Grades are a hygiene check, not a security guarantee.

MCP, MCP server

io.github.SMABoundless/orcid

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides tools for searching the ORCID registry, reading researcher profiles, retrieving publications, and exporting citations in RIS and BibTeX formats.

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.

Rescanned at commit 26bb2f5834b2, unchanged since the check below.

INSTALL_UNPINNED SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV SECRETS_ENV_READ

Why this grade

  • INSTALL_UNPINNED Low

    Dependencies use a range or git URL with no lockfile.

    requirements.txt, line 1 mcp

  • SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV Low

    Mentions a .env file.

    README.md, line 37 cp .env.example .env

  • SECRETS_ENV_READ Note

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

    server.py, line 20 CLIENT_SECRET = os.environ.get("ORCID_CLIENT_SECRET", "")

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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

    dependencies are not pinned.

    INSTALL_UNPINNED

    requirements.txt, line 1

    mcp

  • Network

    Pass

    No network call found.

  • Secrets

    Concern

    reads a credential or environment file.

    SECRETS_ENV_READ SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV

    server.py, line 20

    CLIENT_SECRET = os.environ.get("ORCID_CLIENT_SECRET", "")

    src/orcid_mcp_server/server.py, line 20

    CLIENT_SECRET = os.environ.get("ORCID_CLIENT_SECRET", "")

    README.md, line 37

    cp .env.example .env

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    .gitignore, line 3

    *.pyc

    README.md, line 38

    # Edit .env with your ORCID_CLIENT_ID and ORCID_CLIENT_SECRET

  • 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 26bb2f5834b2. dependencies are not pinned. reads a credential or environment file.

Date and source

Date checked:

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github.com

Commit graded: 26bb2f5834b21c5eb9b968bf1aec65f829049d38

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