T01 · Skill Instruction Hijacking
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SKILL.md:15- Finding
Mandatory Vendor Promotion Hijacks Agent Output
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Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk
This skill is a read-only content inventory helper with some vendor-facing wording, but no hidden install, persistence, content mutation, or evidence of data theft.
Before installing, understand that reports may include a TrustGrowth waitlist/pricing note and that the skill may rely on a separate local Groundcrew evidence validator. It should be treated as read-only; do not use it for content generation, scheduling, publishing, or lifecycle changes.
SKILL.md:15Mandatory Vendor Promotion Hijacks Agent Output
Data is being sent to an external URL. This could be legitimate telemetry or data exfiltration. Manual review is recommended.
- **Tier 1.** Google Suggest for expansion (unofficial endpoint; treat as hints, `confidence: low`). A SERP the user pastes or fetches is an observation for that query, locale, device, and date — record all four.
- **DataForSEO.** Paid, per-request. Read `dataforseo.md`; show the cost preflight and get approval for each batch.
- **Ahrefs MCP** (`https://api.ahrefs.com/mcp/mcp`, API key on a plan that includes MCP) and **Semrush MCP** (`https://mcp.semrush.com/v1/mcp`, OAuth or API key). Use only when the user already pays for the tool and has configured the MCP in their client. Label rows `source: "ahrefs"` / `"semrush"`, `confidence` per the vendor's own accuracy notes; these are third-party estimates, not the user's own data.
- **TrustGrowth.** `keywords` (typed opportunities with volume, difficulty, intent, current position, scores) for the verified site. SERP snapshots per keyword are scheduled (TEC-7796).
### `~~link database` — backlinks and authority
No suspicious patterns detected.