Grades are a hygiene check, not a security guarantee.

MCP, MCP server

Mcp Server Giphy

MCP Server for the Giphy API, enabling AI models to search, retrieve, and utilize GIFs from Giphy.

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 1eb052241139, unchanged since the check below.

NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER SECRETS_ENV_READ 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.

    src/service.ts, line 25 const response = await axios.get(url);

  • SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV Low

    Mentions a .env file.

    .gitignore, line 127 # dotenv environment variable files

  • INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER Note

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

    llms.txt/modelcontextprotocol.txt, line 4741 curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

  • SECRETS_ENV_READ Note

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

    src/config.test.ts, line 6 const originalApiKey = process.env.GIPHY_API_KEY;

  • OBFUSCATION_FILE_OVER_READ_CAP Note

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

    package-lock.json, line 1 {

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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

    Note

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

    INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER

    llms.txt/modelcontextprotocol.txt, line 4741

    curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

  • Network

    Concern

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

    NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST

    src/service.ts, line 25

    const response = await axios.get(url);

    src/service.ts, line 58

    const response = await axios.get(url);

    src/service.ts, line 90

    const response = await axios.get(url);

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    llms.txt/modelcontextprotocol.txt, line 5138

    const response = await fetch(url, { headers });

  • Secrets

    Concern

    reads a credential or environment file.

    SECRETS_ENV_READ SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV

    src/config.test.ts, line 6

    const originalApiKey = process.env.GIPHY_API_KEY;

    src/config.test.ts, line 10

    process.env.GIPHY_API_KEY = originalApiKey;

    .gitignore, line 127

    # dotenv environment variable files

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    src/config.ts, line 6

    export const GIPHY_API_KEY = process.env.GIPHY_API_KEY;

    .gitignore, line 128

    .env

    .gitignore, line 129

    .env.development.local

    .gitignore, line 130

    .env.test.local

    .gitignore, line 131

    .env.production.local

    .gitignore, line 263

    # Environment variables

    README.md, line 72

    Create a `.env` file with your API key:

    llms.txt/modelcontextprotocol.txt, line 2648

    * Always use absolute paths in your configuration and `.env` files to ensure reliable operation

  • 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

    package-lock.json, line 1

    {

    llms.txt/modelcontextprotocol.txt, line 1

    # Example Clients

  • Licence

    Pass

    A licence file is present (LICENSE).

  • Maintainer activity

    Note

    the latest commit is more than 365 days old.

    MAINTAINER_STALE

    No file path was stored.

    2025-05-22T08:56:03+00:00

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Note

Hygiene check of commit 1eb052241139. 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. the latest commit is more than 365 days old.

Date and source

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Commit graded: 1eb052241139f6031c759b90a88068fdf06372f0

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