imsg
Warn
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Jul 9, 2026
Risk Level: MEDIUMEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSCOMMAND_EXECUTIONDATA_EXFILTRATIONPROMPT_INJECTION
Full Analysis
- [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill requires the installation of a third-party binary
imsgfrom an external Homebrew tap (steipete/tap/imsg). This binary is not provided by the skill author or a platform-recognized trusted vendor, posing a supply chain risk as it gains access to sensitive communications. - [DATA_EXFILTRATION]: The tool is designed to read personal communication data from the macOS iMessage database (
chat.db). To function, it explicitly requires 'Full Disk Access', a high-privilege permission that grants the agent capability to read private messages, which could then be processed or potentially moved out of the local environment. - [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill instructions direct the agent to execute shell commands using the
imsgbinary. These commands include listing chat history, watching for new messages, and sending texts or files. - [PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill is susceptible to Indirect Prompt Injection (Category 8):
- Ingestion points:
imsg historyandimsg watchcommands ingest untrusted text data from incoming SMS and iMessages into the agent's context. - Boundary markers: The skill provides no instructions for the agent to treat message content as untrusted or to use delimiters to separate message data from system instructions.
- Capability inventory: The agent has the capability to send messages (
imsg send) and access local files, which could be abused if malicious instructions are embedded in a received message. - Sanitization: No sanitization or validation logic is defined to prevent the agent from obeying instructions contained within the message history.
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