ux-writing-skill
Fail
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Oct 23, 2026
Risk Level: HIGHEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONCOMMAND_EXECUTIONINDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION
Full Analysis
- [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill points to and facilitates downloads from an untrusted third-party GitHub repository:
https://github.com/content-designer/ux-writing-skill. - [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill provides explicit shell commands for the agent to run, including
npx skills addand scope detection logic using bracketed shell tests. - The provided
npxcommands use the-yflag, which suppresses user confirmation prompts during the installation of external content. - The skill documentation encourages the use of the
!prefix (specific to certain agent environments) to execute shell commands directly within the conversation context. - [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: By invoking
npx skills addon an untrusted repository, the skill enables the download and potential execution of arbitrary code or scripts on the host system. - [INDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill is designed to process interface copy (such as error messages and notifications), which are often sourced from external application data, creating a potential surface for indirect prompt injection.
- Ingestion points: UI copy elements (buttons, labels, error messages) provided as input for writing tasks (SKILL.md).
- Boundary markers: None; the skill lacks delimiters or specific instructions to ignore embedded commands within the processed copy.
- Capability inventory: Shell command execution via
npxand the platform-specific!syntax (SKILL.md). - Sanitization: There are no mechanisms described for sanitizing or validating the copy being processed for writing improvements.
Recommendations
- AI detected serious security threats
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