syswatch-terminal-diagnostics
Pass
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Sep 14, 2026
Risk Level: SAFEEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSCOMMAND_EXECUTIONPRIVILEGE_ESCALATIONINDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION
Full Analysis
- [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill instructs the user to clone source code from an external repository located at
https://github.com/matthart1983/syswatch.git. This repository is not maintained by a recognized trusted organization or the official vendor. - [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: Installation and operation require the execution of several shell commands, including
git clone,cargo build, and binary execution. This involves running code compiled from an external source. - [PRIVILEGE_ESCALATION]: The documentation explicitly mentions that specific diagnostic features on macOS (such as per-component power and fan speeds via
powermetrics) requiresudoprivileges, encouraging the use of elevated permissions for tool functionality. - [INDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION]: The tool ingests untrusted data from the local host that could contain malicious instructions designed to influence the agent's interpretation of system health.
- Ingestion points: Data sources include process names (
ps auxf), service lists (launchctl/systemctl), and filesystem labels which are read into the tool's diagnostic tabs. - Boundary markers: No boundary markers or "ignore instructions" warnings are present to separate system data from agent instructions.
- Capability inventory: The skill has the capability to execute shell commands and read system-level telemetry across multiple subsystems.
- Sanitization: The documentation does not describe any sanitization or filtering of the ingested telemetry data before it is presented in the TUI or processed for anomaly detection.
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