Grades are a hygiene check, not a security guarantee.

MCP, MCP server

io.github.DeanWard/HAL

HAL is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides HTTP API capabilities to Large Language Models.

Compatibility: Not stated.

Grade C

One Medium finding. Read the findings 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 cc02a64c074a, unchanged since the check below.

INSTALL_LIFECYCLE_HOOK

Why this grade

  • INSTALL_LIFECYCLE_HOOK Medium

    A package install hook (preinstall, install, postinstall or prepare) runs a script.

    package.json, line 13 prepare

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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

    Concern

    runs a script at install time.

    INSTALL_LIFECYCLE_HOOK

    package.json, line 13

    prepare

  • Network

    Concern

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

    NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST

    src/index.ts, line 390

    const response = await fetch(finalUrl, {

    src/index.ts, line 502

    const response = await fetch(url);

  • Secrets

    Concern

    reads a credential or environment file.

    SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV

    .gitignore, line 17

    # Environment variables

    .gitignore, line 18

    .env

    .gitignore, line 19

    .env.local

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    .gitignore, line 20

    .env.development.local

    .gitignore, line 21

    .env.test.local

    .npmignore, line 32

    # Environment

  • 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

    package-lock.json, line 1

    {

    docs/package-lock.json, line 1

    {

  • 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 cc02a64c074a. runs a script at install time. 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: cc02a64c074ab0f205275e03add93d0fb407aa64

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