Grades are a hygiene check, not a security guarantee.

MCP, MCP server

searxNcrawl

searxNcrawl, an MCP server listed in the PlugVet directory.

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 1717f209a845, unchanged since the check below.

NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED 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.

    scripts/test-extended.sh, line 49 curl -sS -D "$INIT_RESPONSE_HEADERS" -o "$INIT_RESPONSE_BODY" \

  • SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV Low

    Mentions a .env file.

    crawler/cli.py, line 14 from .env import load_config

  • PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED Note

    Runs shell commands, and the manifest or description says so.

    crawler/setup.py, line 210 result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True)

  • SECRETS_ENV_READ Note

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

    crawler/search_orchestrator.py, line 86 password = os.getenv("SEARXNG_PASSWORD", "").strip()

  • OBFUSCATION_FILE_OVER_READ_CAP Note

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

    uv.lock, line 1 version = 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

    crawler/setup.py, line 210

    result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True)

  • 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/test-extended.sh, line 49

    curl -sS -D "$INIT_RESPONSE_HEADERS" -o "$INIT_RESPONSE_BODY" \

    scripts/test-extended.sh, line 72

    RESPONSE=$(curl -sS \

    scripts/test-extended.sh, line 153

    TOOLS_RESPONSE=$(curl -sS \

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    scripts/test-realworld.sh, line 32

    curl -sS -D "$INIT_RESPONSE_HEADERS" -o "$INIT_RESPONSE_BODY" \

    scripts/test-realworld.sh, line 52

    curl -sS \

  • Secrets

    Concern

    reads a credential or environment file.

    SECRETS_ENV_READ SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV

    crawler/cli.py, line 14

    from .env import load_config

    crawler/env.py, line 1

    """Shared environment / .env configuration loading.

    crawler/search_orchestrator.py, line 86

    password = os.getenv("SEARXNG_PASSWORD", "").strip()

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    crawler/env.py, line 5

    ``~/.config/searxncrawl/.env`` is respected everywhere.

    crawler/env.py, line 8

    1. ``.env`` in the current working directory

    crawler/env.py, line 9

    2. ``~/.config/searxncrawl/.env``

    crawler/env.py, line 11

    If neither exists and ``.env.example`` is found in the package root,

    crawler/env.py, line 12

    it is copied to ``~/.config/searxncrawl/.env`` as a starting template.

    crawler/env.py, line 25

    CONFIG_ENV_FILE = CONFIG_DIR / ".env"

    crawler/search_orchestrator.py, line 107

    api_key = os.getenv("YDC_API_KEY", "").strip()

    crawler/setup.py, line 299

    key = os.environ.get("YDC_API_KEY", "")

  • 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

    uv.lock, line 1

    version = 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 1717f209a845. 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. a file was over the read cap and was not fully read.

Date and source

Date checked:

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Commit graded: 1717f209a845abbf6503131d2badc35df8625d46

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