Security audit

Switchyard Runtime Diagnostics

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

The skill is coherent and read-only at the MCP level, but its setup asks users to run unpinned code from an external repository.

Install only if you are comfortable running the external Switchyard repository locally. Prefer checking out a known commit or signed release, reviewing package scripts and dependencies, using a frozen lockfile or ignoring lifecycle scripts where possible, and running the setup in a least-privilege sandbox without sensitive credentials.

A.I.G

Vulnerability Patterns

Insecure DependenciesIntroduces malicious components through unsafe dependency sources
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

Findings (1)

T08 · Insecure Dependencies

Note

Location: references/INSTALL.md:7
Finding: Execution of an Unpinned Remote Repository and Dependency Chain
Content: View full analysis
Remediation: View remediation

SkillSpector

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

Static analysis

Detected: suspicious.install_untrusted_source

Install source points to URL shortener or raw IP.

Warn

Code: suspicious.install_untrusted_source
Location: references/OPENCLAW_MCP_CONFIG.json:11

Install source points to URL shortener or raw IP.

Warn

Code: suspicious.install_untrusted_source
Location: references/OPENHANDS_MCP_CONFIG.json:10