tooluniverse-codex-plugin
Fail
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Nov 10, 2026
Risk Level: HIGHREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSCOMMAND_EXECUTIONINDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION
Full Analysis
- [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: The skill contains commands to download and execute an installation script for the
uvpackage manager from Astral's infrastructure (https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh). This is a common pattern for bootstrapping development tools from well-known sources. - [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill facilitates the download of the
tooluniversePython package from PyPI using theuvxtool. It also provides instructions for cloning the official plugin source from the author's GitHub repository (github.com/mims-harvard/ToolUniverse.git). - [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill relies on the execution of shell commands to manage the environment, including CLI tools for OpenAI Codex (
codex), Python dependency management (uv,uvx), and version control (git). - [INDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill exposes a vulnerability surface for indirect prompt injection because it integrates an MCP server that discovers and executes a vast library of tools (2,700+) and research skills (160+). These tools process external data from scientific databases and research platforms.
- Ingestion points: Data enters the agent's context through
find_tools,get_tool_info, andexecute_tooloperations performed by the MCP server. - Boundary markers: No explicit boundary markers or instruction-blocking delimiters are specified for tool outputs within the skill instructions.
- Capability inventory: The skill enables the agent to perform complex file operations and network requests via the underlying tools provided by the
tooluniversepackage. - Sanitization: There are no instructions regarding the sanitization or validation of the scientific data or tool outputs before they are processed by the agent.
Recommendations
- HIGH: Downloads and executes remote code from: https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh - DO NOT USE without thorough review
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