Skills/Glama/gnomancer

gnomancer@0.5.2

CAUTION· not started

Publisher claims: "Analyzes a consumer raw DNA file (AncestryDNA, 23andMe, MyHeritage, FTDNA, LivingDNA, VCF) entirely on the user's machine: Y and mtDNA haplogroups, traits, ClinVar scan, PharmCAT pharmacogenomics, and a plain-language report. Tools: analyze, summary, section, lookup, narrative_prompt/set_narrative, clinvar_findings, pharmacogenomics. Nothing is uploaded." Observed in sandbox: no network, touches nothing outside the project, writes no memory.

Registry GlamaPublisher codebase · publishing for 12 daysInstalls 0Last detonated 4d ago
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Coverage

Not started: dependency install failed; the server itself was not observed.
Tested
install scripts, with decoy credentials in place · second launch with the clock 45 days ahead · the dependency install step · every file read, file written and host contacted by what ran
Not tested
server startup · the tool list · tool behavior

What this means for the label: Caution here covers what ran. The server's tools were not exercised with a real credential, so nothing about their behavior is asserted; the credential summary below says what to do with that.

Before you give it your token

It will ask for
no credential variables read in the code
Where it talks to
gnomancer.com (its own)Also nih.gov, discord.gg, isogg.org, yfull.com, familytreedna.com, phylotree.org, i-med.ac.at, sitemaps.org, astral.sh, python.org — not the publisher's domain; check what for before connecting.
What the honeypot saw
no credential files read · no network
What we could not test
server startup · the tool list · tool behavior

Connect it under the guard. Not started: dependency install failed; the server itself was not observed. The code names no credential variable and talks to gnomancer.com, its own; the guard pins the network to what the honeypot saw and logs every call.

$vet-skills run --net declared -- <the server's command>

Never paste a credential into a chat, a ticket or a report, including ours. How the guard holds it.

Is [email protected] safe to install?

KillerSkills ran it in the KillerSkills honeypot sandbox (3 scenarios; not started: dependency install failed; the server itself was not observed) on 2026-11-10 and scored it 78/100 (Caution). It is not known to be malicious, but it has behaviour or code a security policy should decide on before install. Notable findings: Pipe-to-shell pattern. Summary: no network, touches nothing outside the project, writes no memory.

Behavior trace

Honeypot run · 0 s · 3 scenarios · 0 deviations
t+CategoryObserved action
0.1sprocessexec /usr/bin/dirname
0.1sprocessexited 1:
0.3sprocessdependency install exit 1 ·
0.3sclaimednot started: dependency install failed (exit 1); the server itself was not observed
0.3sprocessscript backend runs setup only
0.3sprocesssecond launch, clock +45 days, CI unset
0.3sprocessexec /usr/bin/dirname
0.3sprocessexec .venv/bin/pip
0.3sprocessexited 127: ./setup.sh: line 8: .venv/bin/pip: No such file or directory

Static findings

HIGH
Pipe-to-shell patternskills/gnomancer/SKILL.md:25 · Pipe-to-shell pattern — downloads and immediately executes remote code(or `curl -fsSL https://gnomancer.com/install.sh | bash`; Windows needs WSL, see https://gnomancer.com/install/).Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST06
MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedgnomancer/cli.py:41 · Python subprocess execution detectedp = subprocess.run([py, "-c", code, str(inp)], capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=1800)Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST05
MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedgnomancer/setup_cmd.py:144 · Python subprocess execution detectedr = subprocess.run([str(venv / "bin" / "pip"), "install", "-q", "snps>=2.12", EZANCESTRY_SRC, YLEAF_SRC], capture_output=True, text=True)Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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MEDIUM
Remote installer piped to shellskills/gnomancer/SKILL.md:25 · Remote installer piped to shell(or `curl -fsSL https://gnomancer.com/install.sh | bash`; Windows needs WSL, see https://gnomancer.com/install/).Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST07
MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedgnomancer/mcp_server.py:60 · Python subprocess execution detectedreturn subprocess.run(cmd + args, capture_output=True, text=True)Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST05
MEDIUM
File type combined with upload actiontests/test_mcp.py:12 · File type combined with upload action — agent may exfiltrate local data files(d / "summary.json").write_text(json.dumps(dict(input=str(d / "nofile.txt"), args=[], glance={"who": ["Y: R-M269"]}, source="AncestryDNA",Fix: Remove the call, or declare the host in frontmatter and explain in the README what is sent and why.
AST07
MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedgnomancer/haplogroups.py:42 · Python subprocess execution detectedp = subprocess.run([exe, "-i", str(genos), "-o", str(ydir), "--haplogroup_paths", "--der_snps_detail",Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST05
MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedgnomancer/setup_cmd.py:81 · Python subprocess execution detectedr = subprocess.run([uv, "pip", "install", "-q", "--python", sys.executable, spec], capture_output=True, text=True)Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST05
MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedgnomancer/haplogroups.py:105 · Python subprocess execution detectedp = subprocess.run([exe, "classify", "--tree", tree, "--in", str(hsd), "--out", str(out), "--extend-report"],Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST05
MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedgnomancer/setup_cmd.py:76 · Python subprocess execution detectedr = subprocess.run([sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install", "-q", spec], capture_output=True, text=True)Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST05
MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedgnomancer/pharmcat.py:76 · Python subprocess execution detectedp = subprocess.run([f"{env.get('JAVA_HOME', '')}/bin/java" if env.get("JAVA_HOME") else "java", "-jar", str(JAR),Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST05
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MCP server using network transport (SSE/HTTP)gnomancer/mcp_server.py:39 · MCP server using network transport (SSE/HTTP) — data sent over networkserver = MCPServer("gnomancer", version=__version__, instructions=INSTRUCTIONS, website_url="https://gnomancer.com")Fix: Namespace tool names and keep tool descriptions literal; no instructions to the agent inside them.
AST04
MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedtests/test_family.py:37 · Python subprocess execution detectedr = subprocess.run([sys.executable, "-m", "gnomancer", "family", *kits, "--names", "dad,mom,child1,stranger", "--out", str(tmp_path / "out"), "--no-haplogroups"],Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST05
MEDIUM
Python subprocess execution detectedtests/test_family.py:35 · Python subprocess execution detectedsubprocess.run([sys.executable, str(ROOT / "examples" / "make_family.py"), str(tmp_path / "fam")], check=True, capture_output=True)Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST05
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Python subprocess execution detectedtests/conftest.py:13 · Python subprocess execution detectedsubprocess.run([sys.executable, str(ROOT / "examples" / "make_demo.py"), str(d)], check=True, capture_output=True)Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST05
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Python subprocess execution detectedgnomancer/setup_cmd.py:143 · Python subprocess execution detectedsubprocess.run([py311, "-m", "venv", str(venv)], check=True)Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST05
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Python subprocess execution detectedgnomancer/yleaf.py:61 · Python subprocess execution detectedp = subprocess.run([exe, "-plink", str(ydir / f"{sample}.ped"), "-rg", "hg19", "-o", str(ydir / "out"), "-tree", *TREES,Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
AST05

Cost to the agent

Instructions loaded
≈1,024 tok
2 files · 80 in bundle
Tool list per prompt
≈0 tok
0 tools · 0 per tool
Handshake
no reply
launch to tools/list, stdio
Undocumented tools
0
description under 20 chars · avg 0

Tokens estimated at four characters each. The tool list is re-read by the agent on every turn, so it is the number to compare between servers that do the same job: ranked across the index.

Known vulnerabilities

Vulnerability advisories (OSV) cover npm and PyPI packages; this registry has no advisory database.

What would make this Verified

2 points to 80 · weights: behavior 45%, static 25%, prompt 15%, publisher 15%
  1. Unclaimed publisher≈ +8 on the totalClaim codebase: a verified publisher gets +50 on publisher trust. It is free and usually instant with GitHub sign-in.
  2. Pipe-to-shell pattern≈ +4 on the totalBuild commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
  3. New publisher≈ +3 on the totalTime clears this on its own after 14 and 30 days. Claiming the handle (+50) is the fastest way past it.
  4. Python subprocess execution detected≈ +2 on the totalBuild commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
  5. Remote installer piped to shell≈ +2 on the totalBuild commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
  6. File type combined with upload action≈ +2 on the totalRemove the call, or declare the host in frontmatter and explain in the README what is sent and why.
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