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Security audit

Demand Signals

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This is a written ecommerce research framework that advises careful validation before inventory decisions and does not include code, hidden execution, or persistence.

Installers should treat this as a decision-support guide, not authority for the agent to place orders or spend money. Use it to structure research, verify data from accounts or paid tools yourself, and keep final sourcing or capital decisions under explicit human approval.

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)

Autonomous Decision Making

Medium
Category
Excessive Agency
Confidence
75% 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 259)May include surrounding context.

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## Common Mistakes

1. **Chasing single-platform spikes.** A product goes viral on TikTok and the seller places an order the same day without checking whether search volume, marketplace data, or any other source confirms purchasing intent. Many viral videos generate entertainment engagement but not buyer behavior. Always require multi-source confirmation before committing capital.

2. **Ignoring the velocity of competitor entry.** The seller validates a demand signal and begins sourcing, but does not monitor how quickly other sellers are entering the market. By the time inventory arrives 60 days later, the listing count has gone from 15 to 150 and the average selling price has dropped 40%. Track competitor entry rate weekly during your production and shipping pipeline.

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.