Grades are a hygiene check, not a security guarantee.

MCP, MCP server

Search1Api Mcp

Web search, news, page crawl, sitemap, and trending topics via Search1API.

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 28f23780c65c, unchanged since the check below.

NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER SECRETS_ENV_READ OBFUSCATION_FILE_OVER_READ_CAP

Why this grade

  • NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST Low

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

    src/api.ts, line 27 const response = await fetch(url, {

  • SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV Low

    Mentions a .env file.

    src/config.ts, line 10 // If not found in env, try loading from .env file in project root as fallback

  • INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER Note

    Documentation shows an installer that pipes a download into a shell.

    .cursor/rules/mcp-rule.mdc, line 4338 curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

  • SECRETS_ENV_READ Note

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

    scripts/serve-render-results-fixture.mjs, line 4 process.env.SEARCH1API_KEY = '

  • OBFUSCATION_FILE_OVER_READ_CAP Note

    A file was over the read cap and was not fully read.

    .windsurfrules, line 1 # Example Clients

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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

    Note

    The docs document an installer that pipes a download into a shell.

    INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER

    .cursor/rules/mcp-rule.mdc, line 4338

    curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

    .windsurfrules, line 4333

    curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

  • Network

    Concern

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

    NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST

    src/api.ts, line 27

    const response = await fetch(url, {

    src/http.ts, line 74

    const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/usage`, {

    .cursor/rules/mcp-rule.mdc, line 4735

    const response = await fetch(url, { headers });

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    .windsurfrules, line 4730

    const response = await fetch(url, { headers });

  • Secrets

    Concern

    reads a credential or environment file.

    SECRETS_ENV_READ SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV

    scripts/serve-render-results-fixture.mjs, line 4

    process.env.SEARCH1API_KEY = '

    src/config.ts, line 7

    let API_KEY = process.env.SEARCH1API_KEY;

    src/config.ts, line 10

    // If not found in env, try loading from .env file in project root as fallback

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    src/config.ts, line 12

    log('SEARCH1API_KEY not found in environment, attempting to load from .env file in project root...');

    src/config.ts, line 16

    const projectRootEnvPath = join(__dirname, '../.env');

    src/config.ts, line 18

    log(`Attempting to load .env from: ${projectRootEnvPath}`);

    src/config.ts, line 22

    log(`Failed to load .env from ${projectRootEnvPath}: ${result.error.message}`);

    src/config.ts, line 27

    log(`.env file found at ${projectRootEnvPath}, but SEARCH1API_KEY was not inside.`);

    .cursor/rules/mcp-rule.mdc, line 2653

    * Always use absolute paths in your configuration and `.env` files to ensure reliable operation

    .cursor/rules/mcp-rule.mdc, line 3317

    Create a `.env` file to store it:

  • 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.

    OBFUSCATION_FILE_OVER_READ_CAP

    .windsurfrules, line 1

    # Example Clients

    .cursor/rules/mcp-rule.mdc, line 1

    ---

  • 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 28f23780c65c. The docs document an installer that pipes a download into a shell. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. reads a credential or environment file. a file was over the read cap and was not fully read.

Date and source

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Commit graded: 28f23780c65ce00bf22f4d01e428a5333ee8363a

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