Is smithery/ai/frontend-design safe?

suspiciouslow confidence
37/100

context safety score

A score of 37/100 indicates multiple risk signals were detected. This entity shows patterns commonly associated with malicious intent.

identity
35
behavior
50
content
30
graph
50

3 threat patterns detected

medium

github api error

Could not fetch GitHub metadata: GitHub API returned 404: {"message":"Not Found","documentation_url":"https://docs.github.com/rest/repos/repos#get-a-repository","status":"404"}

high

typosquat

Generic high-value name 'frontend-design' with zero community signals (0 stars, 0 forks, 0 contributors), no identifiable owner (empty owner/repo fields), unknown account age, empty SKILL.md, and no registry listing. The skill_description is 'width=device-width, initial-scale=1' — an HTML viewport meta tag value, not a real description — suggesting metadata was scraped from HTML or is a deliberate placeholder. This appears to be namespace squatting on a desirable generic name. (location: metadata.json)

medium

scope violation

SKILL.md is completely empty — the skill declares no capabilities, no parameters, no documentation whatsoever. An agent installing this skill has zero information about what it actually does, yet it claims 7.69M installs. The mismatch between claimed popularity and complete absence of content is deceptive. The install count is not credible given 0 stars, 0 forks, 0 contributors, and no registry listing. (location: SKILL.md)

API

curl https://api.brin.sh/skill/smithery%2Fai%2Ffrontend-design

FAQ: how to interpret this assessment

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

Is smithery/ai/frontend-design safe for AI agents to use?

smithery/ai/frontend-design currently scores 37/100 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

March 1, 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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