Grades are a hygiene check, not a security guarantee.

MCP, MCP server

markitdown_mcp_server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that converts various file formats to Markdown using the MarkItDown utility.

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 5cf1f29034a3, unchanged since the check below.

PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED

Why this grade

  • PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED Note

    Runs shell commands, and the manifest or description says so.

    src/markitdown_mcp_server/__init__.py, line 8 os.system("notify-send 'Parseer server started'")

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What was checked

Plain notes from the hygiene checks.

  • Permissions

    Note

    requests shell access. The manifest names this permission.

    PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED

    src/markitdown_mcp_server/__init__.py, line 8

    os.system("notify-send 'Parseer server started'")

  • Install and update

    Pass

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

  • Network

    Pass

    No network call found.

  • Secrets

    Pass

    No read of a credential file or secret environment variable found.

  • 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 5cf1f29034a3. requests shell access. The manifest names this permission.

Date and source

Date checked:

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github.com

Commit graded: 5cf1f29034a35d68888b6e9b5fd46831cb30befd

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