Caveat verdict
daily-literature
daily-literature-search
Automated academic literature search across PubMed, OpenAlex, and Semantic Scholar with file_write for storing downloaded papers and reports; all behavior is transparent, purpose-matched, and the email env var is only used for API polite-pool identification.
⚠ 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.
Permission integrity
file_read+write
package_install
Findings (5)
Possible hardcoded credential
SKILL.md · code · API_KEY="your-key
subprocess execution — runs system commands from Python
scripts/daily_literature_search.py · prose · downgraded · subprocess.run(
pip3 install — installs Python packages at runtime
install.sh · prose · downgraded · pip3 install
Python urllib.request — network access
scripts/daily_literature_search.py · prose · downgraded · urllib.request
Python os.getenv — reads environment variable
scripts/utils.py · prose · downgraded · os.getenv(
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.
file_writepackage_install Is this flag fair?
Thanks — recorded.