwest::|std::net::|TcpStream|UdpSocket|unsafe \{

    .github/workflows/security-check.yml, line 78

    echo "$PATTERNS" | grep -q "\.env\(\"" && echo "- Environment variable manipulation" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY || true

    .gitignore, line 4

    # Environment & Secrets

    .gitignore, line 5

    .env

  • 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.

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Note

Hygiene check of commit 523dfa4240a3. 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 api.github.com. The description does not name that host. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. can reach example.com. The description does not name that host. can reach httpbin.org. The description does not name that host. reads a credential or environment file.

Date and source

Date checked:

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Commit graded: 523dfa4240a35c9a898b73a5f2d2af1669dc9594

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