Skills/npm/launch-film

launch-film@0.2.1

CAUTION· install only

Publisher claims: "A launch film from a website or an App Store page: its real logo, colors, fonts and screens, rendered locally with Chrome and ffmpeg." Observed in sandbox: no network, touches nothing outside the project, writes no memory.

Registry npm (MCP server)Publisher eminbudak · publishing for 15 daysInstalls 1,348Last detonated 4d ago
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Coverage

Nothing executable in the bundle ran; the trace covers the install step only.
Tested
every file read, file written and host contacted by what ran
Not tested
use of the skill by an agent

Is [email protected] safe to install?

KillerSkills ran it in the KillerSkills honeypot sandbox (1 scenario; nothing executable in the bundle ran; the trace covers the install step only) on 2026-11-10 and scored it 79/100 (Caution). It is not known to be malicious, but it has behaviour or code a security policy should decide on before install. Notable findings: Privileged sudo command. Summary: no network, touches nothing outside the project, writes no memory.

Behavior trace

Honeypot run · 0 s · 1 scenarios · 0 deviations
t+CategoryObserved action
0.0sprocessno install scripts in bundle
0.0sprocessscript backend runs setup only
0.0sprocessscript backend runs setup only
0.0sprocessno install scripts to re-run

Static findings

HIGH
Privileged sudo commandskills/launch-film/SKILL.md:16 · Privileged sudo command — agent may execute with elevated privilegesIf ffmpeg is missing, tell the user how to install it (`brew install ffmpeg` on a Mac, `sudo apt install ffmpeg` on Debian or Ubuntu) and stop.Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packageskills/launch-film/SKILL.md:21 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codenpx -y [email protected] plan <url> --out film/<name>Fix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagesrc/brand.js:51 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeconst npx = process.platform === "win32" ? "npx.cmd" : "npx";Fix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagesrc/brand.js:88 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted code// npm's own error lines mean npx could not fetch easybrandkit (no suchFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
Unicode escape sequence detectedsrc/store.js:100 · Unicode escape sequence detected — may contain obfuscated payloadsconst bullet = /^[\u2022\u25cf\u25e6\u25aa\u2023\u2043\u2219*\-\u2013\u2014\u2713\u2714\u2605\u25b8]\s*/;Fix: Put hosts, commands and strings in plain source. Decoding at runtime looks identical to malware and costs points on its own.
AST07
MEDIUM
File type combined with upload actionsrc/film.js:202 · File type combined with upload action — agent may exfiltrate local data files// Renders film.json to an MP4. Returns { output, seconds, clips, notes }.Fix: Remove the call, or declare the host in frontmatter and explain in the README what is sent and why.
AST07
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packageskills/launch-film/SKILL.md:13 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codenpx -y [email protected] doctorFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packageskills/launch-film/SKILL.md:59 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted code…A scene object has a `type` and its words. List every type and its fields with `npx -y [email protected] types`; icon names come from `npx -y [email protected] icons …Fix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
File type combined with upload actionsrc/brand.js:118 · File type combined with upload action — agent may exfiltrate local data files// brand.json read and put in the shape the film uses. Files that areFix: Remove the call, or declare the host in frontmatter and explain in the README what is sent and why.
AST07
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packageskills/launch-film/SKILL.md:36 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted code…rs instead of guessing. If launch-film says easybrandkit could not be fetched, npx could not download it (no network, or a registry without it): tell the user they can …Fix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagesrc/brand.js:58 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted code// The next command is tried only when npx could not fetch easybrandkit; whenFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packageskills/launch-film/SKILL.md:41 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codenpx -y [email protected] looksFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06

Cost to the agent

Instructions loaded
≈2,375 tok
1 file · 25 in bundle

Tokens estimated at four characters each. Skills load their instruction text when triggered; the figure is what that costs.

Known vulnerabilities

No advisories in OSV for launch-film@0.2.1 as of 4d ago. This is the package itself, not its dependencies.

What would make this Verified

1 point to 80 · weights: behavior 45%, static 25%, prompt 15%, publisher 15%
  1. Unclaimed publisher≈ +8 on the totalClaim eminbudak: a verified publisher gets +50 on publisher trust. It is free and usually instant with GitHub sign-in.
  2. Privileged sudo command≈ +4 on the totalBuild commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
  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. npx invocation of non-well-known package≈ +2 on the totalPin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
  5. Unicode escape sequence detected≈ +2 on the totalPut hosts, commands and strings in plain source. Decoding at runtime looks identical to malware and costs points on its own.
  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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