Grades are a hygiene check, not a security guarantee.

MCP, MCP server

engram

Local-first memory for AI agents, stored as markdown you can inspect.

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.

NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST NETWORK_UNNAMED_HOST SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV 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/core/src/embeddings.ts, line 65 const res = await fetch("https://api.openai.com/v1/embeddings", {

  • NETWORK_UNNAMED_HOST Low

    Calls a fixed host that the description does not name.

    packages/core/src/embeddings.ts, line 65 const res = await fetch("https://api.openai.com/v1/embeddings", {

  • SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV Low

    Mentions a .env file.

    packages/cli/src/index.ts, line 50 // Load a .env (vault root, then cwd) so an embedding key need not be exported.

  • SECRETS_ENV_READ Note

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

    packages/cli/src/index.ts, line 277 if (!process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY) {

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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 api.openai.com. The description does not name that host. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address.

    NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST NETWORK_UNNAMED_HOST

    packages/core/src/embeddings.ts, line 65

    const res = await fetch("https://api.openai.com/v1/embeddings", {

    packages/panel/src/api.ts, line 143

    const res = await fetch(path, {

    scripts/smoke.mjs, line 107

    const response = await fetch(url, { signal: AbortSignal.timeout(5_000) });

  • Secrets

    Concern

    reads a credential or environment file.

    SECRETS_ENV_READ SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV

    packages/cli/src/index.ts, line 50

    // Load a .env (vault root, then cwd) so an embedding key need not be exported.

    packages/cli/src/index.ts, line 271

    .description("Build the embedding index for hybrid search (needs OPENAI_API_KEY in .env or env)")

    packages/cli/src/index.ts, line 277

    if (!process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY) {

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    packages/cli/src/index.ts, line 278

    console.error(pc.red("OPENAI_API_KEY is not set. Put it in a .env at the vault root (keep it out of git), e.g. OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-..."));

    packages/core/src/embeddings.ts, line 63

    const key = process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY;

    packages/core/src/env.ts, line 2

    * Minimal .env loader (no dependency). Reads `KEY=value` lines from a `.env`

    packages/core/src/env.ts, line 5

    * the optional embedding layer) can live in a gitignored `.env` rather than the

    packages/core/src/env.ts, line 6

    * shell. Engram never reads or writes a `.env` unless a consumer calls this.

    packages/core/src/env.ts, line 12

    /** Load `.env` from each given directory (first value wins; existing env wins over all). */

    packages/core/src/env.ts, line 15

    const path = join(dir, ".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.

Note

Hygiene check of commit 8afb2072709f. can reach api.openai.com. The description does not name that host. 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: 8afb2072709f697cc777713522bf47324055eff3

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