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Gate Exchange Transfer

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This skill is a clearly scoped Gate internal-transfer helper that requires user confirmation before moving funds.

Only install this if you intend to let the configured Gate MCP session perform same-UID internal transfers. Keep the API key limited to the listed permissions, never paste secrets into chat, and carefully verify each transfer draft before confirming because internal transfers may be irreversible.

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 (4)

Ae1

High
Category
analysis-evasion
Confidence
100% confidence
Finding

Referenced artifact was not completely inspected

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 84)May include surrounding context.

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- `SKILL.md` keeps transfer intent routing and account-type mapping.

Unrestricted Tool Access

Medium
Category
Excessive Agency
Confidence
80% confidence
Finding

Skill grants unrestricted tool access without appropriate constraints. An agent with unfettered tool access can perform arbitrary actions including file modification, network requests, and code execution.

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 34)May include surrounding context.

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## General Rules

⚠️ STOP — You MUST read and strictly follow the shared runtime rules before proceeding.
Do NOT select or call any tool until all rules are read. These rules have the highest priority.
→ Read `./references/gate-runtime-rules.md`
- **Only call MCP tools explicitly listed in this skill.** Tools not documented here must NOT be called, even if they
  exist in the MCP server.

Autonomous Decision Making

Medium
Category
Excessive Agency
Confidence
80% confidence
Finding

Skill enables autonomous high-impact decisions without human-in-the-loop verification. Critical operations (destructive commands, financial transactions, data deletion) should require explicit user confirmation.

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 72)May include surrounding context.

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- Credentials Source: Local Gate MCP deployment (`GATE_API_KEY`, `GATE_API_SECRET`)
- API Key Required: Yes
- Permissions: Delivery:Read, Fx:Read, Margin:Read, Options:Read, Spot:Read, Wallet:Write
- Never ask the user to paste secrets into chat; rely on the configured MCP session only.
- API Key Provisioning Reference: https://www.gate.com/myaccount/profile/api-key/manage (create or rotate keys outside the chat when the local MCP setup requires them).

### Installation Check

Autonomous Decision Making

Medium
Category
Excessive Agency
Confidence
80% confidence
Finding

Skill enables autonomous high-impact decisions without human-in-the-loop verification. Critical operations (destructive commands, financial transactions, data deletion) should require explicit user confirmation.

Content

Scanner excerpt · references/gate-runtime-rules.md (reported line 16)May include surrounding context.

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## 1. MCP Session and Authentication

- Use the already configured Gate MCP session for the current host.
- Local Gate MCP deployments use `GATE_API_KEY` and `GATE_API_SECRET`; never ask the user to paste these secrets into chat.
- Minimal permissions for this skill are `Wallet:Write`, `Spot:Read`, `Margin:Read`, `Fx:Read`, `Delivery:Read`, and `Options:Read`.
- If the required Gate MCP tools are missing, stop write actions and switch to setup guidance only.
- If the MCP session returns an auth or permission error, stop write actions and guide the user to repair the configured local MCP credentials before continuing.