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Mcp Zotero

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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 ed1f44bf4145, unchanged since the check below.

NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV SECRETS_ENV_READ

Why this grade

  • NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST Low

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

    scripts/run-agent.mjs, line 101 const res = await fetch(url, {

  • SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV Low

    Mentions a .env file.

    .gitignore, line 10 .env

  • SECRETS_ENV_READ Note

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

    src/server.ts, line 61 const apiKey = process.env.ZOTERO_API_KEY || "";

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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

    scripts/run-agent.mjs, line 101

    const res = await fetch(url, {

    src/tools/find-and-attach-pdfs.test.ts, line 288

    // Collection items fetch (via fetchAllPages - needs getTotalResults)

    src/utils/timeouts.ts, line 56

    * fetch() with a bound. The signal stays attached to the response, so reading the body is bounded

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    src/utils/timeouts.ts, line 61

    return await fetch(url, { ...init, signal: timeoutSignal(timeoutMs, init.signal) });

  • Secrets

    Concern

    reads a credential or environment file.

    SECRETS_ENV_READ SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV

    scripts/run-agent.mjs, line 52

    const out = { ...env, ...extra };

    src/server.ts, line 61

    const apiKey = process.env.ZOTERO_API_KEY || "";

    .gitignore, line 10

    .env

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    src/__mocks__/setup.ts, line 4

    process.env.ZOTERO_API_KEY = "

    src/tools/add-items-by-doi.ts, line 104

    const apiKey = process.env.ZOTERO_API_KEY;

    src/tools/find-and-attach-pdfs.ts, line 54

    const apiKey = process.env.ZOTERO_API_KEY;

    src/tools/get-item-fulltext.ts, line 35

    const apiKey = process.env.ZOTERO_API_KEY;

    src/tools/import-pdf-to-zotero.ts, line 54

    const apiKey = process.env.ZOTERO_API_KEY;

    src/tools/library-routing.test.ts, line 63

    process.env.ZOTERO_API_KEY = "

    .gitignore, line 9

    # Environment variables

    .gitignore, line 11

    .env.local

    .gitignore, line 45

    # API keys and secrets

    .npmignore, line 35

    # Env & secrets

    scripts/smoke-stdio.mjs, line 106

    env: { PATH: process.env.PATH, ZOTERO_API_KEY: "smoke-fake-key", SMOKE_LIBRARY_PREFIX: prefix, ...env },

  • 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 ed1f44bf4145. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. reads a credential or environment file.

Date and source

Date checked:

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github.com

Commit graded: ed1f44bf4145524b302abc0e58df01d22ce4d678

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