SkillSpector · tavily-search

independent scanner by NVIDIA · skill by baofeng-tech · how it works ↗

CAUTIONmax severity: MEDIUMrisk score: 37

Without declared permissions the skill's intent is opaque and cannot be validated.; Data is being sent to an external URL. This could be legitimate telemetry or data exfiltration. Manual review is recommended.; Code accesses environment variables that may contain secrets (API keys, tokens). This is a common pattern for credential theft.

scanned 2026-08-23

Findings (3)

MEDIUMMCP Least Privilegeconfidence: 0.7

Without declared permissions the skill's intent is opaque and cannot be validated.

SKILL.md

MEDIUMData Exfiltrationconfidence: 0.6

Data is being sent to an external URL. This could be legitimate telemetry or data exfiltration. Manual review is recommended.

scripts/search_client.py

HIGHData Exfiltrationconfidence: 0.7

Code accesses environment variables that may contain secrets (API keys, tokens). This is a common pattern for credential theft.

scripts/search_client.py

What the verdicts mean

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PASS

Overall severity LOW (risk score in the safe range)

CAUTIONthis skill

Overall severity MEDIUM

WARNING

Overall severity HIGH

FAIL

Overall severity CRITICAL

INCONCLUSIVE

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