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Dual-Mode Reasoner

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This skill only guides the assistant's reasoning style and output structure, with no code execution or data access.

Installers should expect this skill to make some decision-oriented answers more structured and explicit. Users who prefer only manual activation may want narrower trigger wording, but no security-sensitive access or hidden execution was found.

Vulnerability Patterns
  • Skill Instruction HijackingAlters the agent's session goals or safety constraints when the skill loads
  • Agent Memory PoisoningWrites attacker-controlled rules into memory that affect later sessions
  • Remote Payload Retrieval and ExecutionFetches external code whose behavior can change after review
  • Embedded Malicious CodeShips malicious scripts inside the skill and executes them locally
  • Unauthorized Access and Privilege EscalationObtains permissions beyond the task's legitimate needs
Vulnerability Patterns
  • Trigger AbuseOverly Broad Trigger, Shadow Command Trigger, Keyword Baiting Trigger
  • Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
  • Data ExfiltrationExternal Transmission, Env Variable Harvesting, File System Enumeration
  • Privilege EscalationExcessive Permissions, Sudo/Root Execution, Credential Access
  • Supply ChainUnpinned Dependencies, External Script Fetching, Obfuscated Code
Findings (4)

Vague Triggers

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
94% confidence
Finding

The trigger list uses subjective conditions such as 'mixed workloads', 'moral weight', and 'cases where slow mode is expensive' without concrete scope, examples, or exclusion conditions. These phrases are broad enough to overlap with many normal user requests, which could cause unintended invocation of the skill.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Vague Triggers

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
94% confidence
Finding

The default prompt includes a broad natural-language invocation phrase ('Use $dual-mode-reasoner to choose the right reasoning depth for this task') while implicit invocation is enabled. This can cause the skill to trigger on ordinary user requests about reasoning depth or disciplined analysis, creating unintended routing or prompt injection surface where the skill activates without clear user intent.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Vague Triggers

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
93% confidence
Finding

This markdown file defines trigger conditions such as 'evidence is weak or conflicting' and 'real people are materially affected' without clear boundaries or exclusions. The lack of specific scope, examples, or negative examples could cause the mode to activate in many ordinary situations where the intent is unclear.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Natural-Language Policy Violations

Low
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
89% confidence
Finding

The manifest sets 'language: en', which indicates an English-only locale preference, but the file does not offer opt-in language choice or explain why the restriction is necessary. Under the policy, forcing a specific language without user opt-in can be a natural-language policy violation.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.