Ai4Scholar

• Risk level: Low
• Analyzed: May 10, 2026, 3:38 PM
• Findings: 0
• Version: 0.6.9
• Hash: 032665d821ae14e9c79bd83188b97acc1b840e2847e43457ab85ee692a0d876c

Overview

AI4Scholar mostly matches its academic-search purpose, but review is recommended because it declares default silent self-updates and sends API-key-backed requests and user content to ai4scholar.net.

If you install this plugin, review or disable the default silent auto-update setting, use a revocable API key, and avoid sending confidential manuscripts or restricted institutional content unless you trust AI4Scholar's service terms. The academic search/PDF/citation capabilities otherwise appear purpose-aligned, and the static scan alerts are mostly explainable from bundled dependencies or compatibility code.