find-skills
Fail
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Jul 20, 2026
Risk Level: HIGHCOMMAND_EXECUTIONEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION
Full Analysis
- [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill instructions direct the agent to execute shell commands using the
npx skillsutility to search for, install, and update agent capabilities. - [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill facilitates the retrieval of external software packages from GitHub and other remote sources via the
npx skills addcommand. While the documentation mentions examples from established organizations like Vercel and Anthropic, the tool itself can target any arbitrary repository. - [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: The skill specifies the use of
npx skills add <package> -g -yto install new functionality. The-yflag is a critical concern as it explicitly bypasses human confirmation prompts, allowing for the silent installation and potential execution of remote code. The-gflag indicates a global (user-level) installation, increasing the impact of a potentially malicious package. - [INDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill presents an attack surface for indirect prompt injection by ingesting and processing untrusted data from the open skills ecosystem.
- Ingestion points: Data enters the system through search results from
npx skills findand the contents of packages installed vianpx skills add(found inSKILL.md). - Boundary markers: There are no explicit instructions for the agent to treat search results or package metadata as untrusted data or to use delimiters to prevent instruction leakage.
- Capability inventory: The skill possesses the capability to execute shell commands (
npx), install software, and modify the agent's runtime environment. - Sanitization: While the instructions provide manual heuristics for quality verification (checking install counts and source reputation), there are no automated sanitization or validation mechanisms for the content being processed.
Recommendations
- AI detected serious security threats
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