Caveat verdict

nodetool

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

Receives external input AND executes processes

The skill instructs users to pipe remote shell scripts directly to bash (curl ... | bash) without checksum verification, which executes arbitrary code from the network; while this is the tool's documented install pattern, it represents a genuine supply-chain risk.

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.

0
security
80
transparency
80
maintenance

What it does

These are capability combinations: each listed behavior occurs in the skill, but Caveat detects co-occurrence — it does not verify that one flows into another. Read the code to confirm a live chain.

Capability combination critical

Receives external input AND executes processes — the shape of a command & control channel

LLM05 · LLM06 · ASI10

Capability combination high

Executes processes AND makes external network calls — may exfiltrate command output

LLM02 · LLM06 · ASI03

Permission integrity

Makes network requests but does not declare curl/wget in required binaries

network_out

Findings (3)

Pattern match critical

Pipe-to-shell pattern (curl | sh) — supply chain attack vector

SKILL.md · code · curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nodetool-ai/nodetool/refs/heads/mai

Pattern match critical

Pipe to bash — executes piped content as shell commands

SKILL.md · code · | bash

Pattern match medium

Opens WebSocket connection

SKILL.md · code · WebSocket

Why the tier is capped

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

network_innetwork_outprocess_exec
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