Caveat verdict

ai-news-daily-v1-0-3

ai-news-daily

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

The skill installs packages and creates a cron job, which could potentially be used for malicious purposes if not properly validated.

⚠ 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.

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security
70
transparency
70
maintenance

Permission integrity

Installs packages at runtime — transitive dependencies are not auditable

package_install

Findings (4)

Pattern match critical

Possible hardcoded credential

SKILL.md · code · API_KEY="your_api_key

Pattern match low

References webhook/callback URL

config/config.yaml · prose · downgraded · webhook_url

Pattern match low

Python os.getenv — reads environment variable

src/daily_fetch.py · prose · downgraded · os.getenv(

Pattern match low

Python os.environ.get — reads environment variable

src/translator.py · prose · downgraded · os.environ.get(

Why the tier is capped

Execution sink present in raw bytes (Hard Floor: class B). Final tier capped at Caution — cannot be lifted by any downgrade, example-payload opt-in, or allowlist.

Permissions & capabilities

No declared permissions — minimal attack surface.

package_install

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