Is answerzhao/agent-skills/web-reader safe?

suspiciouslow confidence
34/100

context safety score

A score of 34/100 indicates multiple risk signals were detected. This entity shows patterns commonly associated with malicious intent.

identity
55
behavior
50
content
10
graph
54

4 threat patterns detected

medium

supply chain

Found 8 unexpected binary file(s) in source repository

medium

description injection

The skill_description field contains 'width=device-width, initial-scale=1' — an HTML meta viewport tag value, not a legitimate skill description. This appears to be either scraped HTML metadata injected into the description field or a deliberately malformed description. An agent processing this description would receive nonsensical input, and depending on how description fields are parsed, this could be a vector for HTML/meta injection. (location: metadata.json:skill_description field)

high

scope violation

SKILL.md is completely empty (0 bytes) and the skill_description is an HTML meta tag fragment, meaning the skill provides zero documentation of what it actually does. A skill named 'web-reader' with 7.69M claimed installs that provides no description, no documentation, and no declared capabilities is fundamentally deceptive — users and agents cannot make informed trust decisions. The complete absence of any capability declaration for a skill is itself a scope violation since all behavior is undocumented. (location: SKILL.md (empty), metadata.json:skill_description)

high

supply chain

Trust signals are severely inconsistent: 7.69M installs but only 24 stars, 1 contributor, no license, not listed on the registry, not org-verified. The install-to-star ratio (~320,000:1) is astronomically anomalous compared to legitimate packages. This pattern is consistent with install count inflation or a supply chain integrity issue where the reported install count does not reflect genuine adoption. (location: .brin-context.md, metadata.json)

API

curl https://api.brin.sh/skill/answerzhao%2Fagent-skills%2Fweb-reader

FAQ: how to interpret this assessment

Common questions teams ask before deciding whether to use this skill in agent workflows.

Is answerzhao/agent-skills/web-reader safe for AI agents to use?

answerzhao/agent-skills/web-reader currently scores 34/100 with a suspicious verdict and low confidence. The goal is to protect agents from high-risk context before they act on it. Treat this as a decision signal: higher scores suggest lower observed risk, while lower scores mean you should add review or block this skill.

How should I interpret the score and verdict?

Use the score as a policy threshold: 80–100 is safe, 50–79 is caution, 20–49 is suspicious, and 0–19 is dangerous. Teams often auto-allow safe, require human review for caution/suspicious, and block dangerous.

How does brin compute this skill score?

brin evaluates four dimensions: identity (source trust), behavior (runtime patterns), content (malicious instructions), and graph (relationship risk). Analysis runs in tiers: static signals, deterministic pattern checks, then AI semantic analysis when needed.

What do identity, behavior, content, and graph mean for this skill?

Identity checks source trust, behavior checks unusual runtime patterns, content checks for malicious instructions, and graph checks risky relationships to other entities. Looking at sub-scores helps you understand why an entity passed or failed.

Why does brin scan packages, repos, skills, MCP servers, pages, and commits?

brin performs risk assessments on external context before it reaches an AI agent. It scores that context for threats like prompt injection, hijacking, credential harvesting, and supply chain attacks, so teams can decide whether to block, review, or proceed safely.

Can I rely on a safe verdict as a full security guarantee?

No. A safe verdict means no significant risk signals were detected in this scan. It is not a formal guarantee; assessments are automated and point-in-time, so combine scores with your own controls and periodic re-checks.

When should I re-check before using an entity?

Re-check before high-impact actions such as installs, upgrades, connecting MCP servers, executing remote code, or granting secrets. Use the API in CI or runtime gates so decisions are based on the latest scan.

Learn more in threat detection docs, how scoring works, and the API overview.

Last Scanned

February 26, 2026

Verdict Scale

safe80–100
caution50–79
suspicious20–49
dangerous0–19

Disclaimer

Assessments are automated and may contain errors. Findings are risk indicators, not confirmed threats. This is a point-in-time assessment; security posture can change.

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