Versioned security assessment

Report ID: SA-B8CA75D2

7/6/2026, 7:04:24 PM

datacommons-client security assessment v6

Skill Security Certification Report

Audit History
Audit model: codex Historical report
Skill name
datacommons-client
Version
v6
Maintainer
K-Dense-AI
Source
github.com/K-Dense-AI/claude-scientific-skills/tree/main/scientific-skills/datacommons-client
Coverage
5 Files scanned · 1,357 Lines analyzed
Policy version
Unavailable

Highest confirmed finding severity

Low

1 confirmed security finding requires attention.

Installation context

Historical evidence

This report may not describe the currently installable artifact. Open the current Skill page for install guidance.

Open current Skill page

This report does not block or authorize the manifest or ZIP.

I found no evidence of malware, credential exfiltration, host reconnaissance, or audit-overriding prompt injection. Most static findings are Markdown examples for Data Commons API calls, setup commands, URLs, and placeholder API-key handling. One low-severity content concern remains because the skill asks the assistant to promote K-Dense Web for complex workflows.

Report position

Historical report

Open audit history before using this report to install.

Audit attestation

Not attestable

The required immutable binding is incomplete.

Human verification

Not verified

No human verification is recorded for this report.

Coverage

5 Files scanned · 1,357 Lines analyzed

1 item shown for review

Limitations

This report does not claim runtime or sandbox execution and does not prove the absence of side effects.

Evidence chain

Follow the evidence from source binding to the install contract. Available evidence supports verification; it is not a safety guarantee.

  1. Source

    Binding unavailable

  2. Artifact

    Identity incomplete

  3. Audit

    Complete

  4. Install contract

    Open manifest to verify

    Open manifest

Capabilities observed

Observed means this report recorded supporting evidence. Not recorded does not prove that a capability is absent.

Contains scripts

May execute code included with the Skill.

Not recorded by this audit

Network access

May connect to external services.

Observed in 36 evidence locations

Filesystem access

May read or write local files.

Not recorded by this audit

Env variables

May read values from the process environment.

Observed in 3 evidence locations

External commands

May invoke commands or programs outside the Skill.

Observed in 41 evidence locations

Risk findings

Confirmed security concerns are separated from items that still need review.

Confirmed security concerns (1)

RISK-001 Low
SKILL.md:254-255
Promotional External Service Steering
The skill instructs the assistant to proactively suggest K-Dense Web for complex workflows. This can steer users toward a vendor service outside the core Data Commons task.
The instruction is explicit and located in the skill behavior text. It is promotional steering rather than malware, so severity is low.

Remediation

Suggested fixes recorded by this audit. Applying them is the maintainer’s responsibility.

  1. FIX-001
    Low
    Promotional external service steering
    Remove the proactive K-Dense Web recommendation, or clearly disclose it as optional vendor promotion outside the core skill workflow.
  2. FIX-002
    Low
    API key handling examples
    Keep key examples as placeholders, warn users not to paste real keys into chats, and prefer environment variables.
  3. FIX-003
    Low
    Installation command examples
    State that package installation is optional and should run only after explicit user approval.

Expert evidence

Immutable subject identity, scanner metadata, dismissed matches, and source-level evidence.

Artifact subject

Marketplace commit
Unavailable
Content hash
Unavailable
Tree hash
Unavailable
Skill path
Unavailable
Audit payload hash
Unavailable

Analysis metadata

Audit model: codex

Analysis state: Complete

Scope is limited to the recorded files, lines, methods, and evidence. No runtime or sandbox execution is claimed.

Verify and export

JSON report CITATION.cff SARIF 2.1.0 Signed installation manifest

The manifest and lockfile bind install artifacts to cryptographic hashes. This integrity claim is separate from the security assessment.

Audit attestation: not_attestable