Resource-scan receipts

microsoft/mcp-for-beginners

Canonical URL: https://github.com/microsoft/mcp-for-beginners · Fetched from: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/mcp-for-beginners/HEAD/README.md · Machine form: /v1/resource-scans/github-com-microsoft-mcp-for-beginners-85e30c80b2 · Markdown

Latest receipt: 2 of 8 checks flagged — the findings below are the record. SHA-256 of the exact bytes scanned: d28243d95741cbc2714d6136803f220496b036b2deee98492388f0c8bc59e3a8 · 35905 bytes · scanned 2026-10-27T12:18:57.787Z · scanner resource-scan-v1 · ledger entry 1509.

Analysis is static only: the bytes were read as text and were never executed, installed or run. Nothing was fetched from behind a login.

Checks (latest receipt)

• Outbound network references — flag

  The scanned bytes reference outbound network activity to these domains: aka.ms, cla.opensource.microsoft.com, dcbadge.limes.pink, discord.gg, github.com, img.shields.io, makeapullrequest.com, mcptoplist.com, modelcontextprotocol.io, opensource.microsoft.com, www.linkedin.com. Any resource that reaches the network can send data out as well as bring data in; the findings name what the bytes reference, and the reader decides whether that fits the resource's stated purpose.

  Evidence: domain: aka.ms; domain: cla.opensource.microsoft.com; domain: dcbadge.limes.pink; domain: discord.gg; domain: github.com; domain: img.shields.io; domain: makeapullrequest.com; domain: mcptoplist.com; domain: modelcontextprotocol.io; domain: opensource.microsoft.com; domain: www.linkedin.com

• Credential and environment access — pass

  No credential or environment access patterns were found in the scanned bytes.

• Install and postinstall hooks — pass

  No install or postinstall hooks were found in the scanned bytes.

• Obfuscation and encoded payloads — pass

  No obfuscation or encoded-payload signs were found in the scanned bytes.

• Shell-outs and download-and-execute — pass

  No shell-out or download-and-execute patterns were found in the scanned bytes.

• Permission declarations vs behavior — flag

  The bytes show network behavior, and no permissions declaration was found in the scanned bytes to compare it against.

  Evidence: behavior: network

• Known-bad indicators — pass

  None of the scanner's published known-bad indicator patterns matched the scanned bytes.

• Provenance facts (weak signals) — pass

  Provenance facts, labeled weak signals — they say where the bytes sit, not what the bytes do: source host: github.com; repository: microsoft/mcp-for-beginners; bytes scanned: 35905; fetched from: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/mcp-for-beginners/HEAD/README.md.

  Evidence: source host: github.com; repository: microsoft/mcp-for-beginners; bytes scanned: 35905; fetched from: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/mcp-for-beginners/HEAD/README.md

History

Every receipt for this artifact so far names the same SHA-256: the bytes have not changed between scans.

• 2026-10-27 — 2 of 8 checks flagged · SHA-256 d28243d95741cbc2… · 35905 bytes · scanner resource-scan-v1 · ledger entry 1509