Grades are a hygiene check, not a security guarantee.

MCP, MCP server

Serpapi Mcp

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation that integrates with SerpApi for comprehensive search engine results and data extraction.

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 961f5f8793f5, unchanged since the check below.

SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED SECRETS_ENV_READ OBFUSCATION_FILE_OVER_READ_CAP

Why this grade

  • SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV Low

    Mentions a .env file.

    mcpb/build.py, line 65 ".env",

  • PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED Note

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

    mcpb/build.py, line 82 return subprocess.run(cmd, check=True, **kwargs) # type: ignore[call-overload]

  • SECRETS_ENV_READ Note

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

    src/mcp_components/tools.py, line 252 api_key = os.getenv("SERPAPI_API_KEY")

  • 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

    mcpb/build.py, line 82

    return subprocess.run(cmd, check=True, **kwargs) # type: ignore[call-overload]

    mcpb/build.py, line 120

    listing = subprocess.run(

    mcpb/build.py, line 223

    def mcp_handshake(proc: subprocess.Popen) -> tuple[dict, list[str]]:

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    mcpb/build.py, line 294

    proc = subprocess.Popen(

    scripts/bump_version.py, line 29

    subprocess.run(

  • Install and update

    Pass

    No install-time script found, and dependencies are pinned or absent.

  • Network

    Pass

    No network call found.

  • Secrets

    Concern

    reads a credential or environment file.

    SECRETS_ENV_READ SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV

    mcpb/build.py, line 65

    ".env",

    src/mcp_components/tools.py, line 252

    api_key = os.getenv("SERPAPI_API_KEY")

    .gitignore, line 128

    # Environments

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    .gitignore, line 129

    .env

    .gitignore, line 131

    !.env.example

    .mcpbignore, line 26

    # Local configuration and editor state

    .mcpbignore, line 27

    .env

  • 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 961f5f8793f5. requests shell access. The manifest names this permission. 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: 961f5f8793f59cd982ea9a333b01e856c7a4de9d

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