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MCP, MCP server

Docker Talkies

Self-hosted speech services in one Docker image: OpenAI-compatible file transcription and text-to-speech, Talkies live ASR over WebSocket, file staging, model lifecycle controls, and an MCP endpoint for ASR workflows.

Compatibility: Not stated.

Grade C

One Medium finding. Read the report before installing.

Graded by PlugVetRubric v2

Not a guarantee. A hygiene check of the source at the commit shown, not a security audit.

SECRETS_PATH_CREDENTIAL

Why this grade

  • SECRETS_PATH_CREDENTIAL Medium

    Mentions a credential store path (~/.ssh, id_rsa, .npmrc, .aws/credentials, credentials.json, .netrc).

    .dockerignore, line 16 credentials.json

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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

    src/talkies/audio.py, line 60

    proc = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, timeout=30)

    src/talkies/audio.py, line 78

    proc = subprocess.run(args, capture_output=True, timeout=600)

  • 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

    .agents/skills/talkies/SKILL.md, line 90

    curl -s $TALKIES_URL/v1/models | jq

    .agents/skills/talkies/SKILL.md, line 93

    curl -s $TALKIES_URL/v1/audio/transcriptions \

    .agents/skills/talkies/SKILL.md, line 101

    curl -s $TALKIES_URL/v1/audio/transcriptions \

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    .agents/skills/talkies/SKILL.md, line 106

    curl -s $TALKIES_URL/v1/audio/transcriptions \

    .agents/skills/talkies/SKILL.md, line 112

    curl -s $TALKIES_URL/v1/audio/transcriptions \

    .agents/skills/talkies/SKILL.md, line 118

    curl -s $TALKIES_URL/v1/audio/voices | jq

    .agents/skills/talkies/SKILL.md, line 119

    curl -s $TALKIES_URL/v1/audio/speech \

    .agents/skills/talkies/SKILL.md, line 253

    curl -s $TALKIES_URL/v1/audio/transcriptions \

    .agents/skills/talkies/references/setup.md, line 363

    curl -s http://localhost:8000/v1/audio/speech \

    .agents/skills/talkies/references/setup.md, line 414

    curl -s http://localhost:8000/api/ps | jq

    .agents/skills/talkies/references/setup.md, line 420

    curl -s -X POST http://localhost:8000/unload | jq

    Dockerfile, line 135

    CMD python -c "import urllib.request,sys; sys.exit(0 if urllib.request.urlopen('http://127.0.0.1:8000/healthz').status==200 else 1)" || exit 1

    Dockerfile.cuda, line 186

    CMD python -c "import urllib.request,sys; sys.exit(0 if urllib.request.urlopen('http://127.0.0.1:8000/healthz').status==200 else 1)" || exit 1

  • Secrets

    Concern

    reads a credential or environment file.

    SECRETS_ENV_READ SECRETS_PATH_CREDENTIAL SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV

    .agents/plugins/talkies/bin/cli.js, line 31

    const token = process.env.TALKIES_AUTH_TOKEN;

    src/talkies/config.py, line 107

    AUTH_TOKEN: str = os.environ.get("TALKIES_AUTH_TOKEN", "").strip()

    .dockerignore, line 16

    credentials.json

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    .dockerignore, line 7

    # Secrets - defensive (mirrors .gitignore - never let secrets into the build context)

    .dockerignore, line 8

    .env

    .dockerignore, line 10

    *.env

    .dockerignore, line 11

    !.env.example

    .gitignore, line 1

    # Secrets - never commit

    .gitignore, line 2

    .env

    .gitignore, line 4

    *.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

    requirements-heavy-cpu.txt, line 1

    absl-py==2.4.0 \

    requirements-heavy-cuda.txt, line 1

    absl-py==2.4.0 \

    voices/qwen3/echo.wav, line 1

    RIFFF WAVEfmt ���LISTINFOISFT

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    voices/qwen3/fable.wav, line 1

    RIFFF�

  • 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 ab0c9d9f01b4. 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. a file was over the read cap and was not fully read.

Date and source

Date checked:

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Commit graded: ab0c9d9f01b4c7c699f8c64c781ed6a3fd726764

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