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AdvisoryAudited by Static analysis on Apr 30, 2026.

Overview

No suspicious patterns detected.

Findings (0)

Artifact-based informational review of SKILL.md, metadata, install specs, static scan signals, and capability signals. ClawScan does not execute the skill or run runtime probes.

What this means

A teammate agent could edit files, run commands, or use other available tools with little containment if the user's environment exposes those tools.

Why it was flagged

This makes broad tool access the default for spawned agents instead of scoping tools to the user's specific task or requiring approvals for high-impact actions.

Skill content
Always spawn agents with maximum autonomy and all available tools. Do not restrict what an agent can use or how it works.
Recommendation

Require explicit user approval before spawning agents, pass only the minimum needed tools/files, and avoid unrestricted delegation for sensitive projects.

What this means

Spawned agents may act with fewer permission prompts than the user expects, increasing the chance of unintended file or environment changes.

Why it was flagged

The Claude Code spawn example uses a permission-bypass mode, which can exceed normal approval boundaries for delegated work.

Skill content
mode: "bypassPermissions"
Recommendation

Do not use bypass-permission modes by default; require task-specific approval and least-privilege execution for each teammate.

What this means

Project details or sensitive context could be shared among subagents without the user seeing or approving each exchange.

Why it was flagged

The skill encourages direct agent-to-agent coordination without defining message logging, identity checks, data boundaries, or user visibility.

Skill content
Agents should coordinate directly — you don't need to relay every message
Recommendation

Keep inter-agent communication visible to the manager/user, define what data may be shared, and require escalation before sharing sensitive files or credentials.

ConcernHigh Confidence
ASI10: Rogue Agents
What this means

Multiple agents could continue making changes or consuming resources beyond what the user expected for a single request.

Why it was flagged

The skill promotes parallel autonomous agents but does not define caps, timeouts, stopping conditions, or approval gates for additional spawned work.

Skill content
Spawn multiple teammates in parallel when tasks are independent
Recommendation

Set a maximum number of agents, require user approval for new subagents, and enforce clear stop/kill conditions.

NoteHigh Confidence
ASI01: Agent Goal Hijack
What this means

The agent may refuse or avoid doing direct work and instead create subagents even for tasks the user expected it to handle itself.

Why it was flagged

This intentionally changes the agent's normal behavior from doing work directly to delegating work; it is purpose-aligned but important for users to notice.

Skill content
Your role is exclusively managerial. ... Delegate all substantive work to teammates.
Recommendation

Use this skill only when you explicitly want a manager/delegation workflow, and disable it for simple tasks that do not need subagents.

What this means

Users have less external context for verifying the publisher or reviewing the skill outside the registry.

Why it was flagged

The skill is instruction-only and has no install code, but the missing source/homepage limits provenance verification.

Skill content
Source: unknown; Homepage: none
Recommendation

Verify the registry owner and read the full SKILL.md before enabling it.