Grades are a hygiene check, not a security guarantee.

MCP, MCP server

Pare

Pare

Compatibility: Not stated.

Grade D

Two or more Medium findings, or a High finding. Only try it in a sandbox.

Graded by PlugVetRubric v2

Not a guarantee. A hygiene check of the source at the commit shown, not a security audit.

Rescanned at commit 1548175b38ce.

INSTALL_LIFECYCLE_HOOK OBFUSCATION_ENCODED_BLOB

Why this grade

  • INSTALL_LIFECYCLE_HOOK Medium

    A package install hook (preinstall, install, postinstall or prepare) runs a script.

    package.json, line 36 prepare

  • OBFUSCATION_ENCODED_BLOB Medium

    Contains a long base64 shaped string in a file that should be readable.

    CHANGELOG.md, line 1 # Changelog

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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

    Concern

    runs a script at install time.

    INSTALL_LIFECYCLE_HOOK

    package.json, line 36

    prepare

  • Network

    Concern

    can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address.

    NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST

    benchmarks/v2/scripts/benchmark-v2-scenarios.ts, line 1071

    parityNotes: "curl headers+body vs structured JSON (status, headers, body, duration)",

    benchmarks/v2/scripts/benchmark-v2-scenarios.ts, line 1099

    parityNotes: "curl POST output vs structured JSON response",

    benchmarks/v2/scripts/benchmark-v2-scenarios.ts, line 1115

    parityNotes: "curl headers+body vs structured JSON — small response",

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    benchmarks/v2/scripts/benchmark-v2-scenarios.ts, line 1128

    parityNotes: "curl output vs structured JSON — tests header parsing",

    benchmarks/v2/scripts/benchmark-v2-scenarios.ts, line 1144

    parityNotes: "curl HEAD output vs structured JSON — headers only",

    hooks/pare-prefer-mcp.sh, line 288

    # --- curl/wget -> pare-http ---

  • Secrets

    Concern

    reads a credential or environment file.

    SECRETS_ENV_READ SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV

    packages/server-process/src/tools/run.ts, line 184

    childEnv = { ...process.env, ...env } as Record<string, string>;

    packages/shared/src/runner.ts, line 519

    env: opts?.env ? (opts.replaceEnv ? opts.env : { ...process.env, ...opts.env }) : undefined,

    .gitignore, line 9

    .env

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    docs/security/audit-2026-02-12.md, line 644

    The `.gitignore` properly excludes `.env`, `.env.*`, `.mcp.json`, and `CLAUDE.md` (which could contain local configuration).

    docs/tool-schemas/git/status.md, line 74

    .env.local

    docs/tool-schemas/git/status.md, line 94

    "untracked": [".env.local", "tmp/debug.log"],

  • 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

    CHANGELOG.md, line 1

    # Changelog

    packages/server-bun/src/tools/outdated.ts, line 1

    import type { McpServer } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/mcp.js";

    docs/tool-schemas/remote/ssh-keyscan.md, line 32

    github.com ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABgQCj7ndNxQowgcQnjshcLrqPEiiphnt+VTTvDP6mHBL9j1aNUkY4Ue1gvwnGLVlOhGeYrnZaMgRK6+PKCUXaDbC7qtbW8gIkhL7aGCsOr/C56SJMy/BCZfxd1nWzAOxSDPgVs

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    docs/tool-schemas/remote/ssh-keyscan.md, line 57

    "key": "AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABgQCj7ndNxQowgcQnjshcLrqPEiiphnt+VTTvDP6mHBL9j1aNUkY4Ue1gvwnGLVlOhGeYrnZaMgRK6+PKCUXaDbC7qtbW8gIkhL7aGCsOr/C56SJMy/BCZfxd1nWzAOxSDPgVsmerOBYfNqlt

  • 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 1548175b38ce. runs a script at install time. 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:

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Commit graded: 1548175b38ce66310ff0a13884f517852e49c014

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