excel-cli
Pass
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Oct 12, 2026
Risk Level: SAFEEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONCOMMAND_EXECUTIONINDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION
Full Analysis
- [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill uses
npx -y @sbroenne/excelcli@latestto fetch the Excel CLI tool from the NPM registry. This package is maintained by the skill author and is a standard delivery mechanism for Node.js-based tooling. - [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: The use of
npxto execute a remote package constitutes remote code execution. In this context, it is used to launch the primary tool for the skill and targets a package belonging to the skill vendor. - [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill provides instructions to execute PowerShell scripts, specifically the
start-cli.ps1launcher, to perform Excel operations such as data refreshes, formula updates, and workbook automation. - [INDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill operates on data from external Excel workbooks, which creates a potential surface for indirect prompt injection if workbooks contain malicious instructional content.
- Ingestion points: Workbook contents, cell data, and formulas are read using the
excelclitool. - Boundary markers: The instructions do not define specific delimiters or instructions to ignore embedded content within workbooks.
- Capability inventory: The skill can perform file system writes (saving workbooks) and execute commands via the PowerShell launcher.
- Sanitization: No data validation or sanitization routines are mentioned for the content retrieved from Excel files.
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