Caveat verdict
release-skills
A standard release workflow skill that reads git history, bumps version numbers, generates changelogs, and creates git tags; all operations are local within the project repository.
⚠ 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 (4)
Pipe to python — executes piped content as Python code
SKILL.md · prose · downgraded · | Python
Writes to SKILL.md — self-modifying skill
scripts/prepare_release.py · prose · downgraded · SKILL.md").write
subprocess execution — runs system commands from Python
scripts/prepare_release.py · prose · downgraded · subprocess.check_output(
Python os.environ.get — reads environment variable
scripts/prepare_release.py · prose · downgraded · os.environ.get(
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.
Is this flag fair?
Thanks — recorded.