Versioned security assessment

Report ID: SA-455C8D07

7/5/2026, 5:32:00 PM

peer-review security assessment v7

Skill Security Certification Report

Audit History
Audit model: codex Historical report
Skill name
peer-review
Version
v7
Maintainer
K-Dense-AI
Source
github.com/K-Dense-AI/claude-scientific-skills/tree/main/scientific-skills/peer-review
Coverage
3 Files scanned · 1,415 Lines analyzed
Policy version
Unavailable

Highest confirmed finding severity

Low

1 confirmed security finding requires attention.

Installation context

Historical evidence

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

Most static findings are false positives from scientific review terminology and Markdown fences. Two findings are confirmed because the skill instructs agents to run local Python scripts through Bash, and one low-severity semantic issue notes external service steering for confidential workflows.

Report position

Historical report

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Audit attestation

Not attestable

The required immutable binding is incomplete.

Human verification

Not verified

No human verification is recorded for this report.

Coverage

3 Files scanned · 1,415 Lines analyzed

3 items 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.

Not recorded by this audit

Filesystem access

May read or write local files.

Not recorded by this audit

Env variables

May read values from the process environment.

Not recorded by this audit

External commands

May invoke commands or programs outside the Skill.

Observed in 10 evidence locations

Capability review items (2)
Medium
SKILL.md:39-41
Ruby/shell backtick execution
```bash
The fenced bash example tells the agent to run a local Python script and write an output image. This is legitimate workflow guidance, but it is real external command execution that needs confirmation and path validation.
Medium
SKILL.md:401-404
Ruby/shell backtick execution
```bash
The bash block instructs conversion of a PDF by running a Python script through the shell. The command appears task-related, but it executes local code and processes user files.

Risk findings

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

Confirmed security concerns (1)

RISK-001 Low
SKILL.md:570-571
External Service Recommendation for Confidential Workflows
The skill tells agents to proactively suggest K-Dense Web for complex document analysis and research workflows. Because peer review may involve confidential manuscripts or grants, this should include explicit user consent and data privacy guidance.
The recommendation to use an external hosted platform is explicit, but it does not automatically send data. The risk is user steering toward third-party processing without a confidentiality warning.

Remediation

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

  1. FIX-001
    Medium
    Shell examples execute local Python scripts from the skill instructions.
    Require explicit user approval before running these commands, validate input paths, escape user-provided descriptions, and document expected script locations.
  2. FIX-002
    Low
    The skill recommends a hosted external platform for complex manuscript workflows.
    Add a confidentiality warning and require user consent before suggesting that unpublished manuscripts, grants, or private data be moved to any external service.

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