codex-keysmith-instruction-installer

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Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Sep 16, 2026

Risk Level: MEDIUMEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSCOMMAND_EXECUTIONPROMPT_INJECTIONINDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION
Full Analysis
  • [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill instructs users to clone a repository from an untrusted source: https://github.com/Jia-Ethan/codex-keysmith.git.
  • [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: Users are prompted to execute a downloaded Python script (codex-instruct.py) which performs file system modifications. While the documentation claims it uses only standard libraries, the code is unvetted and originates from a third party.
  • [PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill distributes a 'GPT-5.5 unrestricted-mode' instruction file. This is a known 'jailbreak' pattern intended to bypass the safety guardrails and behavior guidelines of large language models.
  • [INDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION]: This skill creates an attack surface for indirect prompt injection by configuring a model to follow instructions from a local Markdown file that could be modified by other processes or contain adversarial content.
  • Ingestion points: Reads ~/.codex/config.toml and potentially various .md files.
  • Boundary markers: No explicit mention of delimiters or instruction isolation in the configuration update process.
  • Capability inventory: Performs file writes (shutil.copy, os.write), directory auto-detection, and process termination (pkill).
  • Sanitization: Documentation claims path validation and filename filtering, but the effectiveness of these measures against adversarial input is unverified.
  • [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The troubleshooting section suggests using pkill -9 codex, which is a forceful process termination command that can lead to data loss or system instability if misused.
Audit Metadata
Risk Level
MEDIUM
Analyzed
Sep 16, 2026, 03:57 AM