Grades are a hygiene check, not a security guarantee.

MCP, MCP server

DepScope

Package intelligence MCP server for AI agents. Stops AI coding agents (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Windsurf, Copilot) from installing hallucinated, deprecated, or malicious packages across 19 ecosystems.

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 56861c45564b, unchanged since the check below.

INSTALL_UNPINNED NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV SECRETS_ENV_READ

Why this grade

  • INSTALL_UNPINNED Low

    Dependencies use a range or git URL with no lockfile.

    package.json, line 48 @modelcontextprotocol/sdk

  • NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST Low

    Makes a network call whose host is not written as a fixed address.

    tools.js, line 534 const res = await fetch(`${API_BASE}${path}`, { headers: headers(toolName) });

  • SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV Low

    Mentions a .env file.

    .gitignore, line 5 .env

  • SECRETS_ENV_READ Note

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

    tools.js, line 8 const API_KEY = process.env.DEPSCOPE_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

    Pass

    No shell or command execution found, and no extra permission was declared.

  • Install and update

    Concern

    dependencies are not pinned.

    INSTALL_UNPINNED

    package.json, line 48

    @modelcontextprotocol/sdk

  • Network

    Concern

    can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address.

    NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST

    tools.js, line 534

    const res = await fetch(`${API_BASE}${path}`, { headers: headers(toolName) });

    tools.js, line 539

    const res = await fetch(`${API_BASE}${path}`, { headers: headers(toolName) });

    tools.js, line 544

    const res = await fetch(`${API_BASE}${path}`, {

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    tools.js, line 620

    const res = await fetch(`${API_BASE}/api/anomaly`, {

    tools.js, line 638

    const res = await fetch(`${API_BASE}/api/contact`, {

    tools.js, line 690

    const res = await fetch(`${API_BASE}/api/ai/stack`, {

  • Secrets

    Concern

    reads a credential or environment file.

    SECRETS_ENV_READ SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV

    tools.js, line 8

    const API_KEY = process.env.DEPSCOPE_API_KEY || "";

    .gitignore, line 4

    .DS_Store

    .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 56861c45564b. dependencies are not pinned. 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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Commit graded: 56861c45564b9489b759a301153956c4b79be41a

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