Grades are a hygiene check, not a security guarantee.

MCP, MCP server

Trend Pulse

Agentic Trend Intelligence Platform — 37 sources, plugin system, vector search, lifecycle prediction, 6-agent content factory, web dashboard, and 29-tool MCP server.

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.

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.

    docker-compose.yml, line 38 test: ["CMD", "python3", "-c", "import socket; socket.create_connection(('127.0.0.1', 8080), 2)"]

  • SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV Low

    Mentions a .env file.

    README.md, line 383 cp .env.example .env # optional credentials, all blank by default

  • INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER Note

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

    README.md, line 20 > Paste into `.mcp.json` and you're done. Requires [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/) (`brew install uv` or `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.

    src/trend_pulse/core/scoring/hybrid.py, line 39 api_key = os.environ.get("ANTHROPIC_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

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.

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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

    README documents an installer that pipes a download into a shell.

    INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER

    README.md, line 20

    > Paste into `.mcp.json` and you're done. Requires [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/) (`brew install uv` or `curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh`).

    README.md, line 91

    > `uvx` is the Python equivalent of `npx`. It comes with [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/) - install uv with `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

    docker-compose.yml, line 38

    test: ["CMD", "python3", "-c", "import socket; socket.create_connection(('127.0.0.1', 8080), 2)"]

  • Secrets

    Concern

    reads a credential or environment file.

    SECRETS_ENV_READ SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV

    src/trend_pulse/core/scoring/hybrid.py, line 39

    api_key = os.environ.get("ANTHROPIC_API_KEY", "")

    src/trend_pulse/notifications/channels.py, line 58

    self._token = token or os.environ.get("TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN", "")

    README.md, line 383

    cp .env.example .env # optional credentials, all blank by default

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    src/trend_pulse/notifications/channels.py, line 123

    self._token = token or os.environ.get("LINE_NOTIFY_TOKEN", "")

    src/trend_pulse/plugins/sources/x_trending.py, line 49

    _BEARER = os.environ.get("X_BEARER_TOKEN", "")

    src/trend_pulse/plugins/sources/youtube_trending.py, line 38

    api_key = os.environ.get("YOUTUBE_API_KEY", "")

    src/trend_pulse/sources/browser_renderer.py, line 28

    CF_API_TOKEN = os.environ.get("CF_API_TOKEN", "")

    src/trend_pulse/sources/browser_renderer.py, line 39

    token = os.environ.get("CF_API_TOKEN", "") or CF_API_TOKEN

    src/trend_pulse/sources/browser_renderer.py, line 48

    os.environ.get("CF_API_TOKEN", "") or CF_API_TOKEN

    .dockerignore, line 4

    .venv

    .gitignore, line 6

    .venv/

    CHANGELOG.md, line 34

    - Docker images use `python:3.14-slim`. Compose drops the obsolete `version` key, publishes the MCP port on localhost only, and health-checks the port. Added `.dockerignore` and `.

    README.md, line 407

    Channels: Discord, Telegram, generic webhook, and email (SMTP). Credentials come from the environment; see [`.env.example`](.env.example). LINE Notify was shut down on 2025-03-31,

    README.md, line 735

    - Optional credentials: see [`.env.example`](.env.example)

    docker-compose.yml, line 11

    # Copy .env.example to .env and fill in optional credentials.

  • 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 5c85aae580cc. README documents 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: 5c85aae580ccf398bb65a52d1ab22b0f52ebbf5c

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