use-remote-skill
Warn
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Sep 5, 2026
Risk Level: MEDIUMREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONCOMMAND_EXECUTIONINDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTIONPERSISTENCE
Full Analysis
- [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: The skill uses
bunxornpxto execute theskillsCLI tool, which fetches and applies instructions from remote repositories. This allows for the dynamic execution of instructions from arbitrary, user-controlled sources, potentially leading to unauthorized operations. - [INDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill is designed to download a remote
SKILL.mdfile and incorporate its instructions into the current conversation. This creates a surface for indirect prompt injection if the remote repository contains malicious content. - Ingestion points: Remote
SKILL.mdfiles fetched from sources like GitHub via theskillstool (documented inSKILL.md). - Boundary markers: The instructions include manual guardrails, telling the agent to treat fetched instructions as task guidance and not as permission for sensitive actions like accessing credentials.
- Capability inventory: The agent is directed to carry out the instructions found in the remote file, potentially leveraging any tools available to it.
- Sanitization: The skill lacks automated sanitization or verification of the remote markdown instructions before they are integrated into the prompt.
- [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill directs the agent to execute shell commands, including
git rev-parse --show-topleveland the assembly of command lines forbunxandnpxusing user-supplied parameters. It also manages local configuration files at~/.config/use-remote-skill/config.yamland.agents/remote-skills.yaml. - [PERSISTENCE]: The skill includes functionality to modify
AGENTS.mdfiles to inject persistent rules that cause the agent to automatically search and load remote skills from the catalog whenever a new task begins.
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