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independent scanner by NVIDIA · skill by TimLai666 · how it works ↗

CAUTIONmax severity: MEDIUMrisk score: 46

Skill reads from agent configuration directories (.claude/, .codex/, .gemini/). These directories may contain API keys, personal settings, and other credenti…; Skill modifies its own code, configuration, or behavior at runtime. Self-modification enables an agent to escalate privileges, disable safety constraints, or…

scanned 2026-08-22

Findings (9)

HIGHAgent Snoopingconfidence: 0.255

Skill reads from agent configuration directories (.claude/, .codex/, .gemini/). These directories may contain API keys, personal settings, and other credentials that the skill has no legitimate need to access.

examples/CLAUDE_MD_TESTING.md

HIGHAgent Snoopingconfidence: 0.255

Skill reads from agent configuration directories (.claude/, .codex/, .gemini/). These directories may contain API keys, personal settings, and other credentials that the skill has no legitimate need to access.

examples/CLAUDE_MD_TESTING.md

HIGHRogue Agentconfidence: 0.85

Skill modifies its own code, configuration, or behavior at runtime. Self-modification enables an agent to escalate privileges, disable safety constraints, or install persistent backdoors.

SKILL.md

HIGHRogue Agentconfidence: 0.85

Skill modifies its own code, configuration, or behavior at runtime. Self-modification enables an agent to escalate privileges, disable safety constraints, or install persistent backdoors.

SKILL.md

HIGHRogue Agentconfidence: 0.85

Skill modifies its own code, configuration, or behavior at runtime. Self-modification enables an agent to escalate privileges, disable safety constraints, or install persistent backdoors.

SKILL.md

HIGHRogue Agentconfidence: 0.85

Skill modifies its own code, configuration, or behavior at runtime. Self-modification enables an agent to escalate privileges, disable safety constraints, or install persistent backdoors.

SKILL.md

HIGHRogue Agentconfidence: 0.85

Skill modifies its own code, configuration, or behavior at runtime. Self-modification enables an agent to escalate privileges, disable safety constraints, or install persistent backdoors.

anthropic-best-practices.md

HIGHRogue Agentconfidence: 0.85

Skill modifies its own code, configuration, or behavior at runtime. Self-modification enables an agent to escalate privileges, disable safety constraints, or install persistent backdoors.

testing-skills-with-subagents.md

HIGHRogue Agentconfidence: 0.85

Skill modifies its own code, configuration, or behavior at runtime. Self-modification enables an agent to escalate privileges, disable safety constraints, or install persistent backdoors.

testing-skills-with-subagents.md

What the verdicts mean

SkillSpector reports on SkillMD's shared five-tier scale. See how SkillSpector works ↗.

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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