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MCP, MCP server

Zulipchat Mcp

Zulipchat Mcp, an MCP server listed in the PlugVet directory.

Compatibility: Not stated.

Grade C

One Medium finding. Read the findings 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 31d4611e544c, unchanged since the check below.

NETWORK_HOST_FROM_INPUT

Why this grade

  • NETWORK_HOST_FROM_INPUT Medium

    A file takes a URL or endpoint as input and has no fixed host list.

    src/zulipchat_mcp/core/client.py, line 238 return self.read_snapshots.fetch(

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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

    scripts/release_preflight.py, line 46

    result = subprocess.run(

  • Install and update

    Pass

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

  • Network

    Serious

    accepts a host from input, with no fixed list in this file.

    NETWORK_HOST_FROM_INPUT

    src/zulipchat_mcp/core/client.py, line 238

    return self.read_snapshots.fetch(

    src/zulipchat_mcp/core/client.py, line 643

    def fetch() -> dict[str, Any]:

    src/zulipchat_mcp/core/client.py, line 655

    return self.read_snapshots.fetch(

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    src/zulipchat_mcp/core/client.py, line 766

    response = requests.post(url, files=files, headers=headers, timeout=30)

    src/zulipchat_mcp/core/snapshots.py, line 84

    def fetch(

  • Secrets

    Concern

    reads a credential or environment file.

    SECRETS_ENV_READ SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV

    scripts/pre_release_smoke.sh, line 93

    # Configuration imports must not discover the operator's repository .env.

    src/zulipchat_mcp/config.py, line 30

    # Load .env file for development (only current directory).

    src/zulipchat_mcp/config.py, line 31

    # Blank entries are skipped rather than exported. A templated .env leaves

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    src/zulipchat_mcp/config.py, line 37

    env_path = Path.cwd() / ".env"

    src/zulipchat_mcp/config.py, line 43

    # python-dotenv not available, skip loading .env

    src/zulipchat_mcp/config.py, line 258

    A templated `.env` leaves keys like `ZULIP_SITE=` present but empty.

    src/zulipchat_mcp/server.py, line 145

    default=os.getenv("ZULIPCHAT_HTTP_AUTH_TOKEN"),

    src/zulipchat_mcp/server.py, line 240

    if not os.getenv("ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"):

    src/zulipchat_mcp/integrations/registry.py, line 217

    default=os.environ.get("ZULIPCHAT_HTTP_AUTH_TOKEN"),

    .gitignore, line 133

    # Environments

    AGENTS.md, line 11

    - Config via CLI flags or environment; copy `.env.example` to `.env` for local dev. Entry points: `zulipchat-mcp`, `zulipchat-mcp-integrate`, `zulipchat-mcp-setup`, `zulipchat-mcp-

  • 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 31d4611e544c. requests shell access. The manifest names this permission. accepts a host from input, with no fixed list in this file. 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: 31d4611e544c5cea3da4706131db3306eceb9e31

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