denvig-upgrade-npm-dependencies
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Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Apr 24, 2026
Risk Level: SAFECOMMAND_EXECUTIONEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS
Full Analysis
- [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill executes several powerful CLI tools to perform its tasks.
- It utilizes a specialized CLI tool called
denvig(provided by the author) to identify outdated dependencies. - It performs standard project management tasks using
pnpm install,git, and the GitHub CLI (gh). - These commands are restricted to the current project context and are necessary for the skill's primary function of dependency management.
- [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill interacts with external sources to gather information and update the project.
- It fetches package metadata from the npm registry using
npm view. - It retrieves release notes and changelogs from GitHub repositories via the
WebFetchtool. - It downloads and installs third-party code packages through
pnpm installas part of the upgrade process. - [INDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill possesses an attack surface for indirect prompt injection as it processes untrusted data from external sources.
- Ingestion points: Content is ingested from GitHub changelog files and release pages via
WebFetch(SKILL.md). - Boundary markers: There are no explicit delimiters or instructions provided to the agent to disregard instructions that might be embedded within the changelog text.
- Capability inventory: The agent has the ability to run
pnpm install, modify files, commit changes, and push to remote repositories. - Sanitization: There is no explicit sanitization or validation of the fetched changelog content before it is processed by the AI.
- While this is a theoretical risk where a malicious package author could attempt to influence the agent's behavior through changelog content, it is documented here as an inherent risk of the task rather than a malicious finding.
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