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MCP, MCP server

Dial

The official command-line interface for Dial — a communication stack for AI agents.

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 5092d140f61a.

NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER

Why this grade

  • NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST Low

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

    src/lib/api.ts, line 14 // Node's built-in fetch (wired by NODE_USE_ENV_PROXY) — ignores the proxy env

  • INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER Note

    Documentation shows an installer that pipes a download into a shell.

    README.md, line 18 curl -fsSL https://getdial.ai/install | bash

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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

    Note

    The docs document an installer that pipes a download into a shell.

    INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER

    README.md, line 18

    curl -fsSL https://getdial.ai/install | bash

  • Network

    Concern

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

    NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST

    src/lib/api.ts, line 14

    // Node's built-in fetch (wired by NODE_USE_ENV_PROXY) — ignores the proxy env

    src/lib/api.ts, line 17

    // api.getdial.ai) our `request()`/`fetch()` calls would otherwise bypass the

  • Secrets

    Pass

    No read of a credential file or secret environment variable found.

  • Agent instructions

    Pass

    No instruction to ignore earlier instructions or to hide a step.

  • Obfuscation

    Pass

    No encoded or minified payload found.

  • Licence

    Note

    no licence file found.

    LICENCE_MISSING

  • Maintainer activity

    Pass

    The latest commit is within the last 365 days.

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Note

Hygiene check of commit 5092d140f61a. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. no licence file found.

Date and source

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Commit graded: 5092d140f61abe3a845311ab4128d1dcdc49117c

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