parallel-web
Fail
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Jun 13, 2026
Risk Level: HIGHREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONCOMMAND_EXECUTIONCREDENTIALS_UNSAFEEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS
Full Analysis
- [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: The skill instructs the agent to execute a remote shell script using the
curl | bashpattern fromhttps://parallel.ai/install.sh. This is a dangerous execution vector that allows for unverified code to run with the user's shell permissions. - [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill makes extensive use of the
parallel-clitool to perform web operations. Several references (data-enrichment.md, deep-research.md, web-extract.md, web-search.md) interpolate user-provided$ARGUMENTSdirectly into shell command strings without visible sanitization, creating a significant risk for shell command injection. - [CREDENTIALS_UNSAFE]: The skill directs the agent to check the
.envfile in the project root for aPARALLEL_API_KEYand load it. While using environment files is common, instructing an AI to proactively search for and read credentials from sensitive local files increases the risk of accidental exposure or exfiltration. - [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill installs software from external sources, including a shell script from
parallel.aiand Python packages (python-dotenv,parallel-web-tools) from public registries.
Recommendations
- HIGH: Downloads and executes remote code from: https://parallel.ai/install.sh - DO NOT USE without thorough review
- AI detected serious security threats
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