open-access-guide
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Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Apr 2, 2026
Risk Level: SAFEEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSDATA_EXFILTRATION
Full Analysis
- [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill provides Python functions that fetch research metadata from established academic services, specifically the Unpaywall API (api.unpaywall.org) and the SHERPA/RoMEO API (v2.sherpa.ac.uk).
- [DATA_EXFILTRATION]: The code performs outgoing HTTP requests to scholarly databases to retrieve open access links and journal self-archiving policies based on publication identifiers (DOIs and ISSNs).
- [SAFE]: No malicious activity, obfuscation, or unauthorized credential access was detected. The network operations are limited to well-known research infrastructure services and align with the skill's stated purpose of assisting with academic research workflows.
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