nextflow-development

100Critical

This skill executes unverified remote code via bash pipes and performs unauthorized network operations while lacking necessary tool declarations and documentation, posing a severe security risk.

Threat Analysis

AI Agent Traps ↗Scanned 6/20/2026
Content InjectionPerceptionclean
Semantic ManipulationReasoningclean
Cognitive StateMemory & Learningclean
SystemicMulti-Agent Dynamicsclean
Human-in-the-LoopHuman Overseerclean
HygienePackaging & Manifest6 findings

Skill Info

Nameanthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/nextflow-development
Registrygithub
Version55447a28e6c7
PURLpkg:github/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins@55447a28e6c7?skill=nextflow-development
Stars21,418
Installs1,300

Install

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GitHub
GitHub
1,300 installs
Skills.sh
Skills.shDocs
npx skills add https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins

Assessments (3)

AI Agent Traps ↗
Remote code download and execution detectedcriticalcommand executionAML.T0050AML.T0053AML.T0072LLM05:2025LLM06:2025

Remote code download and execution detected

100% confidenceline 75
curl -s https://get.nextflow.io \| bash
Unverified shell execution for environment setupmediumsupply chainAML.T0010AML.T0019AML.T0058LLM03:2025

The skill provides a command to pipe a remote script directly into bash, which is a common vector for executing arbitrary, unverified code.

90% confidence
curl -s https://get.nextflow.io | bash
Missing allowed-tools declarationlowunauthorized tool useAML.T0053LLM06:2025

Skill executes commands, writes files, or accesses the network but declares no allowed-tools, so its tool surface cannot be reviewed or constrained.

90% confidence
Undeclared network usagelowunauthorized tool useAML.T0053LLM06:2025

Skill contains network access patterns (HTTP requests, socket connections) without declaring network capability in allowed-tools.

60% confidence
Referenced file missing from skill packagelowpolicy violation

SKILL.md links to "references/geo-sra-acquisition.md" but the file is not part of the skill package — the workflow silently degrades or the content is sourced elsewhere at runtime

90% confidence
[references/geo-sra-acquisition.md](references/geo-sra-acquisition.md)
Referenced file missing from skill packagelowpolicy violation

SKILL.md links to "references/pipelines/atacseq.md" but the file is not part of the skill package — the workflow silently degrades or the content is sourced elsewhere at runtime

90% confidence
[references/pipelines/atacseq.md](references/pipelines/atacseq.md)
Referenced file missing from skill packagelowpolicy violation

SKILL.md links to "references/pipelines/rnaseq.md" but the file is not part of the skill package — the workflow silently degrades or the content is sourced elsewhere at runtime

90% confidence
[references/pipelines/rnaseq.md](references/pipelines/rnaseq.md)
Referenced file missing from skill packagelowpolicy violation

SKILL.md links to "references/pipelines/sarek.md" but the file is not part of the skill package — the workflow silently degrades or the content is sourced elsewhere at runtime

90% confidence
[references/pipelines/sarek.md](references/pipelines/sarek.md)
Referenced file missing from skill packagelowpolicy violation

SKILL.md links to "references/troubleshooting.md" but the file is not part of the skill package — the workflow silently degrades or the content is sourced elsewhere at runtime

90% confidence
[references/troubleshooting.md](references/troubleshooting.md)
Missing licenseinfopolicy violation

Skill does not specify a license field. Specifying a license helps users understand usage terms.

100% confidence

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