Grades are a hygiene check, not a security guarantee.

MCP, MCP server

coldstart

coldstart, an MCP server listed in the PlugVet directory.

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 b1d0412310e9, unchanged since the check below.

PERMISSION_DELETE_FILES SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV OBFUSCATION_FILE_OVER_READ_CAP OBFUSCATION_FILE_CAP_REACHED

Why this grade

  • PERMISSION_DELETE_FILES Low

    Contains a call that can delete files.

    src/unwire.ts, line 57 fs.unlinkSync(filePath);

  • SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV Low

    Mentions a .env file.

    hooks/ignore.mjs, line 32 ".env", ".env.*",

  • OBFUSCATION_FILE_OVER_READ_CAP Note

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

    site-astro/package-lock.json, line 1 {

  • OBFUSCATION_FILE_CAP_REACHED Note

    The 400 file cap was reached before every file was read.

    site-astro/package-lock.json, line 1 {

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

    can delete files.

    PERMISSION_DELETE_FILES

    src/unwire.ts, line 57

    fs.unlinkSync(filePath);

    src/unwire.ts, line 135

    fs.unlinkSync(filePath);

    src/unwire.ts, line 160

    if (Object.keys(config).length === 0) fs.unlinkSync(filePath);

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    src/unwire.ts, line 186

    if (next.trim() === '' || next.trim() === '# Project guidance') fs.unlinkSync(filePath);

    src/unwire.ts, line 205

    if (next.trim() === '') fs.unlinkSync(filePath);

    src/unwire.ts, line 218

    if (trimmed === '') fs.unlinkSync(filePath);

    src/unwire.ts, line 243

    if (next.trim() === '') fs.unlinkSync(gaPath);

    src/unwire.ts, line 312

    if (fs.existsSync(nb)) { fs.rmSync(nb, { recursive: true, force: true }); nbRes = 'removed'; }

  • Install and update

    Pass

    No install-time script found, and dependencies are pinned or absent.

  • Network

    Pass

    No network call found.

  • Secrets

    Concern

    reads a credential or environment file.

    SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV

    hooks/ignore.mjs, line 32

    ".env", ".env.*",

    src/init.ts, line 275

    # lockfiles, dist/ build/ coverage/, *.min.*, *.map, *.snap, .env*,

    src/indexer/parser.ts, line 470

    // .env: regex-based extractor (variable names)

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    src/indexer/walker.ts, line 72

    // Handle .env files: .env, .env.local, .env.production, .env.development, etc.

    src/indexer/walker.ts, line 73

    if (!language && /^\.env(\.|$)/.test(entry.name)) {

    .coldstart/notebook/.raw/hooks-ignore-mjs-1a07e730.jsonl, line 1

    {"summary":"The .coldstartignore matcher: shipped DEFAULTS (json, lockfiles, build output, .env*, binaries) live here in code; the user file at .coldstart/.coldstartignore (persona

    ARCHITECTURE.md, line 97

    2. **Parse** (`indexer/parser.ts`, `indexer/extractors/`) - Tree-sitter, run on **web-tree-sitter (WASM)** for TS/JS/JSX/TSX/Java/Kotlin/Ruby/Python/Go/Rust/C#/PHP/C++/Groovy/YAML/

    CLAUDE.md, line 16

    **Index pipeline:** walk → parse (Tree-sitter via **web-tree-sitter (WASM)** - the native `node-tree-sitter` engine was dropped in #68; all 15 grammars are inert `.wasm` vendored i

  • 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. the file cap was reached before every file was read.

    OBFUSCATION_FILE_OVER_READ_CAP OBFUSCATION_FILE_CAP_REACHED

    site-astro/package-lock.json, line 1

    {

    site-astro/src/notebook-page.html, line 1

    <title>Coldstart Notebook - coldstart</title>

    tests/fixtures/rails-mini/app/models/invite.rb, line 1

    class Invite < ApplicationRecord

  • 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 b1d0412310e9. can delete files. reads a credential or environment file. a file was over the read cap and was not fully read. the file cap was reached before every file was read.

Date and source

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Commit graded: b1d0412310e91e76cc4caeb472865f704e9e53ee

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