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CourtListener

A Model Context Protocol server that gives AI assistants access to the CourtListener legal database (US federal + state court opinions, dockets, RECAP filings, PACER data, oral arguments, judges) and the [Electro

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 9078d090ebc1, unchanged since the check below.

SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV SECRETS_ENV_READ OBFUSCATION_FILE_OVER_READ_CAP

Why this grade

  • SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV Low

    Mentions a .env file.

    app/config.py, line 36 # Read from COURT_LISTENER_API_KEY (the name used everywhere else + in .env).

  • SECRETS_ENV_READ Note

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

    app/config.py, line 83 env_key = os.getenv("COURT_LISTENER_API_KEY")

  • OBFUSCATION_FILE_OVER_READ_CAP Note

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

    uv.lock, line 1 version = 1

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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

    Pass

    No network call found.

  • Secrets

    Concern

    reads a credential or environment file.

    SECRETS_ENV_READ SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV

    app/config.py, line 36

    # Read from COURT_LISTENER_API_KEY (the name used everywhere else + in .env).

    app/config.py, line 60

    "env_file": ".env",

    app/config.py, line 83

    env_key = os.getenv("COURT_LISTENER_API_KEY")

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    app/config.py, line 75

    .env-loaded config. Used as the fallback when no per-request user key

    app/config.py, line 86

    # Fall back to config (loaded from .env at startup)

    .dockerignore, line 57

    # Environment files

    .dockerignore, line 58

    .env

    .gitignore, line 68

    # Environment and Configuration

    .gitignore, line 69

    .env

  • 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

    uv.lock, line 1

    version = 1

  • 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 9078d090ebc1. reads a credential or environment file. a file was over the read cap and was not fully read.

Date and source

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Commit graded: 9078d090ebc16b9bbd15e8034327b9adad6c5223

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