Caveat verdict

academic-talon

45
🟠 Risky
Significant risk patterns flagged — automated deep scan, not behavioral proof.

The skill provides a full-stack academic research assistant. It uses its network input and package installation capabilities for legitimate purposes, but the combination of capabilities raises concerns.

⚠ Flagged for review — coarse, uncorroborated signal, not a confirmed exploit. Review the config yourself before installing.

Automated static analysis — not a human review. Caveat flags capabilities, not confirmed intent, and can produce false positives. Disagree with this verdict? Use Dispute below.

70
security
70
transparency
80
maintenance

Permission integrity

Installs packages at runtime — transitive dependencies are not auditable

package_install

Findings (3)

Pattern match high

HTTP request to bare IP address — common in malicious payloads

SKILL.md · code · http://192.168.1.100

Pattern match low

Python os.getenv — reads environment variable

scripts/pdf_analyzer.py · prose · downgraded · os.getenv(

Pattern match low

Popular HTTP library — network access

scripts/search.py · prose · downgraded · got

Permissions & capabilities

Requires 3 environment variables. (1 sensitive: ZOTERO_API_KEY). Requires 1 system binary.

network_inpackage_install

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