Grades are a hygiene check, not a security guarantee.

MCP, MCP server

Mcp Reticle

Mcp Reticle, an MCP server listed in the PlugVet directory.

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 37b1517ea7e3, unchanged since the check below.

NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER OBFUSCATION_FILE_OVER_READ_CAP

Why this grade

  • NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST Low

    Makes a network call whose host is not written as a fixed address.

    crates/reticle-core/src/transport.rs, line 91 WebSocket(String),

  • SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV Low

    Mentions a .env file.

    .gitignore, line 25 .env

  • PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED Note

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

    packages/python/mcp_reticle/__init__.py, line 60 result = subprocess.run([str(binary)] + sys.argv[1:])

  • INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER Note

    Documentation shows an installer that pipes a download into a shell.

    scripts/install.sh, line 5 # Usage: curl -fsSL https://reticle.dev/install.sh | bash

  • OBFUSCATION_FILE_OVER_READ_CAP Note

    A file was over the read cap and was not fully read.

    frontend/package-lock.json, line 1 {

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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

    packages/python/mcp_reticle/__init__.py, line 60

    result = subprocess.run([str(binary)] + sys.argv[1:])

  • Install and update

    Note

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

    INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER

    scripts/install.sh, line 5

    # Usage: curl -fsSL https://reticle.dev/install.sh | bash

  • Network

    Concern

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

    NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST

    crates/reticle-core/src/transport.rs, line 91

    WebSocket(String),

    scripts/install.sh, line 70

    if command -v curl &> /dev/null; then

    scripts/install.sh, line 71

    curl -fsSL "$url" -o "$archive" || error "Download failed: $url"

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    scripts/install.sh, line 72

    elif command -v wget &> /dev/null; then

    scripts/install.sh, line 73

    wget -q "$url" -O "$archive" || error "Download failed: $url"

    scripts/install.sh, line 75

    error "Neither curl nor wget found. Please install one."

    scripts/mock-mcp-sse-server.py, line 10

    curl -N http://localhost:8080/events

    scripts/mock-mcp-sse-server.py, line 386

    print(f" curl -N http://localhost:{args.port}/events")

    scripts/mock-mcp-sse-server.py, line 387

    print(f" curl http://localhost:{args.port}/health")

  • Secrets

    Concern

    reads a credential or environment file.

    SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV

    .gitignore, line 24

    # Environment files

    .gitignore, line 25

    .env

    .gitignore, line 26

    .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

    frontend/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.

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Note

Hygiene check of commit 37b1517ea7e3. requests shell access. The manifest names this permission. 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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Commit graded: 37b1517ea7e3f1bf65f5ebc2d1217670f9a55698

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