run-research

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Audited by Socket on Mar 10, 2026

1 alert found:

Obfuscated File
Obfuscated FileHIGH
SKILL.md

The skill's stated purpose (researching a topic across multiple public sources and delivering findings) is coherent with its design to fetch data from Reddit, X, YouTube, and the web. However, there are significant security concerns: it prescribes downloading and executing external installers from unverified endpoints, it handles secrets, and it may forward credentials to third-party tools. These patterns create supply-chain, credential, and data-flow risks that are disproportionate to a benign research helper. The footprint would be acceptable only if installations are strictly from verified official registries or pre-approved, signed binaries, and secrets handling is minimized with explicit user consent and sandboxing. Until such controls are in place, classify as SUSPICIOUS to HIGH RISK due to download-execute patterns, credential exposure potential, and third-party tool installation.

Confidence: 98%
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Analyzed At
Mar 10, 2026, 03:41 PM
Package URL
pkg:socket/skills-sh/gupsammy%2FClaudest%2Frun-research%2F@a0c570147fc0563e5375ac0d88ba67a3d8d40d52