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Security audit

manager-development-spectrum

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This skill provides leadership coaching with relevant privacy safeguards and no hidden execution or privileged access.

Use this as a coaching aid rather than a definitive assessment or employment rating. Share only necessary workplace details and anonymize any examples retained for future use.

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
  • Excessive AgencyUnrestricted Tool Access, Autonomous Decision Making, Scope Creep
  • 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 (1)

Scope Creep

Low
Category
Excessive Agency
Confidence
70% confidence
Finding

Skill's behavior or capabilities extend beyond its stated purpose. Scope creep allows an agent to perform actions unrelated to its documented functionality, increasing the attack surface.

Content

Scanner excerpt · references/sources.md (reported line 19)May include surrounding context.

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**What is NOT cited and why:**

Loevinger's Ego Development theory (1976) and Kegan's Subject-Object theory (*The Evolving Self*, 1982) are the foundational research from which Torbert & Rooke's Action Logics derive. They are not directly cited here because the Rooke & Torbert HBR synthesis is the operationally accessible primary source for the 7-stage framework as presented. Practitioners seeking the deeper developmental psychology basis should consult Kegan directly. Cook-Greuter's Leadership Development Framework (2004) is closely related and extends the Alchemist stage — it is not cited here because its additions are beyond the scope of this skill's Process, which focuses on stages Opportunist through Strategist where the research sample sizes are sufficient for behavioral pattern identification.