Finding Open Access Papers
Pass
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Mar 13, 2026
Risk Level: SAFEEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSCOMMAND_EXECUTION
Full Analysis
- [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill fetches research metadata and PDF documents from well-known and reputable academic services, including api.unpaywall.org, doi.org, ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (PubMed), europepmc.org, and preprint repositories like arxiv.org and biorxiv.org.
- [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: Contains shell scripts and Python code snippets for automating research workflows. These include using curl and jq for API interaction and the requests library for handling HTTP operations, all of which are directed at the skill's primary stated purpose.
- [DATA_EXFILTRATION]: Instructs the agent to request the user's email address to comply with Unpaywall API courtesy requirements. This is a standard practice for the service and is handled by prompting the user directly rather than using hidden or hardcoded credentials.
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