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Mcp Socket Houdini
Local MCP bridge for Side Effects Houdini — the Houdini branch of the mcp-socket family.
Compatibility: Not stated.
Grade B
Minor issues only, no Medium or High. Worth a quick look at the findings below before installing.
Not a guarantee. A hygiene check of the source at the commit shown, not a security audit.
PERMISSION_DELETE_FILES NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST
Why this grade
- PERMISSION_DELETE_FILES Low
Contains a call that can delete files.
houdini_mcp_server.py, line 305
os.remove(path) - NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST Low
Makes a network call whose host is not written as a fixed address.
houdini_mcp.py, line 40
with socket.create_connection(("127.0.0.1", port), timeout=_CALL_TIMEOUT) as sock:
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What was checked
Plain notes from the hygiene checks.
Permissions
Concern
can delete files.
PERMISSION_DELETE_FILES
houdini_mcp_server.py, line 305
os.remove(path)
houdini_mcp_server.py, line 797
os.remove(os.path.join(_registry_dir(), "pid_%d.json" % os.getpid()))
houdini_mcp_server.py, line 1044
os.remove(path)
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test_headless.py, line 81
os.remove(tmp)
Install and update
Pass
No install-time script found, and dependencies are pinned or absent.
Network
Concern
can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address.
NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST
houdini_mcp.py, line 40
with socket.create_connection(("127.0.0.1", port), timeout=_CALL_TIMEOUT) as sock:
test_headless.py, line 23
s = socket.create_connection(("127.0.0.1", PORT), timeout=timeout)
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.
Note
Hygiene check of commit 7ac810670d67. can delete files. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address.
Date and source
Date checked:
github.com
Commit graded: 7ac810670d67484cfab122b25449f3150fdce0a5
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