Caveat verdict

better-skill-creator

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

The skill has built-in version control and automatic backup but also executes scripts which could potentially be risky.

⚠ 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.

45
security
90
transparency
70
maintenance

Findings (5)

Pattern match high

Attempts to modify skills or system prompts

scripts/init_skill.py · prose · downgraded · Edit SKILL.md

Pattern match high

Writes to SKILL.md — self-modifying skill

scripts/test_package_skill.py · prose · downgraded · SKILL.md").write

Pattern match medium

subprocess execution — runs system commands from Python

scripts/interactive-rollback.py · prose · downgraded · subprocess.run(

Pattern match low

Python shutil file operation — copies/moves/deletes files

scripts/backup.py · prose · downgraded · shutil.rmtree(

Pattern match low

Popular HTTP library — network access

scripts/quick_validate.py · prose · downgraded · got

Why the tier is capped

Execution sink present in raw bytes (Hard Floor: class D). 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.

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