tavily-research
Pass
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Jul 21, 2026
Risk Level: SAFEREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSCOMMAND_EXECUTION
Full Analysis
- [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: The documentation includes a quick install command:
curl -fsSL https://cli.tavily.com/install.sh | bash. This pattern downloads and executes a shell script directly from the internet. In this context, the script is hosted on the vendor's official domain (tavily.com) and is used for its stated purpose of installing the required CLI tool.- [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill references an external installation script fromhttps://cli.tavily.com/install.sh. As this is a vendor-owned resource used for the skill's primary functionality, it is considered a legitimate dependency.- [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill is configured to use thetvlyCLI tool via theBashtool. The YAML frontmatter correctly scopes this access usingallowed-tools: Bash(tvly *), which is a security best practice to limit the command surface to specific vendor tools.- [INDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill processes synthesis from multiple web sources. This represents an attack surface where untrusted external data (web content) is ingested into the agent's context. The skill relies on the Tavily API's internal processing for synthesis, and standard agent guardrails apply when handling the resulting report.
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