EvoScientist AI Agent
by EvoScientist🔬 Harness Vibe Research with Self-evolving AI Scientists
EvoScientist is an open-source ai agent by EvoScientist, written mainly in Python, with 4,927 GitHub stars and the Apache-2.0 license. Its code was last updated Oct 31, 2026.
Scan summary: scanned Nov 5, 2026 at commit f30ea77. Seen able to run shell commands, read environment and secrets, connect to the internet. Scan policy
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f30ea77 · Nov 5, 2026 ScannedStatic, secrets and dependency checks completed with no critical findings. BuildsIt installed from a fresh machine.
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Findings (14)
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.dropper issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.dropper issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.exfiltration issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.credential-access issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.dropper issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.dropper issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.dropper issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.Runs shell commands. Fine for some tools, but it means the agent can run anything your user can.
EvoScientist/config/onboard/helpers.py:353 - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.Possible example credential in docs/tests: discord-client-id
EvoScientist/channels/README.md:251 - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.Possible example credential in docs/tests: generic-api-key3 matches in this file
tests/test_config_store.py:333 - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.Possible example credential in docs/tests: generic-api-key2 matches in this file
tests/test_serde_default_rich_exception.py:77 - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.Possible example credential in docs/tests: generic-api-key5 matches in this file
tests/test_settings_api.py:338 - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.Possible example credential in docs/tests: generic-api-key
tests/test_llm.py:498 - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.No manifest declaring network access and environment variables (agent.json)
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