youtube-research-automation

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Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Sep 11, 2026

Risk Level: MEDIUMEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSINDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION
Full Analysis
  • [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill instructs the user to install additional functionality from an external GitHub repository (ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills) using the npx skills add command. This pattern involves downloading and integrating third-party instructions and potentially executable code from an unverified source.
  • [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill documentation recommends adding a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server from a remote URL (https://transcriptapi.com/mcp), which introduces a dependency on an external, third-party managed service endpoint.
  • [INDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill is designed to ingest YouTube transcripts, which are untrusted external data sources that could contain hidden instructions or malicious payloads intended to influence the agent's behavior.
  • Ingestion points: Transcript content is fetched via the /youtube/transcript endpoint of transcriptapi.com in SKILL.md.
  • Boundary markers: The skill does not provide instructions for using delimiters or boundary markers to separate the fetched transcript data from the agent's system instructions.
  • Capability inventory: The skill utilizes network operations (curl) and supports the installation of external toolsets via npx and mcp commands.
  • Sanitization: There are no requirements or methods specified for sanitizing, filtering, or validating the transcript text before it is processed by the agent.
Audit Metadata
Risk Level
MEDIUM
Analyzed
Sep 11, 2026, 04:12 AM