skills-master
Audited by Socket on Mar 2, 2026
2 alerts found:
MalwareSecurityThe script accurately implements a useful capability (safely fetching only the skills-master folder via git sparse checkout) and includes sensible safety features (backup, rollback, and user confirmation in the documented workflow). It does not display direct indicators of embedded malware or explicit exfiltration. The main security concerns are supply-chain risk (pulling arbitrary remote content without cryptographic verification) and the destructive nature of replacing local directories. The tool should be considered safe to use only when the repository is trusted or when additional verification (pinned SHAs or signatures) and careful input sanitization are enforced.
The code/utility is a legitimate administrative script for registering skill templates into a local skills-master repository. Primary risks are local and operational: accepting arbitrary absolute source paths, copying any files found (including secrets), and overwriting repository files (with optional --force to skip prompts). There is no evidence of network exfiltration or intentionally malicious code in the provided fragment. Treat this utility as moderately risky in automated or high-privilege contexts: require human confirmation for cross-project or absolute paths, restrict execution to trusted principals, run with least privilege, and consider adding safeguards (dry-run, whitelist of allowed files, symlink/path traversal checks).