Grades are a hygiene check, not a security guarantee.

MCP, MCP server

io.github.arxivsub/arxivsub-mcp

An MCP server for arXivSub — search arXiv and the top AI / CV / ML / robotics / NLP conferences, follow any paper to its related work, build research analytics, and manage a personal library, straight from yo

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 SECRETS_PATH_UNCONFIRMED SECRETS_ENV_READ

Why this grade

  • NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST Low

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

    src/index.ts, line 58 resp = await fetch(API_URL, {

  • SECRETS_PATH_UNCONFIRMED Low

    The Secrets check reports a credential or environment file, but no quoted line shows a recognisable path.

    probe.mjs, line 14 if (!process.env.ARXIVSUB_SKILL_KEY) {

  • SECRETS_ENV_READ Note

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

    probe.mjs, line 14 if (!process.env.ARXIVSUB_SKILL_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 a host that is not written as a fixed address.

    NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST

    src/index.ts, line 58

    resp = await fetch(API_URL, {

    supabase/functions/mcp/index.ts, line 209

    resp = await fetch(GATEWAY_URL, {

  • Secrets

    Concern

    reads a credential or environment file.

    SECRETS_ENV_READ SECRETS_PATH_UNCONFIRMED

    probe.mjs, line 14

    if (!process.env.ARXIVSUB_SKILL_KEY) {

    probe.mjs, line 22

    env: { PATH: process.env.PATH ?? "", ARXIVSUB_SKILL_KEY: process.env.ARXIVSUB_SKILL_KEY },

    src/index.ts, line 44

    return (process.env.ARXIVSUB_SKILL_KEY || "").trim();

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    .gitignore, line 3

    *.log

  • 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 b07c8d4cbfb0. 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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github.com

Commit graded: b07c8d4cbfb0352dd3401e185a710e03cb67560a

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