helix-cli
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Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Jun 26, 2026
Risk Level: SAFEEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSCOMMAND_EXECUTIONDATA_EXFILTRATIONREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONPROMPT_INJECTION
Full Analysis
- [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill references several external resources from the vendor's domain and well-known services:
- Fetches the
helixinstallation script fromhttps://install.helix-db.comusingcurl | bash(REFERENCE.md). - Downloads and runs the
ghcr.io/helixdb/enterprise-dev:latestcontainer image for local instances (SKILL.md, REFERENCE.md). - Installs the
@helix-db/helix-dbnpm package (version^2.0.2) to evaluate TypeScript DSL queries (REFERENCE.md). - [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill instructs the agent to execute various shell commands:
- The
helixbinary for project management and queries. - Container runtimes (
dockerorpodman) for starting, stopping, and inspecting local database instances. - Node.js (v20+) is utilized to evaluate inline or file-based TypeScript DSL expressions.
- [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: The
helix query -eand--ts-fileflags enable dynamic evaluation of TypeScript code via Node.js at runtime to generate database queries (REFERENCE.md). - [DATA_EXFILTRATION]: The skill accesses local sensitive configuration paths and environment variables to manage authentication and connectivity:
- Reads credentials from
~/.helix/credentialsand configuration from~/.helix/configand~/.helix/metrics.toml. - Accesses the
HELIX_API_KEYenvironment variable and project-root.envfiles for cloud authentication headers. - [PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill possesses an indirect prompt injection surface as it processes external data through query files:
- Ingestion points: Raw JSON or TypeScript queries are loaded via the
--fileand--ts-fileflags (SKILL.md, EXAMPLES.md). - Boundary markers: None identified; the CLI processes file contents directly.
- Capability inventory: Subprocess execution of Node.js, container management via Docker/Podman, and network requests to local or cloud database endpoints.
- Sanitization: The documentation notes that query validation is performed server-side by the Helix instance (SKILL.md).
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