Grades are a hygiene check, not a security guarantee.

MCP, MCP server

Zotero Native Mcp

An MCP server that reads and writes your Zotero 10+ library, entirely offline.

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 SECRETS_ENV_READ

Why this grade

  • NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST Low

    Makes a network call whose host is not written as a fixed address.

    src/client.ts, line 144 response = await fetch(url, {

  • SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV Low

    Mentions a .env file.

    .dockerignore, line 11 .env

  • SECRETS_ENV_READ Note

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

    src/config.ts, line 40 apiKey: process.env.ZOTERO_LOCAL_API_KEY ?? null,

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

    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

    src/client.ts, line 144

    response = await fetch(url, {

    src/client.ts, line 274

    response = await fetch(`${this.config.baseUrl}/api/`, {

    src/client.ts, line 364

    response = await fetch(`${this.config.baseUrl}/api/local/authorize`, {

  • Secrets

    Concern

    reads a credential or environment file.

    SECRETS_ENV_READ SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV

    src/config.ts, line 40

    apiKey: process.env.ZOTERO_LOCAL_API_KEY ?? null,

    src/config.ts, line 42

    keyStorePath: process.env.ZOTERO_LOCAL_KEY_STORE ?? null,

    .dockerignore, line 11

    .env

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    .dockerignore, line 10

    *.md

    .gitignore, line 11

    # Local secrets, never committed

    .gitignore, line 12

    .env

  • 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.

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Note

Hygiene check of commit 3a612c89db32. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. reads a credential or environment file.

Date and source

Date checked:

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github.com

Commit graded: 3a612c89db3226e40787bb533e6e76323c1bc84c

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