search-conference

Pass

Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Feb 19, 2026

Risk Level: SAFEEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSCOMMAND_EXECUTIONPROMPT_INJECTION
Full Analysis
  • [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS] (LOW): The skill requires the installation of the embed-papers Python package. As this package is not from a pre-defined trusted organization, it is classified as an unverifiable dependency. The severity is lowered from MEDIUM to LOW because the package is essential to the skill's primary stated purpose.
  • [COMMAND_EXECUTION] (SAFE): The skill executes various CLI commands using the embed-papers utility. It uses user-provided inputs such as venue_id and query. No arbitrary command injection or shell-breaking patterns were detected in the pipeline instructions.
  • [PROMPT_INJECTION] (LOW): The skill is susceptible to indirect prompt injection (Category 8) as it processes untrusted data from external sources.
  • Ingestion points: Research paper metadata (titles and abstracts) are ingested from the OpenReview API via the embed-papers search command.
  • Boundary markers: The prompt instructions do not specify any boundary markers or delimiters (e.g., XML tags or backticks) when interpolating fetched content into the final Markdown report.
  • Capability inventory: The skill has the capability to execute subprocesses (embed-papers) and write to the local filesystem (tmp.json).
  • Sanitization: There is no evidence of content sanitization or instruction to ignore potential commands embedded within the retrieved paper abstracts.
  • [CREDENTIALS_UNSAFE] (SAFE): The skill uses OPENAI_API_KEY. It explicitly instructs the agent to check for the environment variable and stop/prompt the user if it is missing, which is a secure practice compared to hardcoding or silent failure.
Audit Metadata
Risk Level
SAFE
Analyzed
Feb 19, 2026, 02:16 PM