Skills/npm/dictate

dictate@1.0.0

CAUTION

Publisher claims: "Point, talk, submit. Voice + cursor review sessions for videos and web platforms, packaged for Claude." Observed in sandbox: no network, touches nothing outside the project, writes no memory.

Registry npm (MCP server)Publisher d7y · joined 0 days agoInstalls 244Last detonated 2 h ago
What would fix thisWatchDispute verdict

Is [email protected] safe to install?

KillerSkills ran it in the KillerSkills honeypot sandbox (3 scenarios) on 2026-11-06 and scored it 64/100 (Caution). It is not known to be malicious, but it has behaviour or code a security policy should decide on before install. Notable findings: README directs the reader to a committed installer; Outbound HTTP to raw IP address. Summary: no network, touches nothing outside the project, writes no memory.

Behavior trace

Honeypot run · 1 s · 3 scenarios
t+CategoryObserved action
0.2sfilesystemread ~/.dictate/extension/manifest.json · ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome · ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft Edge · ~/.config/google-chrome outside project
0.2sfilesystemwrote ~/.dictate/extension/manifest.json · ~/.dictate/extension/content.js · ~/.dictate/extension/background.js · ~/.agents/skills/dictate/SKILL.md
0.3sfilesystemread ~/.dictate/extension/manifest.json outside project
0.3sfilesystemwrote ~/.dictate/extension/manifest.json · ~/.dictate/extension/content.js · ~/.dictate/extension/background.js
0.3sprocessexec /usr/bin/date
0.3sprocessexec /usr/bin/timeout
0.3sprocessexec /app/apps/web/node_modules/.bin/xdg-open
0.3sprocessexec /root/.cache/node/corepack/v1/pnpm/10.28.0/dist/node-gyp-bin/xdg-open
0.3sprocessexec /app/node_modules/.bin/xdg-open
0.3sprocessexec /pnpm/xdg-open
0.3sprocessexec /usr/local/sbin/xdg-open
0.3sprocessexec /usr/local/bin/xdg-open
0.3sprocessexec /usr/sbin/xdg-open
0.3sprocessexec /usr/bin/xdg-open
0.3sprocessexec /sbin/xdg-open
0.3sprocessexec /bin/xdg-open
0.3sclaimedno tools/list reply (exit 0)
0.3sprocessscript backend runs setup only
0.4sprocesssecond launch, clock +45 days, CI unset
0.5sfilesystemread ~/.dictate/extension/manifest.json · ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome · ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft Edge · ~/.config/google-chrome outside project
0.5sfilesystemwrote ~/.agents/skills/dictate/SKILL.md
0.5sprocessexec /usr/bin/faketime

Static findings

MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packageskills/dictate/SKILL.md:58 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
LOW
Prompt injectionREADME.md:44 · Prompt injection — known jailbreak technique reference · informational: not an instruction fileFix: Keep SKILL.md to visible, descriptive text. Remove comments and encoded text that address the agent.
AST01
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagescripts/setup.js:173 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
LOW
Authorization escalation languageREADME.md:44 · Authorization escalation language · informational: not an instruction fileFix: Remove the text that addresses the agent rather than the reader; describe behavior, do not instruct.
AST01
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packageserver/install.js:2 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagescripts/setup.js:6 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
URL using raw IP addressserver/server.js:210 · URL using raw IP address — may bypass domain-based filteringFix: Replace encoded or assembled strings with plain literals and remove undeclared network calls.
AST07
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagescripts/setup.js:213 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
CRITICAL
README directs the reader to a committed installerREADME.md:145Fix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagescripts/install-skill.js:3 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packageserver/install.js:16 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
HIGH
Outbound HTTP to raw IP addressserver/server.js:210 · Outbound HTTP to raw IP address — may bypass domain-based monitoringFix: Replace encoded or assembled strings with plain literals and remove undeclared network calls.
AST07
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packageserver/install.js:17 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagescripts/setup.js:7 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packageskills/dictate/SKILL.md:56 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packageskills/dictate/SKILL.md:15 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06

Cost to the agent

Instructions loaded
≈1,351 tok
1 file · 29 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

No advisories in OSV for @d7y/dictate@1.0.0 as of 1 h ago. This is the package itself, not its dependencies.

What would make this Verified

16 points to 80 · weights: behavior 45%, static 25%, prompt 15%, publisher 15%
  1. Reads credential files≈ +27 on the totalThe sandbox saw reads under ~/.ssh, ~/.aws, ~/.npmrc, ~/.config or similar. Read only files inside the project, and only the ones the task needs. Seen: ~/.config/google-chrome.
  2. README directs the reader to a committed installer≈ +9 on the totalPin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
  3. Unclaimed publisher≈ +8 on the totalClaim d7y: a verified publisher gets +50 on publisher trust. It is free and usually instant with GitHub sign-in.
  4. Touches files outside the project≈ +7 on the totalKeep reads and writes inside the working directory, or declare the exact paths in `filesystem:` and explain why in the README.
  5. Does not do what the description says≈ +5 on the totalIn the sandbox the skill never performed the task it claims (no call to the service it is for). Make sure the happy path runs without extra setup, or describe the real behavior.
  6. Outbound HTTP to raw IP address≈ +4 on the totalReplace encoded or assembled strings with plain literals and remove undeclared network calls.
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