autoresearch
Warn
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Jul 27, 2026
Risk Level: MEDIUMCOMMAND_EXECUTIONPROMPT_INJECTIONEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSDATA_EXFILTRATION
Full Analysis
- [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: Multiple subcommands, including the core
autoresearchloop,fix.md, andregression.md, execute shell commands provided asVerify,Guard, orTargetarguments. These commands are executed within an autonomous loop. While a 'Safety Screen' is mentioned inautoresearch.mdto block dangerous patterns likerm -rforcurl|bash, this protection relies entirely on the AI agent's adherence to the instruction rather than a hard sandbox or technical restriction. - [PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill processes untrusted data from multiple ingestion points without hard boundaries:
improve.mdperforms web searches to gather insights which then influence the generation of Product Requirement Documents (PRDs).learn.md,predict.md, andsecurity.mdscan the entire codebase and its history to build a knowledge base used for decision-making.plan.mdandprobe.mdtake natural language goals to derive execution parameters and shell commands.- Sanitization: The skill relies on natural language instructions for safety screening rather than robust input validation or structured data handling.
- Capability Inventory: The agent possesses extensive capabilities, including executing shell commands, performing git operations (commit, revert, worktree), and writing files to the local system.
- [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The
improve.mdsubcommand performsWebSearchoperations to synthesize research findings. This represents a continuous ingestion of external content into the agent's context during its iteration loop. - [DATA_EXFILTRATION]: The
improve.mdsubcommand utilizes external searches to research product improvements. There is a risk that sensitive information extracted from the codebase (such as internal project names, architecture details, or configuration keys) could be included in search queries directed to third-party search providers.
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