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ai-tool-research

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This is a transparent Markdown-only research skill that gathers public AI-tool information and writes user-requested playbooks, catalogs, and a run log.

Before installing, be comfortable with the skill using web search and writing or updating Markdown files in the chosen output directory. Treat generated third-party skill install commands as recommendations to review and vet before running, especially for tools that can access the shell or private accounts.

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
  • Rogue AgentSelf-Modification, Session Persistence
  • 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 (7)

Ae1

High
Category
analysis-evasion
Confidence
100% confidence
Finding

Referenced artifact was not completely inspected

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 47)May include surrounding context.

md
All five honor the [agentskills.io](https://agentskills.io) open `SKILL.md` standard, so skills from one ecosystem often work in another — this is called out in

Ae1

High
Category
analysis-evasion
Confidence
100% confidence
Finding

Referenced artifact was not completely inspected

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 312)May include surrounding context.

md
All five honor the [agentskills.io](https://agentskills.io) open `SKILL.md` standard, so skills from one ecosystem often work in another — this is called out in

Session Persistence

Medium
Category
Rogue Agent
Confidence
60% confidence
Finding

Skill establishes unauthorized persistence across sessions via cron jobs, startup scripts, or state files. Session persistence allows an attacker to maintain access beyond the current interaction.

Content

Scanner excerpt · README.md (reported line 45)May include surrounding context.

bash
# Project-local
mkdir -p .cursor/skills
cp -r ai-tool-research-skill .cursor/skills/ai-tool-research

# OR personal (shared across all your Cursor projects)

Skill Enumeration

Medium
Category
Agent Snooping
Confidence
85% confidence
Finding

Skill enumerates or reads other installed skills. Access to other skills' SKILL.md files or the skills directory reveals prompt instructions, capabilities, and secrets that should be invisible to peer skills.

Content

Scanner excerpt · README.md (reported line 60)May include surrounding context.

Claude Desktop / Claude Code

bash
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r ai-tool-research-skill ~/.claude/skills/ai-tool-research

Skill Enumeration

Medium
Category
Agent Snooping
Confidence
85% confidence
Finding

Skill enumerates or reads other installed skills. Access to other skills' SKILL.md files or the skills directory reveals prompt instructions, capabilities, and secrets that should be invisible to peer skills.

Content

Scanner excerpt · README.md (reported line 71)May include surrounding context.

OpenAI Codex

bash
mkdir -p ~/.codex/skills
cp -r ai-tool-research-skill ~/.codex/skills/ai-tool-research

Skill Enumeration

Medium
Category
Agent Snooping
Confidence
85% confidence
Finding

Skill enumerates or reads other installed skills. Access to other skills' SKILL.md files or the skills directory reveals prompt instructions, capabilities, and secrets that should be invisible to peer skills.

Content

Scanner excerpt · README.md (reported line 80)May include surrounding context.

Gemini CLI

bash
mkdir -p ~/.gemini/skills
cp -r ai-tool-research-skill ~/.gemini/skills/ai-tool-research

Natural-Language Policy Violations

Low
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
87% confidence
Finding

The tone rule mandates a fixed linguistic style ('Third person. Never "you can…" or "we recommend…"') for all generated playbooks. Under the policy, language/locale constraints should not be forced without opt-in or clear justification, and this template does not provide such flexibility.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.