exa-search
Pass
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Jun 19, 2026
Risk Level: SAFEEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSCOMMAND_EXECUTION
Full Analysis
- [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill provides configuration instructions to download and run the
exa-mcp-serverpackage from the NPM registry usingnpx. - Evidence:
"command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "exa-mcp-server"]inSKILL.md. - Context: The package is the official MCP server for Exa (exa.ai), a well-known technology service.
- [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The setup instructions include a shell command configuration for the agent platform to execute a third-party package.
- Evidence: The MCP configuration block in
SKILL.mddefines a command and arguments for runtime execution. - [INDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill is designed to ingest and process untrusted content from the external web and code repositories, creating an attack surface where malicious instructions embedded in search results could influence agent behavior.
- Ingestion points: The
web_search_exaandget_code_context_exatools inSKILL.mdreturn data from arbitrary third-party websites and code hosts. - Boundary markers: Not present; the skill does not specify delimiters or instructions to ignore embedded prompts in the retrieved data.
- Capability inventory: The skill itself uses search tools; however, the agent environment it operates in may have additional capabilities like file writing or command execution.
- Sanitization: Not present; retrieved content is processed directly by the model without escaping or validation filters described in the instructions.
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