MCP, MCP server
Deepseek Harness
Deepseek Harness, 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.
Not a guarantee. A hygiene check of the source at the commit shown, not a security audit.
NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED SECRETS_ENV_READ
Why this grade
- NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST Low
Makes a network call whose host is not written as a fixed address.
packages/cli/deepseek_harness_cli/doctor_node/p1_reasoner_wire.py, line 83
with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=timeout) as resp: - SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV Low
Mentions a .env file.
packages/cli/deepseek_harness_cli/__main__.py, line 105
" Then `export DEEPSEEK_API_KEY=sk-...` or put it in a .env file.", - PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED Note
Runs shell commands, and the manifest or description says so.
packages/cli/deepseek_harness_cli/__main__.py, line 233
return subprocess.call(cmd, cwd=repo_root) - SECRETS_ENV_READ Note
Reads an environment variable whose name contains KEY, SECRET, TOKEN, PASSWORD or CREDENTIAL.
packages/cli/deepseek_harness_cli/__main__.py, line 101
k = os.getenv("DEEPSEEK_API_KEY")
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
Note
requests shell access. The manifest names this permission.
PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED
packages/cli/deepseek_harness_cli/__main__.py, line 233
return subprocess.call(cmd, cwd=repo_root)
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
packages/cli/deepseek_harness_cli/doctor_node/p1_reasoner_wire.py, line 83
with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=timeout) as resp:
packages/cli/deepseek_harness_cli/doctor_node/p3_serve_health.py, line 48
with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=3) as resp:
Secrets
Concern
reads a credential or environment file.
SECRETS_ENV_READ SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV
packages/cli/deepseek_harness_cli/__main__.py, line 101
k = os.getenv("DEEPSEEK_API_KEY")
packages/cli/deepseek_harness_cli/__main__.py, line 105
" Then `export DEEPSEEK_API_KEY=sk-...` or put it in a .env file.",
packages/core/deepseek_harness/client.py, line 67
api_key=api_key or os.getenv("DEEPSEEK_API_KEY"),
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packages/mcp/src/safe_call.ts, line 18
const apiKey = opts?.apiKey ?? process.env.DEEPSEEK_API_KEY;
packages/skill/scripts/safe_init.py, line 22
# Optional: load .env if python-dotenv is available, otherwise silently skip.
packages/skill/scripts/safe_init.py, line 30
DEEPSEEK_API_KEY = os.getenv("DEEPSEEK_API_KEY", "")
reports/probes/_common.py, line 27
load_dotenv(REPO_ROOT / ".env")
reports/probes/_common.py, line 29
"api_key": os.getenv("DEEPSEEK_API_KEY"),
reports/probes/_common.py, line 44
"[probe] FATAL: DEEPSEEK_API_KEY not set. Copy .env.example to .env and fill it.",
.gitignore, line 6
dist/
docs/technical_report.md, line 46
All probes load credentials from `.env`, write raw responses to `reports/raw/<probe>/<UTC-iso>.jsonl`, and produce a one-line summary on stdout. The probe corpus is itself the test
docs/technical_report.md, line 226
cp .env.example .env # then fill DEEPSEEK_API_KEY
docs/trust_ledger.yaml, line 238
# with a DEEPSEEK_API_KEY in .env - the probes write to the same paths
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 62c47e5a4405. requests shell access. The manifest names this permission. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. reads a credential or environment file.
Date and source
Date checked:
github.com
Commit graded: 62c47e5a4405d740b7b96a14d3da8af89b36a13c
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