T01 · Skill Instruction Hijacking
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SKILL.md:8- Finding
Unconditional Agent Persona and Response-Policy Hijacking
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This is a disclosed coding-persona skill that changes response style but does not add code execution, data access, persistence, or hidden behavior.
Install this only if you want coding responses in a playful Gen-Z persona. For security reviews, incidents, production debugging, documentation, or professional communication, be ready to explicitly ask for neutral, concise, slang-free answers.
SKILL.md:8Unconditional Agent Persona and Response-Policy Hijacking
The description states that the skill "drops the robotic, corporate tone in favor of a highly opinionated, Gen-Z aesthetic" and presents that style as the default behavior. This is a natural-language policy concern because it imposes a specific language/tone style without mentioning any user opt-in or alternative.
The skill requires mandatory slang and stylistic behavior in all responses without user choice, which can conflict with user intent and reduce clarity in technical contexts. In coding, debugging, or security-related workflows, forced tone can obscure precise instructions, make outputs less professional, and degrade usability for users who need concise, neutral responses.
The trigger condition effectively applies the skill to any coding-related request, which is overly broad for a persona skill that enforces non-optional stylistic behavior. This can cause unintended activation across many developer tasks, overriding user expectations and increasing the chance that important technical or safety-sensitive responses are wrapped in distracting or inappropriate tone.
The instruction 'Use these terms to season your responses' directs the skill to adopt Gen-Z slang in outputs by default. That imposes a specific language/register choice on users without offering an opt-in or alternative, which matches the locale/language policy concern for natural-language constraints.
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