docs(readme): fix inaccuracies against the actual codebase - #10
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Went through README.md line by line against the real source, package.json,
and the actual npm packages it references. Found and fixed:
- Node.js requirement said >=18.0.0 in two places; package.json's engines
field has required >=22.0.0 since the better-sqlite3-multiple-ciphers v13
bump.
- MCP badge said "2.0.0-beta.0"; the installed @modelcontextprotocol/server
is the stable 2.0.0 release.
- The "Example MCP Client Integration" snippet imported a nonexistent
`McpClient` and called `.invokeTool(name, args)` - neither exists on the
real @modelcontextprotocol/client package. Verified the actual API
(downloaded and inspected the package's .d.mts) and replaced it with a
correct example: `Client` + `StdioClientTransport`, `.connect()`, and
`.callTool({ name, arguments })`.
- The AlienVault OTX Tools table listed a `validate_api_key` tool that was
never registered anywhere in src/index.ts (validateApiKey() is only
called internally by get_health) - removed it and corrected the count
from (4) to (3).
- The Bootstrap Commands examples used `${env:ALIENVAULT_API_KEY}` syntax,
which isn't valid bash at all (that's PowerShell-only) and doesn't match
what getBootstrapCommand() actually generates - it inlines the literal
resolved key value, not an env-var reference. Rewrote all four examples
to match the real template strings, including the optional
TARGET=<target>/-target flag the code actually supports.
- Project Structure still listed .eslintrc.json, deleted when ESLint 9's
flat config landed - updated to eslint.config.js.
- Error Response Format showed a fabricated `error: { message, code,
context }` shape; createToolError() actually returns the standard
`content` array plus a flat `isError`/`error` (JSON-stringified context
as a string). Corrected to match.
- Security Considerations still said sensitive strings are hashed with
SHA-256; that was replaced with PBKDF2 (120k iterations) during the
CodeQL false-positive/real-alert cleanup earlier in this branch's history.
- Acknowledgments linked to WiseLibs/better-sqlite3, but the actual
dependency is the better-sqlite3-multiple-ciphers fork (a different
package) - relinked to the correct repo.
Everything else (tool parameter lists, environment variable defaults,
circuit breaker config, error message text) was checked against the
source and left as-is since it was already accurate.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Pull request overview
Updates README.md to align documented requirements, examples, and reference tables with the current implementation and dependency set of the AlienSec MCP server.
Changes:
- Updated documented runtime requirements and badges (Node.js
>=22.0.0, MCP2.0.0). - Corrected the MCP client integration example to use the current
@modelcontextprotocol/clientAPI shape. - Adjusted tool listings, bootstrap command examples, error response format documentation, and dependency acknowledgments.
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README.md:280
- The optional
[TARGET=<target>]token is inside a bash code block; copying this verbatim will fail and it doesn’t match the actualgetBootstrapCommand()output (which either includesTARGET=...or omits it). Prefer showing two explicit commands (with and withoutTARGET).
API_KEY=<api-key> [TARGET=<target>] bash -c "$(curl -s https://api.agent.otxb.io/osquery-api-otx/bootstrap?flavor=rpm)"
README.md:275
- The optional
[TARGET=<target>]token is inside a bash code block; copying this verbatim will fail and it doesn’t match the actualgetBootstrapCommand()output (which either includesTARGET=...or omits it). Prefer showing two explicit commands (with and withoutTARGET).
API_KEY=<api-key> [TARGET=<target>] bash -c "$(curl -s https://api.agent.otxb.io/osquery-api-otx/bootstrap?flavor=apt)"
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| ### macOS PKG Installer | ||
| ```bash | ||
| API_KEY=${env:ALIENVAULT_API_KEY} bash -c "$(curl -s https://api.agent.otxb.io/osquery-api-otx/bootstrap?flavor=pkg)" | ||
| API_KEY=<api-key> [TARGET=<target>] bash -c "$(curl -s https://api.agent.otxb.io/osquery-api-otx/bootstrap?flavor=pkg)" |
| ### Windows PowerShell | ||
| ```powershell | ||
| [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12; ${env:ALIENVAULT_API_KEY} (new-object Net.WebClient).DownloadString("https://api.agent.otxb.io/osquery-api-otx/bootstrap?flavor=powershell") | iex; install_agent -apikey ${env:ALIENVAULT_API_KEY} | ||
| [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12; API_KEY=<api-key> (new-object Net.WebClient).DownloadString("https://api.agent.otxb.io/osquery-api-otx/bootstrap?flavor=powershell") | iex; install_agent -apikey <api-key> [-target <target>] |
| 1. **Database Encryption**: Use `DATABASE_ENCRYPTION_KEY` for encrypting sensitive data at rest | ||
| 2. **API Key Security**: API keys are never logged; use environment variables or secure vaults | ||
| 3. **Memory Safety**: Sensitive strings are hashed (SHA-256) before storage in circuit breaker and API log tables | ||
| 3. **Memory Safety**: Sensitive strings are hashed with PBKDF2 (120,000 iterations) before storage in circuit breaker and API log tables |
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Summary
Reviewed README.md line by line against the actual codebase,
package.json, and the real npm packages it references (downloaded@modelcontextprotocol/clientand inspected its type definitions rather than guessing). Found and fixed:>=18.0.0in two places;package.json'senginesfield has required>=22.0.0since thebetter-sqlite3-multiple-ciphersv13 bump.2.0.0-beta.0; the installed@modelcontextprotocol/serveris the stable2.0.0release.McpClientand called.invokeTool(name, args)— neither exists on the real@modelcontextprotocol/clientpackage. Replaced with a verified-correct example (Client+StdioClientTransport,.connect(),.callTool({ name, arguments })).validate_api_keytool that was never registered insrc/index.ts— removed, count corrected(4)→(3).${env:ALIENVAULT_API_KEY}, invalid bash syntax that also doesn't match whatgetBootstrapCommand()actually generates (it inlines the literal resolved key, not an env-var reference). Rewrote all four examples to match the real template strings..eslintrc.json, deleted when ESLint 9's flat config landed — noweslint.config.js.error: { message, code, context }shape; the realcreateToolError()returns the standardcontentarray plus a flatisError/error(JSON-stringified string). Corrected.WiseLibs/better-sqlite3instead of the actual dependency, thebetter-sqlite3-multiple-ciphersfork.Everything else (tool parameter lists, environment variable defaults, circuit breaker config, error message text) was checked against source and left as-is — already accurate.
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