Caveat verdict

hermes-agent-health-check

88
🟢 Trusted
No high-risk patterns surfaced by the deep scan — automated capability review, not behavioral proof.

Security audit tool for Hermes Agent repositories using the hermescheck Python library; defensive architectural review tool that checks for hardcoded secrets and unsafe code patterns.

⚠ 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 (7)

Pattern match high

Uses eval() — can execute arbitrary code

SKILL.md · prose · downgraded · eval(

Pattern match high

Pipe to bash — executes piped content as shell commands

references/code-patterns.md · prose · downgraded · |bash

Pattern match high

Pipe to sh — executes piped content as shell commands

references/code-patterns.md · prose · downgraded · |sh

Pattern match high

Pipe to python — executes piped content as Python code

references/code-patterns.md · prose · downgraded · |python

Pattern match medium

Uses exec() — may execute shell commands

SKILL.md · prose · downgraded · exec(

Pattern match low

Popular HTTP library — network access

references/code-patterns.md · prose · downgraded · axios

Pattern match low

Opens WebSocket connection

references/code-patterns.md · prose · downgraded · websocket

Why the tier is capped

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