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Scholar Sidekick (REST API)

Security checks across malware telemetry and agentic risk

Overview

This is a straightforward citation-helper skill that sends user-provided scholarly identifiers to a disclosed external API and contains no executable installer or persistence.

Install if you are comfortable sending scholarly identifiers, bibliography inputs, and claimed citation details to Scholar Sidekick's external API. Avoid submitting confidential or unpublished research material unless external processing is acceptable.

SkillSpector

By NVIDIA
Vulnerability Patterns
  • 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
  • Excessive AgencyUnrestricted Tool Access, Autonomous Decision Making, Scope Creep

VirusTotal

65/65 vendors flagged this skill as clean.

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Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.