light-tool-selection
Fail
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Jun 13, 2026
Risk Level: HIGHREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONCOMMAND_EXECUTIONEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS
Full Analysis
- [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: The skill instructs the agent to search for and install external tools using the command
npx skills add <owner/repo@skill> -g -y. The use of the-yflag is high-risk as it explicitly bypasses human confirmation for installing and running third-party code. While the skill recommends checking installation counts and GitHub stars, these metrics are not reliable security indicators and can be manipulated by attackers. - [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill frequently invokes shell commands to manage technical stacks, including
uv,conda,poetry, andnpm. It also includes a custom scriptscripts/detect_stack.pythat is executed via the command line to parse project files and determine which tools to recommend, which could be exploited if run against a maliciously crafted project. - [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill facilitates downloading and executing remote code via the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and the 'agent-skills' ecosystem. Commands like
npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-*anduvx mcp-server-*download and run packages from npm and PyPI registries at runtime. - [PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill is susceptible to indirect prompt injection. It processes untrusted external data from project manifest files (e.g.,
package.json,pyproject.toml) usingscripts/detect_stack.py. This data is then used to influence the agent's tool selection and installation behavior. - Ingestion points: The
scripts/detect_stack.pyscript reads dependency lists from user-provided project directories. - Boundary markers: No explicit delimiters or instructions are used to separate untrusted project data from the agent's internal reasoning.
- Capability inventory: The skill possesses extensive capabilities including global tool installation (
npx skills add -g), shell command execution, and file system access. - Sanitization: The script performs basic parsing (JSON/TOML) but does not validate or sanitize dependency names before they are used in recommendations or potentially interpolated into further commands.
Recommendations
- AI detected serious security threats
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