MCP, MCP server
Egypt Research Commons
Egypt Research Commons, 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 SECRETS_ENV_READ OBFUSCATION_FILE_OVER_READ_CAP
Why this grade
- NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST Low
Makes a network call whose host is not written as a fixed address.
clients/typescript/src/index.ts, line 183
response = await fetch(url, { - SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV Low
Mentions a .env file.
docs/operations.md, line 17
1. Copy `.env.example` to `.env` and set the public reverse proxy separately. - SECRETS_ENV_READ Note
Reads an environment variable whose name contains KEY, SECRET, TOKEN, PASSWORD or CREDENTIAL.
src/cli.ts, line 141
const apiKey = process.env["GEMINI_API_KEY"] ?? ""; - OBFUSCATION_FILE_OVER_READ_CAP Note
A file was over the read cap and was not fully read.
eval/gold-pool-expanded.csv, line 1
"query","document_id","existing_grade","new_grade","in_pool_by","source_type","title","excerpt","url"
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
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
clients/typescript/src/index.ts, line 183
response = await fetch(url, {
examples/rest.sh, line 2
# ERX REST examples - curl calls against the public Egypt Research API.
examples/rest.sh, line 13
curl -fsS -G "${API}/search" \
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examples/rest.sh, line 20
curl -fsS "${API}/documents/1"
examples/rest.sh, line 24
curl -fsS "${API}/coverage"
examples/rest.sh, line 28
curl -fsS -G "${API}/live/data" \
examples/rest.sh, line 35
curl -fsS -G "${BASE}/export" \
examples/rest.sh, line 42
# curl -fsS "${API}/coverage" | jq .
Dockerfile, line 37
CMD node -e "fetch('http://127.0.0.1:8000/readyz').then(r=>{if(!r.ok)process.exit(1)}).catch(()=>process.exit(1))"
Secrets
Concern
reads a credential or environment file.
SECRETS_ENV_READ SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV
src/cli.ts, line 141
const apiKey = process.env["GEMINI_API_KEY"] ?? "";
.dockerignore, line 9
*.db
docs/operations.md, line 17
1. Copy `.env.example` to `.env` and set the public reverse proxy separately.
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.gitignore, line 11
*.db-*
.npmignore, line 6
.github/
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
eval/gold-pool-expanded.csv, line 1
"query","document_id","existing_grade","new_grade","in_pool_by","source_type","title","excerpt","url"
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 af7a47cf90e0. 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:
github.com
Commit graded: af7a47cf90e0782ac25362d6d95627acd6fdeed5
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