Summary
ai4scholar-mcp v0.4.0 was classified as CRITICAL RISK with a risk score of 116. Sigil detected 20 findings across 49 files, covering phases including provenance, network exfiltration. Review the findings below before installing this package.
Package description: A MCP server for searching and downloading academic papers from multiple sources.
v0.4.0
22 March 2026, 06:09 UTC
by Sigil Bot
Risk Score
116
Findings
20
Files Scanned
49
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