perl-cpan-ecosystem

Pass

Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Oct 3, 2026

Risk Level: SAFEEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONCOMMAND_EXECUTIONPERSISTENCE
Full Analysis
  • [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill references the official cpanmin.us domain to fetch the bootstrapping script for cpanm. This is the standard, well-known distribution method for this tool in the Perl community.
  • [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: Contains instructions to pipe the script from https://cpanmin.us directly into the Perl interpreter. While this pattern is often flagged, in this context, it is the documented and accepted installation method for the canonical Perl package manager.
  • [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: Provides commands for installing system-level dependencies using sudo apt and brew. These are legitimate administrative actions required for setting up a Perl development environment.
  • [PERSISTENCE]: Includes a guide for configuring local::lib by appending environment variable initialization (eval $(perl -Mlocal::lib)) to the user's shell profile (~/.bashrc). This is a standard and necessary practice for managing Perl modules in a local user directory without requiring root access for every installation.
Audit Metadata
Risk Level
SAFE
Analyzed
Oct 3, 2026, 10:27 AM