Grades are a hygiene check, not a security guarantee.

MCP, MCP server

Codex Control Plane Mcp

Codex Control Plane Mcp, 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 a0756b4ebe5b, unchanged since the check below.

PERMISSION_SHELL_UNDECLARED

Why this grade

  • PERMISSION_SHELL_UNDECLARED Medium

    Runs shell commands that the manifest or description does not mention.

    openclaw_codex_mcp/admin.py, line 113 process = subprocess.run(

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

    Concern

    requests shell access. No manifest field names shell or command execution.

    PERMISSION_SHELL_UNDECLARED

    openclaw_codex_mcp/admin.py, line 113

    process = subprocess.run(

    scripts/external_mcp_client.py, line 144

    process = subprocess.Popen(

    scripts/external_mcp_common.py, line 48

    completed = subprocess.run(

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    scripts/external_mcp_common.py, line 138

    self.process = subprocess.Popen(

    scripts/mcp_live_smoke.py, line 37

    self.process = subprocess.Popen(

    scripts/public_hygiene_check.py, line 13

    completed = 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

    openclaw_codex_mcp/deepseek_client.py, line 92

    with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=self.settings.timeout_seconds) as response:

  • Secrets

    Concern

    reads a credential or environment file.

    SECRETS_ENV_READ SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV

    openclaw_codex_mcp/config.py, line 163

    os.environ.get("DEEPSEEK_MAX_SUMMARY_TOKENS")

    openclaw_codex_mcp/deepseek_client.py, line 120

    api_key = os.environ.get("DEEPSEEK_API_KEY") or env_values.get("DEEPSEEK_API_KEY")

    openclaw_codex_mcp/diagnostic_service.py, line 1071

    has_auth_env = bool(os.environ.get("OPENAI_API_KEY") or os.environ.get("CODEX_API_KEY"))

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    scripts/public_hygiene_check.py, line 83

    forbidden_exact = {"AGENTS.MD", "PLAN.MD", ".env"}

    scripts/public_hygiene_check.py, line 91

    if name.startswith(".env.") and name != ".env.example":

    scripts/public_hygiene_check.py, line 115

    allowed_roots = ("README.md", "README.ru.md", "docs/", ".env.example", "examples/")

    .gitignore, line 10

    venv/

    .gitignore, line 11

    .env

    .gitignore, line 13

    !.env.example

    MANIFEST.in, line 9

    include .env.example

    README.md, line 86

    - keep `state/`, `logs/`, `.env`, and `.codex/` private.

  • 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 a0756b4ebe5b. requests shell access. No manifest field names shell or command execution. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. reads a credential or environment file.

Date and source

Date checked:

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github.com

Commit graded: a0756b4ebe5bad5a1d94b8cdabd10450b202194c

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