MCP, MCP server
Obsidian Mcp Plugin
High-performance Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Obsidian that provides AI tools with direct vault access through semantic operations and HTTP transport.
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 945996ab98aa, unchanged since the check below.
OBFUSCATION_ENCODED_BLOB
Why this grade
- OBFUSCATION_ENCODED_BLOB Medium
Contains a long base64 shaped string in a file that should be readable.
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
docs/scripts/adr, line 116
result = subprocess.run(
docs/scripts/adr, line 125
result = subprocess.run(
docs/scripts/adr, line 377
return subprocess.run(cmd, shell=True).returncode
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
test-concurrent.js, line 81
const req = http.request(options, (res) => {
mcpb/server.js, line 67
const response = await fetch(MCP_URL, {
mcpb/server.js, line 89
return await fetch(MCP_URL, {
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mcpb/server.js, line 275
await fetch(MCP_URL, {
scripts/scorecard.mjs, line 107
const res = await fetch(URL, { headers: { 'User-Agent': 'obsidian-mcp-scorecard/1' } });
src/security/http-auth.ts, line 92
// lets `curl -u anything:KEY` work. Slicing after the FIRST colon (rather
docs/architecture/core/ADR-109-outbound-web-fetch-is-off-by-default-and-range-filtered-when-enabled.md, line 14
`system.fetch_web` (src/tools/fetch.ts) calls `window.fetch(args.url)` with no
docs/architecture/core/ADR-109-outbound-web-fetch-is-off-by-default-and-range-filtered-when-enabled.md, line 147
- The validator adds a DNS resolution to every enabled fetch (negligible next
Secrets
Concern
reads a credential or environment file.
SECRETS_ENV_READ SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV
mcpb/server.js, line 7
const API_KEY = process.env.MCP_API_KEY || '';
.gitignore, line 62
# dotenv environment variable files
.gitignore, line 63
.env
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.gitignore, line 64
.env.development.local
.gitignore, line 65
.env.test.local
.gitignore, line 66
.env.production.local
Agent instructions
Pass
No instruction to ignore earlier instructions or to hide a step.
Obfuscation
Concern
contains an encoded blob in a file that should be readable.
OBFUSCATION_ENCODED_BLOB
package-lock.json, line 1
{
src/main.ts, line 2061
img.src = 'data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD/2wBDABcQERQRDhcUEhQaGBcbIjklIh8fIkYyNSk5UkhXVVFIUE5bZoNvW2F8Yk5QcptzfIeLkpSSWG2grJ+OqoOPko3/2wBDARgaGiIeIkMlJUONXlBejY
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 945996ab98aa. requests shell access. The manifest names this permission. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. reads a credential or environment file. contains an encoded blob in a file that should be readable.
Date and source
Date checked:
github.com
Commit graded: 945996ab98aae729156d6919456df2b2d78c2dbd
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