youtube-clip-extractor
Pass
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Sep 20, 2026
Risk Level: SAFECOMMAND_EXECUTIONINDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTIONEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS
Full Analysis
- [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill relies on several shell-based tools including
yt-dlp,ffmpeg, andpython3to perform its primary functions. It specifically references a hardcoded local script path at/Users/charliedeist/Desktop/New Root Docs/scripts/vtt_to_markdown.pyto convert transcript files. This creates a dependency on an external script not provided within the skill package. - [INDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill exhibits a vulnerability surface for indirect prompt injection as it is designed to ingest and analyze YouTube transcripts.
- Ingestion points: Transcript files (
.vttand converted.md) are downloaded from YouTube and processed by the agent in Phase 2. - Boundary markers: The instructions do not define clear delimiters or warnings for the agent to ignore potentially malicious instructions embedded within the transcript text.
- Capability inventory: The agent has the capability to execute shell commands (
ffmpeg,yt-dlp,rm) and write files to the local system. - Sanitization: There is no evidence of sanitization or filtering of the transcript content before it is provided to the agent for narrative analysis.
- [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The workflow involves downloading video and subtitle assets from YouTube's infrastructure using the
yt-dlpcommand-line utility. The skill also suggests installing dependencies via the Homebrew package manager.
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