Grades are a hygiene check, not a security guarantee.

MCP, MCP server

Log Essence

Extract the essence of your logs for LLM analysis.

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/log_essence/cli.py, line 76 return subprocess.call(cmd, env=env)

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/log_essence/cli.py, line 76

    return subprocess.call(cmd, env=env)

    src/log_essence/discover.py, line 184

    result = subprocess.run(

    src/log_essence/server.py, line 1178

    result = subprocess.run(

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    src/log_essence/server.py, line 1225

    result = subprocess.run(

    src/log_essence/server.py, line 1347

    result = subprocess.run(

    src/log_essence/server.py, line 1394

    result = subprocess.run(

    src/log_essence/server.py, line 1585

    result = subprocess.run(

    src/log_essence/demo/compose.py, line 228

    subprocess.run(

  • Install and update

    Note

    The docs document an installer that pipes a download into a shell.

    INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER

    install.sh, line 3

    # Usage: curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Apsion/log-essence/main/install.sh | sh

  • Network

    Concern

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

    NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST

    src/log_essence/server.py, line 1611

    lines_limit: Maximum number of lines to fetch (default: 1000)

  • Secrets

    Concern

    reads a credential or environment file.

    SECRETS_ENV_READ SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV

    src/log_essence/demo/cli.py, line 10

    # Load .env file if present (for TTS/Whisper/FFmpeg API configuration)

    src/log_essence/demo/tts.py, line 45

    self.api_key = api_key or os.environ.get("LOG_ESSENCE_TTS_API_KEY") or ""

    src/log_essence/demo/tts.py, line 148

    self.api_key = api_key or os.environ.get("LOG_ESSENCE_WHISPER_API_KEY") or ""

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    src/log_essence/demo/tts.py, line 233

    self.api_key = api_key or os.environ.get("LOG_ESSENCE_FFMPEG_API_KEY") or ""

    .env.example, line 2

    # Copy this file to .env and fill in your values

    .gitignore, line 50

    # Environment variables (keep .env.example, ignore actual .env)

    .gitignore, line 51

    .env

    .gitignore, line 52

    .env.local

  • 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

    uv.lock, line 1

    version = 1

  • 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 b463669c10ff. requests shell access. No manifest field names shell or command execution. The docs document an installer that pipes a download into a shell. 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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github.com

Commit graded: b463669c10ffebb916372c0e7a780941c9824930

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