chrome-devtools-axi
Fail
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Sep 6, 2026
Risk Level: HIGHEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONDYNAMIC_EXECUTIONINDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTIONCOMMAND_EXECUTION
Full Analysis
- [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill instructs the user to use
npx -y chrome-devtools-axito download and execute code from an external repository (kunchenguid/chrome-devtools-axi) which is not a recognized trusted source or vendor repository. - [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: Executing the
chrome-devtools-axipackage vianpxallows for arbitrary code execution from an externally managed package on the host machine. The skill also mentions fetchingchrome-devtools-mcp@latestfrom theChromeDevToolsorganization. - [DYNAMIC_EXECUTION]: The
runsubcommand is described as dynamically importing and executing temporary scripts on the host machine using absolute native paths. This mechanism allows the execution of host-side JavaScript, presenting a risk if script content is influenced by untrusted data. - [INDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill is designed to ingest and process data from live browser environments, which is an untrusted source.
- Ingestion points: The skill reads page DOM, console logs, and network traffic via CLI commands (e.g.,
console-get,network-get,snapshot). - Boundary markers: Instructions explicitly label browser output as untrusted task data and warn against executing host commands or disclosing secrets based on page content.
- Capability inventory: The agent has access to shell command execution (AXI CLI), file system writes (screenshots, traces, heap files), and host script execution (AXI
run). - Sanitization: The skill recommends redacting credentials from request/response bodies and treating page-derived values strictly as data rather than executable scripts.
- [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The workflow relies heavily on CLI commands and the manipulation of environment variables such as
CHROME_DEVTOOLS_AXI_SESSION,CHROME_DEVTOOLS_AXI_USER_DATA_DIR, andCHROME_DEVTOOLS_AXI_BROWSER_URLto control browser sessions and connection endpoints.
Recommendations
- AI detected serious security threats
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