candid-optimize

The tool specification is not malicious: it performs local file reads and writes appropriate for an optimization/maintenance utility and includes reasonable safety controls (dry-run, interactive review, JSON validation). Primary risks are accidental or automated modification of repository files when run non-interactively, and potential leakage of sensitive content if config or register contents are included verbatim in outputs or logs. Implementers should (1) redact or avoid printing possible secrets from configs/registers, (2) require explicit confirmation for destructive actions by default (avoid --apply-all in CI), and (3) restrict or clearly document access to user home dotfiles. No indicators of obfuscation or network-based exfiltration present; risk is operational rather than overtly malicious.