MCP, MCP server
Paper Preflight
Paper Preflight, an MCP server listed in the PlugVet directory.
Compatibility: Not stated.
Grade C
One Medium finding. Read the report before installing.
Not a guarantee. A hygiene check of the source at the commit shown, not a security audit.
NETWORK_HOST_FROM_INPUT
Why this grade
- NETWORK_HOST_FROM_INPUT Medium
A file takes a URL or endpoint as input and has no fixed host list.
evals/gptzero.py, line 112
def fetch(_: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
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What was checked
Plain notes from the hygiene checks.
Permissions
Concern
can delete files.
PERMISSION_DELETE_FILES
evals/gptzero.py, line 164
changed = subprocess.run(command, capture_output=True, text=True, check=True).stdout.strip()
evals/real_papers.py, line 130
out = subprocess.run(
evals/run_badalova_mayr.py, line 88
out = subprocess.run(
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space/runner.py, line 179
shutil.rmtree(folder, ignore_errors=True)
src/paper_preflight/tex/cites.py, line 174
kind = commands.get(name)
Install and update
Pass
No install-time script found, and dependencies are pinned or absent.
Network
Serious
accepts a host from input, with no fixed list in this file.
NETWORK_HOST_FROM_INPUT
evals/gptzero.py, line 112
def fetch(_: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
evals/gptzero.py, line 116
content = http.get(SHEET.format(sheet)).raise_for_status().content
evals/pdf_agreement.py, line 86
response = http.get(PDF_URL + arxiv_id)
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evals/real_papers.py, line 149
response = http.get(url, **kwargs)
evals/support_gold.py, line 209
def fetch() -> None:
space/runner.py, line 105
return arxiv_source.fetch(identifier, folder / identifier.replace("/", "_"))
src/paper_preflight/arxiv_source.py, line 43
def fetch(identifier: str, folder: Path, client: httpx.Client | None = None) -> Path:
src/paper_preflight/arxiv_source.py, line 48
response = http.get(EPRINT + identifier)
src/paper_preflight/resolve.py, line 738
found = await asyncio.gather(*(fetch(doi) for doi in wanted))
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
Note
a file was over the read cap and was not fully read. the file cap was reached before every file was read.
OBFUSCATION_FILE_OVER_READ_CAP OBFUSCATION_FILE_CAP_REACHED
uv.lock, line 1
version = 1
evals/real_papers_review.toml, line 1
# Manual review of every warning and error that evals/real_papers.py raised on real papers.
evals/support_gold.toml, line 1
# Citation-support gold set (evals/support_gold.py): claims from CC BY, CC BY-SA and
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tests/fixtures/museum/fp-alice2008.json, line 1
{"bib":"@article{ALICE2008,\n author = {K. Aamodt and A. Abrahantes Quintana and R. Acosta and others},\n collaboration = {ALICE},\n title = {The ALICE experiment at the CERN LH
tests/fixtures/museum/fp-atlas2008.json, line 1
{"bib":"@article{ATLAS2008,\n author = {G. Aad and B. Abbott and J. Abdallah and others},\n collaboration = {ATLAS},\n title = {The ATLAS Experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Col
tests/fixtures/museum/fp-chen2018sway.json, line 1
{"bib":"@article{chen2018sway,\n title = {“Sampling” as a baseline optimizer for search-based software engineering},\n author = {Chen, Jianfeng and Nair, Vivek and Krishna, Rahul
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 287e407311bb. can delete files. accepts a host from input, with no fixed list in this file. a file was over the read cap and was not fully read. the file cap was reached before every file was read.
Date and source
Date checked:
github.com
Commit graded: 287e407311bbce7f12196a3889318d2f4e4aa65f
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