sparc-methodology
Warn
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Aug 25, 2026
Risk Level: MEDIUMEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONCOMMAND_EXECUTIONPROMPT_INJECTION
Full Analysis
- [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill instructs the agent to download and run the 'claude-flow' package from the NPM registry. This package is maintained by an external repository ('ruvnet/claude-flow') that is not identified as a trusted source for this environment.
- [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: The use of 'npx' commands (e.g., 'npx claude-flow sparc run') results in the execution of remote scripts within the local execution environment.
- [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill describes workflows where user-supplied 'task descriptions' are passed as arguments to shell commands. This pattern creates a potential vector for command injection if the task strings contain malicious shell metacharacters.
- [PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill possesses an indirect prompt injection surface due to its data ingestion capabilities.
- Ingestion points: The 'researcher' mode fetches content from external websites via web search and fetch tools, while the 'reviewer' mode processes code and metadata from GitHub pull requests.
- Boundary markers: The instructions do not specify the use of delimiters or 'ignore' instructions to isolate untrusted external content from the agent's core logic.
- Capability inventory: The skill has powerful capabilities including autonomous code generation ('coder' mode), multi-agent task orchestration ('orchestrator' mode), and persistent memory storage ('memory-manager').
- Sanitization: No sanitization, filtering, or validation steps are described for data retrieved from external URLs or code reviews before it is integrated into the agent's context.
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