MCP, MCP server
Mcp Youtube Transcript
A TypeScript Model Context Protocol server that retrieves YouTube transcripts for Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline, Codex, and other MCP-compatible clients.
Compatibility: Not stated.
Grade C
One Medium finding. Read the findings before installing.
Not a guarantee. A hygiene check of the source at the commit shown, not a security audit.
Rescanned at commit 5f0a92bdb2a7, unchanged since the check below.
SECRETS_PATH_CREDENTIAL
Why this grade
- SECRETS_PATH_CREDENTIAL Medium
Mentions a credential store path (~/.ssh, id_rsa, .npmrc, .aws/credentials, credentials.json, .netrc).
.gitignore, line 135
.*-server-credentials.json
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
Pass
No shell or command execution found, and no extra permission was declared.
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
src/youtube.ts, line 397
const response = await fetch(
src/youtube.ts, line 417
const response = await fetch(url, options);
Secrets
Concern
reads a credential or environment file.
SECRETS_PATH_CREDENTIAL SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV
.dockerignore, line 27
# Environment variables
.dockerignore, line 28
.env
.gitignore, line 135
.*-server-credentials.json
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.gitignore, line 75
# dotenv environment variable files
.gitignore, line 76
.env
.gitignore, line 77
.env.development.local
.gitignore, line 78
.env.test.local
.gitignore, line 79
.env.production.local
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 5f0a92bdb2a7. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. reads a credential or environment file.
Date and source
Date checked:
github.com
Commit graded: 5f0a92bdb2a770b940715d0b5d8e69483d5aa2b6
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