MCP, MCP server
Synapse Ai
Synapse Ai, an MCP server listed in the PlugVet directory.
Compatibility: Not stated.
Grade D
Two or more Medium findings, or a High finding. Only try it in a sandbox.
Not a guarantee. A hygiene check of the source at the commit shown, not a security audit.
Rescanned at commit 9ee485d09068, unchanged since the check below.
INSTALL_REMOTE_SCRIPT SECRETS_PATH_CREDENTIAL
Why this grade
- INSTALL_REMOTE_SCRIPT Medium
Fetches a script from the network and runs it (a pipe to a shell, or an install hook with a URL).
setup.py, line 607
f'{curl} -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh', - SECRETS_PATH_CREDENTIAL Medium
Mentions a credential store path (~/.ssh, id_rsa, .npmrc, .aws/credentials, credentials.json, .netrc).
setup.py, line 57
CREDENTIALS_FILE = os.path.join(DATA_DIR, "credentials.json")
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What was checked
Plain notes from the hygiene checks.
Permissions
Concern
can delete files.
PERMISSION_DELETE_FILES
hatch_build.py, line 19
result = subprocess.run(["bash", str(script)], cwd=root)
launch_browser.py, line 50
subprocess.Popen([browser_cmd, f"--app={url}"])
setup.py, line 158
subprocess.check_call(["brew", "install", "node"])
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setup.py, line 173
subprocess.check_call(["curl", "-fsSL", "https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x", "-o", "nodesource_setup.sh"])
setup.py, line 174
subprocess.check_call(["sudo", "bash", "nodesource_setup.sh"])
setup.py, line 175
subprocess.check_call(["sudo", "apt-get", "install", "-y", "nodejs"])
setup.py, line 176
subprocess.check_call(["rm", "nodesource_setup.sh"])
setup.py, line 181
subprocess.check_call(["sudo", "apt-get", "update"])
setup.py, line 1708
shutil.rmtree(VENV_DIR)
setup.py, line 1762
shutil.rmtree(node_modules)
setup.py, line 2120
os.remove(pid_path)
setup.py, line 2404
os.remove(plist_path)
setup.py, line 2469
os.remove(service_path)
backend/core/mcp_client.py, line 130
os.remove(p)
backend/core/session.py, line 177
os.remove(path)
backend/core/orchestration/steps.py, line 587
shutil.rmtree(tmp_dir, ignore_errors=True)
Install and update
Serious
install fetches a script from the network. README documents an installer that pipes a download into a shell. The docs document an installer that pipes a download into a shell.
INSTALL_REMOTE_SCRIPT INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER
README.md, line 36
curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/synapseorch-ai/synapse-ai/main/setup.sh | bash
setup.py, line 607
f'{curl} -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh',
setup.py, line 612
f'{wget} -qO- https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh',
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setup.sh, line 122
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
setup.sh, line 124
wget -qO- https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
setup.sh, line 141
echo " Install manually: curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh"
backend/core/mcp_client.py, line 537
hints = {"uvx": "Install uv: curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh",
scripts/lock-deps.sh, line 32
echo " install: curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh" >&2
Network
Concern
can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address.
NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST
setup.py, line 603
curl = shutil.which("curl")
setup.py, line 604
wget = shutil.which("wget")
setup.py, line 1121
with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=8) as r:
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setup.py, line 1236
with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=8) as resp:
setup.py, line 1349
with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=30) as r:
setup.py, line 1868
urllib.request.urlopen(url, timeout=3)
setup.sh, line 121
if command -v curl &> /dev/null; then
setup.sh, line 123
elif command -v wget &> /dev/null; then
frontend/src/components/settings/ScaleTab.tsx, line 367
curl http://localhost:9000/health
synapse/cli.py, line 794
print(f" curl -X POST http://localhost:8765/api/v1/chat \\")
Secrets
Concern
reads a credential or environment file.
SECRETS_ENV_READ SECRETS_PATH_CREDENTIAL SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV
setup.py, line 22
ENV_FILE = os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, ".env")
setup.py, line 25
# Load .env BEFORE computing DATA_DIR so that setup.py and cli.py always
setup.py, line 57
CREDENTIALS_FILE = os.path.join(DATA_DIR, "credentials.json")
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setup.py, line 29
"""Minimal .env loader -- only sets vars not already in the environment."""
setup.py, line 59
# Port defaults -- read from env first so an existing .env is respected
setup.py, line 787
# Persist the data directory path into .env so cli.py and synapse start
setup.py, line 986
ok(f"credentials.json already exists at {CREDENTIALS_FILE} -- skipping.")
setup.py, line 1100
ok(f"credentials.json saved to {CREDENTIALS_FILE}")
backend/core/internal_auth.py, line 65
self.token = os.getenv("SYNAPSE_INTERNAL_TOKEN", "")
backend/core/server.py, line 384
no_token = not os.getenv("SYNAPSE_INTERNAL_TOKEN", "")
backend/core/user_auth.py, line 16
s = os.getenv("SYNAPSE_JWT_SECRET", "")
backend/core/routes/api_v2.py, line 732
token = os.getenv("METRICS_TOKEN", "")
backend/core/scale/config.py, line 96
metrics_token=os.getenv("METRICS_TOKEN", settings.get("metrics_token", "")),
backend/core/scale/config.py, line 101
s3_access_key_id=os.getenv("S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID", settings.get("s3_access_key_id", "")),
backend/core/scale/config.py, line 102
s3_secret_access_key=os.getenv("S3_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY", settings.get("s3_secret_access_key", "")),
frontend/src/proxy.ts, line 57
const internalToken = process.env.SYNAPSE_INTERNAL_TOKEN || '';
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
frontend/package-lock.json, line 1
{
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 9ee485d09068. can delete files. install fetches a script from the network. README documents an installer that pipes a download into a shell. 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
Date checked:
github.com
Commit graded: 9ee485d090689919397fa7f2025c6b2efd2bb170
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