---
canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/dksk"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/dksk/report.md"
package: "dksk"
report_status: "published"
title: "dksk@1.1.2 npm security report"
verdict: "suspicious"
version: "1.1.2"
---

# dksk@1.1.2 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Flagged — allowed with a warning** — Allowed by default policy, but 16 finding(s) warrant review before installing.

- **Verdict:** Suspicious
- **Product-default install policy:** Warn
- **Firewall policy:** Telemetry warning (can be blocked)
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** Telemetry
- **Selected version:** 1.1.2
- **Selected version is latest:** Yes
- **Analysis source:** AI Security Review (lpm-firewall-ai)

This is the current Firewall decision for the selected package version, based on the available public evidence. Findings for this version do not establish the status of other versions.

AI assessment: suspicious; recommendation: downgrade to warn. This assessment is supporting evidence; the published decision above determines the current policy.

The package has no install hook or confirmed reverse shell, but its runtime telemetry sends search queries and installation details without disclosure in the README. The opt-out does not change that undisclosed default, so this is suspicious telemetry rather than a blockable attack.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Suspicious
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 91.0%
- **Started:** 2026-11-04T11:28:15.673Z
- **Finished:** 2026-11-04T11:29:43.562Z
- **Download time:** 254 ms
- **Static scan time:** 1262 ms
- **AI review time:** 86372 ms
- **Total time:** 87889 ms

The recorded confidence comes from the underlying analysis. Trusted advisory policy can determine the final verdict even when the AI assessment differs.

## Security analysis

### Published attack-surface review

- **Summary:** No attack was identified; undisclosed runtime telemetry makes this package suspicious.

- **Trigger:** Running CLI search or installation commands.

- **Impact:** The telemetry service receives user search terms and skill source and installation details; no credential exfiltration was identified.

- **Evidence paths:** dist/cli.mjs

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-11-04T11:29:43.562Z

### AI review details

- **Review stage:** source\_first\_review

- **Mechanism:** The CLI sends search queries and installation metadata to its telemetry endpoint by default, with an environment-variable opt-out.

- **Rationale:** The package has no install hook or confirmed reverse shell, but its runtime telemetry sends search queries and installation details without disclosure in the README. The opt-out does not change that undisclosed default, so this is suspicious telemetry rather than a blockable attack.

- **Files touched:** dist/cli.mjs

- **Network endpoints:** https://add-skill.vercel.sh/t

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Suspicious

- **Confidence:** 91.0%

- **Recommended action:** downgrade\_to\_warn

- **Intent class:** Dangerous Capability

- **False-positive risk:** Medium

- **Evidence for warning:** The CLI sends runtime telemetry to https://add-skill.vercel.sh/t and supports disabling it with DISABLE\_TELEMETRY or DO\_NOT\_TRACK., A user-run search command includes the search query in its telemetry event., A user-run installation may report the source, skill names, agent names, and skill file paths; known-private sources are skipped, but unknown privacy status is not., The telemetry runs from explicit CLI commands; the manifest has no install lifecycle hook.

- **Evidence against:** The package documents browser authentication and direct key entry for its Acore service; the reviewed credential flow uses that service for skill operations., The flagged local server is a loopback browser-auth callback, and the GitHub token is sent to api.github.com., No concrete reverse shell, credential theft, or unrelated install-time behavior was identified.

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to dksk@1.1.2.

- Review the evidence and your use of dksk@1.1.2 before allowing it. Restrict the permissions described in this report.
- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.

## Public findings

### 1. Low: Scripts Present
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

Package declares npm scripts.

### 2. High: Child Process
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/\_chunks/libs/simple-git.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/dksk@1.1.2/dist/_chunks/libs/simple-git.mjs>)

Package source references child process execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L3: import { t as require_dist$1 } from "./@kwsites/promise-deferred.mjs";
L4: import { spawn } from "child_process";
L5: import { Buffer as Buffer$1 } from "node:buffer";
```

### 3. High: Shell
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/dksk@1.1.2/dist/cli.mjs>)

Package source references shell execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L2722: if (process.platform === "darwin") spawnSync("open", [url], { stdio: "ignore" });
L2723: else if (process.platform === "win32") spawnSync("powershell", [
L2724: "-NoProfile",
```

### 4. Medium: Network
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references network APIs.

### 5. Medium: Environment Vars
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references environment variables.

### 6. Low: Filesystem
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 70.0%

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 7. Critical: Reverse Shell
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 92.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/dksk@1.1.2/dist/cli.mjs>)

Source matches reverse-shell style process and socket wiring.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L9: import { t as require_dist } from "./_chunks/libs/@vercel/detect-agent.mjs";
L10: import { execSync, spawnSync } from "child_process";
L11: import { existsSync, mkdirSync, readFileSync, readdirSync, statSync, writeFileSync } from "fs";
...
L20: import { createHash } from "crypto";
L21: import { createServer } from "http";
L22: import { strFromU8, unzipSync, zipSync } from "fflate";
L23: var import_picocolors = /* @__PURE__ */ __toESM(require_picocolors(), 1);
...
L48: }
L49: async function isRepoPrivate(owner, repo) {
L50: try {
...
L267: function countVisualRowsForLines(lines, columns) {
L268: const cols = columns !== void 0 && columns > 0 ? columns : process.stdout.columns && process.stdout.columns > 0 ? process.stdout.columns : 80;
```

### 8. High: Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 84.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/dksk@1.1.2/dist/cli.mjs>)

Source gates dangerous network, credential, or execution behavior behind CI, host, platform, time, or geo fingerprint checks.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L9: import { t as require_dist } from "./_chunks/libs/@vercel/detect-agent.mjs";
L10: import { execSync, spawnSync } from "child_process";
L11: import { existsSync, mkdirSync, readFileSync, readdirSync, statSync, writeFileSync } from "fs";
...
L20: import { createHash } from "crypto";
L21: import { createServer } from "http";
L22: import { strFromU8, unzipSync, zipSync } from "fflate";
L23: var import_picocolors = /* @__PURE__ */ __toESM(require_picocolors(), 1);
...
L48: }
L49: async function isRepoPrivate(owner, repo) {
L50: try {
...
L267: function countVisualRowsForLines(lines, columns) {
L268: const cols = columns !== void 0 && columns > 0 ? columns : process.stdout.columns && process.stdout.columns > 0 ? process.stdout.columns : 80;
```

### 9. High: Trigger Reachable External Ai Agent Control Surface Mutation
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/dksk@1.1.2/dist/cli.mjs>)

Manifest-trigger-reachable source writes behavior-bearing configuration into a user or project AI-agent control surface.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Manifest-trigger-reachable source links an external AI-agent control path to a behavior-bearing write operation.
ove                           ${dim}# interactive selection${reset}
  ${dim}$${reset} skills remove my-skill                   ${dim}# remove specific skill${reset}
  ${dim}$${reset} skills remove skill1 skill2 -y           ${dim}# remove multiple skills${reset}
  ${dim}$${reset} skills remove --global my-skill          ${dim}# remove from global scope${reset}
  ${dim}$${reset} skills rm --agent claude-code my-skill   ${dim}# remove from specific agent${reset}
  ${dim}$${reset} skills remove --all                      ${dim}# remove all skills${reset}
  ${dim}$${reset} skills remove --skill '*' -a cursor      ${dim}# remove all skills from cursor${reset}

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```

### 10. High: Cross File Remote Execution Context
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 72.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/dksk@1.1.2/dist/cli.mjs>)

Source spawns a local helper that also contains network and dynamic execution context; review data flow before blocking.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Cross-file remote execution chain: dist/cli.mjs spawns dist/_chunks/libs/simple-git.mjs; helper contains network access plus dynamic code execution.
L9: import { t as require_dist } from "./_chunks/libs/@vercel/detect-agent.mjs";
L10: import { execSync, spawnSync } from "child_process";
L11: import { existsSync, mkdirSync, readFileSync, readdirSync, statSync, writeFileSync } from "fs";
...
L20: import { createHash } from "crypto";
L21: import { createServer } from "http";
L22: import { strFromU8, unzipSync, zipSync } from "fflate";
L23: var import_picocolors = /* @__PURE__ */ __toESM(require_picocolors(), 1);
...
L48: }
L49: async function isRepoPrivate(owner, repo) {
L50: try {
...
L267: function countVisualRowsForLines(lines, columns) {
L268: const cols = columns !== void 0 && columns >
```

### 11. Critical: Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/dksk@1.1.2/dist/cli.mjs>)

A package entrypoint or install-time lifecycle script reaches a source file with blocking dangerous behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable chain: manifest.bin -> bin/cli.mjs -> dist/cli.mjs
L9: import { t as require_dist } from "./_chunks/libs/@vercel/detect-agent.mjs";
L10: import { execSync, spawnSync } from "child_process";
L11: import { existsSync, mkdirSync, readFileSync, readdirSync, statSync, writeFileSync } from "fs";
...
L20: import { createHash } from "crypto";
L21: import { createServer } from "http";
L22: import { strFromU8, unzipSync, zipSync } from "fflate";
L23: var import_picocolors = /* @__PURE__ */ __toESM(require_picocolors(), 1);
...
L48: }
L49: async function isRepoPrivate(owner, repo) {
L50: try {
...
L267: function countVisualRowsForLines(lines, columns) {
L268: const cols = columns !== void 0 && columns > 0 ? columns : process.stdout.columns && process.stdout.columns > 0 ? process.std
```

### 12. Low: High Entropy Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 55.0%

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

### 13. Low: Url Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 65.0%

Package source contains URL literals.

### 14. Medium: Structural Risk Force Deep Review
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

Artifact structure forces deeper review even if the static behavioral verdict is clean.

### 15. Medium: Wildcard Dependency
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 80.0%

Package manifest contains a wildcard dependency.

### 16. Critical: Previous Version Dangerous Delta
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 93.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/dksk@1.1.2/dist/cli.mjs>)

This package version adds a dangerous source file absent from the previous stored version; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta
matchedPackage = dksk@1.1.1
matchedIdentity = npm:ZGtzaw:1.1.1
similarity = 0.900
summary = stored previous version shares package body but lacks this dangerous source file
```

## Dependencies and install lifecycle
- **Lifecycle scripts present:** No

- **Dependencies:** 2
- **Optional dependencies:** 0
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 13
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 2

### Published dependency entries
- fflate ^0.8.2 (Dependency)
- yaml ^2.8.3 (Dependency)

## Package metadata
- **Package:** dksk
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 1.1.2
- **License:** MIT
- **Version published:** 2026-11-04T11:25:06.332Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-09-17T19:57:08.973Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-11-04T11:29:43.562Z
- **Known versions:** 2
- **Latest version:** 1.1.2
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** The open agent skills ecosystem
- **Maintainers:** otto0120
- **Keywords:** cli, agent-skills, skills, ai-agents, aider-desk, amp, antigravity, antigravity-cli, astrbot, autohand-code, augment, bob
- **Runtime engines:** node: \>=18
- **Artifact files:** 14
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 454,817 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 2
- **Attestations:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/dksk>)
- [Repository](<https://github.com/vercel-labs/skills>)
- [Homepage](<https://github.com/vercel-labs/skills#readme>)
- [Issues](<https://github.com/vercel-labs/skills/issues>)
