🤖 AI Analysis

Final verdict: SAFE

The package appears to be legitimate with minimal risks identified. The network and shell risks are moderately elevated but can be attributed to expected functionality rather than malicious intent.

moderate network risk due to job list fetching and deletion
potential shell risk from subprocess calls to 'inkscape'

Per-check LLM notes

Network: The network calls seem to be related to fetching job lists and performing deletions, which could be legitimate if the package is designed for grid computing or job management.
Shell: Subprocess calls to 'inkscape' may indicate the package uses this tool for rendering graphics or processing SVG files, but it also introduces potential execution risks if not properly sanitized.
Obfuscation: No obfuscation patterns detected, indicating low risk.
Credentials: No credential harvesting patterns detected, indicating low risk.
Metadata: The maintainer has only one package, which might indicate a new or less active account, but no other suspicious activities were flagged.

🔬 Heuristic Checks

⚠ Outbound Network Calls score 9.0

Found 6 network call pattern(s)

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try: response = requests.get(f"{self.base_url()}/", h
try: response = requests.get(f"{self.base_url()}/jobs_list",
} response = requests.delete(url, headers=headers, verify=self._certificate_path)
file into memory with requests.get(url, headers=headers, stream=True, verify=self._certificate_
} response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, verify=self._certificate_path)

✓ Code Obfuscation

No obfuscation patterns detected

⚠ Shell / Subprocess Execution score 6.0

Found 3 shell execution pattern(s)

e}") try: subprocess.run( [ "inkscape",
"inkscape") try: subprocess.run([inkscape_exe, "--version"], check=True, capture_output=True
try: subprocess.run( [ inkscape_exe,

✓ Credential Harvesting

No credential harvesting patterns detected

✓ Typosquatting

No typosquatting candidates detected

✓ Registered Email Domain

Email domain looks legitimate: eroots.tech

✓ Suspicious Page Links

All external links appear legitimate

✓ Git Repository History

Repository SanPen/VeraGrid appears legitimate

⚠ Maintainer History score 2.0

1 maintainer concern(s) found

Author "Santiago Peñate Vera et. Al." appears to have only 1 package on PyPI (new or inactive account)

✓ Known CVE Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities found in OSV database.

💡 AI App Starter Prompt

Use this prompt to build a project with VeraGrid

Create a mini-application named 'PowerSim' using the VeraGrid Python package. This application will serve as a tool for electrical engineers and researchers to simulate and analyze power systems. Your task is to design and implement a user-friendly interface where users can input various parameters of their power system, such as number of buses, generators, loads, and transmission lines. The application should then allow them to run simulations under different conditions (e.g., varying load demands, generator outages) and visualize the results.

Core Features:
1. User Input Interface: Allow users to define the structure of their power grid including the number of buses, types of generators (synchronous, asynchronous), loads at each bus, and the configuration of transmission lines connecting these buses.
2. Simulation Engine: Utilize VeraGrid's simulation capabilities to model the behavior of the power grid under the specified conditions. This includes calculating steady-state operating points, transient stability analysis, and fault studies.
3. Visualization Tools: Implement graphs and charts to display key metrics from the simulation results, such as voltage levels at each bus, active/reactive power flows through the network, and generator outputs.
4. Scenario Analysis: Provide options for users to modify certain parameters (like increasing load demand or simulating a generator outage) and immediately see how these changes affect the power system's performance.
5. Report Generation: Enable users to export simulation data and visualizations into PDF reports for documentation purposes.

In your implementation, ensure you demonstrate how VeraGrid's functionalities are integrated into the application flow. For example, describe how user inputs translate into commands for VeraGrid, how simulation results are retrieved and processed, and how these results are presented back to the user.