Grades are a hygiene check, not a security guarantee.

MCP, MCP server

Linkedin Mcp Server

Linkedin Mcp Server, an MCP server listed in the PlugVet directory.

Compatibility: Not stated.

Grade C

One Medium finding. Read the report before installing.

Graded by PlugVetRubric v2

Not a guarantee. A hygiene check of the source at the commit shown, not a security audit.

PERMISSION_SHELL_UNDECLARED

Why this grade

  • PERMISSION_SHELL_UNDECLARED Medium

    Runs shell commands that the manifest or description does not mention.

    src/linkedin_mcp/application/shared_runtime.py, line 69 def __init__(self, broker: subprocess.Popen[bytes]) -> None:

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

    Concern

    requests shell access. No manifest field names shell or command execution.

    PERMISSION_SHELL_UNDECLARED

    src/linkedin_mcp/application/shared_runtime.py, line 69

    def __init__(self, broker: subprocess.Popen[bytes]) -> None:

    src/linkedin_mcp/application/shared_runtime.py, line 279

    process = subprocess.Popen(

    src/linkedin_mcp/application/shared_runtime.py, line 310

    broker = subprocess.Popen(

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    src/linkedin_mcp/browser/bootstrap.py, line 138

    result = subprocess.run(

    .github/workflows/publish.yml, line 88

    subprocess.check_output(

  • Install and update

    Pass

    No install-time script found, and dependencies are pinned or absent.

  • Network

    Pass

    No network call found.

  • Secrets

    Concern

    reads a credential or environment file.

    SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV

    src/linkedin_mcp/config.py, line 40

    env_file=".env",

    .dockerignore, line 3

    .venv

    .dockerignore, line 4

    .env

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    .gitignore, line 4

    *.log

    .gitignore, line 5

    .env

    .gitignore, line 7

    !.env.example

    AGENTS.md, line 25

    database credentials, API tokens, or `.env` files.

    docs/CONFIGURATION.md, line 10

    entry. A source checkout can also use an uncommitted `.env` file based on

  • 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 0027edc4eba3. requests shell access. No manifest field names shell or command execution. reads a credential or environment file.

Date and source

Date checked:

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github.com

Commit graded: 0027edc4eba3398a19173680f1063e9d7cdfa2a6

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