n8n-architect
Fail
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Feb 16, 2026
Risk Level: HIGHPROMPT_INJECTIONREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONCOMMAND_EXECUTION
Full Analysis
- [Indirect Prompt Injection] (HIGH): The skill is primarily designed to ingest external workflow data (JSON or descriptions) and use it to drive logic, architecture decisions, and code generation.
- Ingestion points: The orchestrator in
SKILL.mdand the auditor inskills/n8n-validation-expert/SKILL.mdare designed to process user-provided n8n workflow definitions. - Capability inventory: The agent has the ability to generate executable JavaScript (
skills/n8n-code-javascript/SKILL.md) and configure Model Context Protocol (MCP) clients that execute local shell commands. - Boundary markers: There are no explicit instructions or delimiters defined to separate user-provided data from system instructions, nor instructions to ignore natural language commands embedded in the workflow JSON.
- Sanitization: While the skill provides a checklist for the user's workflow to be secure, it lacks self-protection against malicious instructions within the data it audits.
- [Remote Code Execution] (LOW): The skill facilitates the download and execution of remote packages via
npxfor MCP servers. - Evidence: Found in
skills/n8n-mcp-tools-expert/references/mcp-servers-compatibles.md(e.g.,npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem). - Trust Status: These packages originate from the
@modelcontextprotocolorganization, which is considered a reputable source. Per [TRUST-SCOPE-RULE], this finding is downgraded to LOW. - [Command Execution] (MEDIUM): The skill provides templates for the agent to configure shell-based tools that interact with the host filesystem and databases.
- Evidence: Configuration examples in
skills/n8n-mcp-tools-expert/SKILL.mdusecommand: "npx"andargs: [...]to interact with the local environment. - Risk: If the agent is successfully injected, an attacker could attempt to manipulate these command arguments to gain broader access to the host system.
Recommendations
- AI detected serious security threats
Audit Metadata