deepxiv

Pass

Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on May 5, 2026

Risk Level: SAFEEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSCOMMAND_EXECUTIONPROMPT_INJECTION
Full Analysis
  • [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill recommends the installation of the deepxiv-sdk Python package. This is a vendor-owned dependency required for the skill to function when local scripts are unavailable.
  • [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill utilizes the Bash tool to execute the deepxiv CLI and local Python adapter scripts (tools/deepxiv_fetch.py, tools/research_wiki.py). These commands incorporate user-supplied input from $ARGUMENTS, which requires careful handling by the agent to prevent shell command injection.
  • [PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill is susceptible to indirect prompt injection because it ingests and processes content from external academic papers. Malicious instructions embedded in a paper's text could attempt to manipulate the agent's behavior during summarization or documentation tasks.
  • Ingestion points: Data enters the context from external academic papers via CLI stdout and script output (JSON/Text) in SKILL.md (Step 3).
  • Boundary markers: The instructions do not specify the use of delimiters or warnings to ignore instructions found within the retrieved paper content.
  • Capability inventory: The skill has access to Bash, Read, and Write tools, including the ability to write to a local research-wiki/ directory.
  • Sanitization: There is no explicit sanitization or filtering logic described for the content fetched from the DeepXiv service before it is presented to the user or saved to disk.
Audit Metadata
Risk Level
SAFE
Analyzed
May 5, 2026, 06:32 PM