Caveat verdict
codex-ppt
The skill appears to be a presentation generator that uses OpenAI API for image generation. No malicious or deceptive behavior detected.
⚠ 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.
Findings (7)
subprocess execution — runs system commands from Python
scripts/codex_ppt_runtime.py · prose · downgraded · subprocess.run(
Python pathlib file read
docs/cli-api-fallback.md · code · pathlib.Path("{base_dir}/{deck_name}/prompts/slide_01.json").read_text(
Python os.environ.get — reads environment variable
scripts/assemble_ppt.py · prose · downgraded · os.environ.get(
Python urllib.request — network access
scripts/codex_ppt_runtime.py · prose · downgraded · urllib.request
Python os.getenv — reads environment variable
scripts/codex_ppt_runtime.py · prose · downgraded · os.getenv(
Base64 encoding/decoding
scripts/image_providers/base.py · prose · downgraded · base64-encode
Popular HTTP library — network access
scripts/record_slide_dispatch.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
Requires 1 system binary.
Is this flag fair?
Thanks — recorded.