MCP, MCP server
stipend.sh
stipend.sh, 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.
Not a guarantee. A hygiene check of the source at the commit shown, not a security audit.
Rescanned at commit d74a1e8bdeb9, unchanged since the check below.
INSTALL_UNPINNED NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST NETWORK_UNNAMED_HOST PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER
Why this grade
- INSTALL_UNPINNED Low
Dependencies use a range or git URL with no lockfile.
FOR_YOUR_HUMAN.md, line 73
curl -sL https://stipend.sh/install | sh - NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST Low
Makes a network call whose host is not written as a fixed address.
SKILL.md, line 128
src = urllib.request.urlopen("https://stipend.sh/install.py").read().decode() - NETWORK_UNNAMED_HOST Low
Calls a fixed host that the description does not name.
SKILL.md, line 128
src = urllib.request.urlopen("https://stipend.sh/install.py").read().decode() - PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED Note
Runs shell commands, and the manifest or description says so.
build.py, line 45
return subprocess.run(cmd, cwd=HERE, capture_output=True, text=True) - INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER Note
Documentation shows an installer that pipes a download into a shell.
FOR_YOUR_HUMAN.md, line 73
curl -sL https://stipend.sh/install | sh
Any High, or two or more Medium findings, give D. One Medium gives C. Low findings or a security Note give B. Each code names a finding behind the letter.
Grades are a hygiene check of the source at the commit shown, on the date checked, not a security audit or a guarantee. The free directory grades are automated. Before release, a PlugVet engineer reviews every paid report and any grade we hold back, including all F grades, against the source code and the evidence we quote.
What was checked
Plain notes from the hygiene checks.
Permissions
Note
requests shell access. The manifest names this permission.
PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED
build.py, line 45
return subprocess.run(cmd, cwd=HERE, capture_output=True, text=True)
build.py, line 72
r = subprocess.run([sys.executable, "-c",
publish.py, line 108
r = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True)
Install and update
Concern
dependencies are not pinned. The docs document an installer that pipes a download into a shell.
INSTALL_UNPINNED INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER
FOR_YOUR_HUMAN.md, line 73
curl -sL https://stipend.sh/install | sh
SKILL.md, line 107
| Shell, and it runs where your files are | `curl -sL https://stipend.sh/install \| sh` |
SKILL.md, line 251
> curl -sL https://stipend.sh/install | sh
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SKILL.md, line 37
curl -sL https://stipend.sh/install | sh
SKILL.md, line 95
curl -sL https://stipend.sh/install | sh
requirements.txt, line 1
eth-account>=0.13.0
agent.json, line 27
"curl -sL https://stipend.sh/install | sh",
llms.txt, line 21
curl -sL https://stipend.sh/install | sh
llms.txt, line 76
`curl -sL https://stipend.sh/install | sh`
Network
Concern
can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. can reach api.example.com. The description does not name that host.
NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST NETWORK_UNNAMED_HOST
SKILL.md, line 128
src = urllib.request.urlopen("https://stipend.sh/install.py").read().decode()
SKILL.md, line 205
src = urllib.request.urlopen("https://stipend.sh/address.py").read().decode()
build.py, line 128
print(" curl -s https://stipend.sh/stipend.tar.gz | sha256sum")
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publish.py, line 122
with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=60) as r:
stipend/affiliate.py, line 45
with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=25) as r:
stipend/affiliate.py, line 60
with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=25) as r:
stipend/chain.py, line 34
with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=RPC_TIMEOUT) as resp:
stipend/cli.py, line 530
"how": "curl -sL https://stipend.sh/stipend.tar.gz | tar xz",
stipend/cli.py, line 635
body = x402.fetch(url, method="POST", confirmed=args.confirm)
stipend/lounge.py, line 70
with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=30) as r:
stipend/relay.py, line 80
with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=45) as r:
stipend/selftest.py, line 306
# The reader is useless if nothing hands it the headers. fetch() is a
agent.json, line 41
"python": "import urllib.request; src=urllib.request.urlopen('https://stipend.sh/install.py').read().decode(); ns={'__name__':'i'}; exec(src, ns); ns['main']()"
agent.json, line 46
"python": "import urllib.request; src=urllib.request.urlopen('https://stipend.sh/address.py').read().decode(); ns={'__name__':'a'}; exec(src, ns); ns['main']()"
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
Pass
No encoded or minified payload found.
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 d74a1e8bdeb9. requests shell access. The manifest names this permission. dependencies are not pinned. The docs document an installer that pipes a download into a shell. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. can reach api.example.com. The description does not name that host.
Date and source
Date checked:
github.com
Commit graded: d74a1e8bdeb951f5a99628ce92776c194e294daf
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