memory-system

Fail

Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Sep 23, 2026

Risk Level: HIGHCREDENTIALS_UNSAFEPRIVILEGE_ESCALATIONPERSISTENCECOMMAND_EXECUTIONINDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION
Full Analysis
  • [CREDENTIALS_UNSAFE]: The skill accesses a sensitive configuration file located at ~/.config/system-bus.env, which is documented to contain a signing key.
  • [PRIVILEGE_ESCALATION]: The instructions require the use of sudo for steering the shutdown process of parked services (Chorus/Rhizomatic).
  • [PERSISTENCE]: The skill relies on and manages multiple macOS LaunchAgents (com.joelclaw.observer-tick, com.joelclaw.observer-dream, com.joelclaw.observer-neat-memory) to maintain execution across sessions and perform background tasks.
  • [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill frequently executes shell commands and scripts for deployment and debugging, including bash ~/.joelclaw/observer-release/bin/neat-memory.sh and bin/promote-release.sh, and relies on tools like bun, jq, and launchctl.
  • [INDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill processes untrusted external data from observation pages and retros to populate its 'Brain' and curator state, which could be exploited to influence agent behavior.
  • Ingestion points: Observation pages in ~/Code/joelhooks/dark-wizard/.brain/observations/ and retro files in .brain/resources/retros/.
  • Boundary markers: No explicit delimiters or boundary markers are defined to isolate data from instructions.
  • Capability inventory: The system has extensive capabilities including file system modification, shell command execution, and external messaging via Telegram.
  • Sanitization: No sanitization or validation logic is mentioned for the ingested memory content.
Recommendations
  • AI detected serious security threats
Audit Metadata
Risk Level
HIGH
Analyzed
Sep 23, 2026, 05:03 PM
Security Audit — agent-trust-hub — memory-system