Is aspire safe to install?

4 critical findings: read before installing. The scan covers prompt injection, hidden Unicode, remote code execution and credential access in every text file of the skill. It cannot judge intent, so read any flagged line in context before installing.

How was this score calculated?

Four checks of 25 points each: spec, efficiency, clarity and security. Findings take points off the check they belong to, and any critical finding caps the grade at F. The same scanner runs in your browser at proskills.dev/scan.

Is this report current?

It was made from commit cb64ad1 on 2026-10-16. If the skill has changed since, paste the new version into the scanner for a fresh score.

I wrote this skill. Can I fix the score or have the page removed?

Fix the findings and push. The reports are rebuilt from GitHub on a schedule, so the next run picks the change up. To have the page removed, open an issue on the ProSkills GitHub repo.

Scan reports · github/awesome-copilot

aspire: scan report

Aspire skill covering the Aspire CLI, AppHost orchestration, service discovery, integrations, MCP server, VS Code extension, Dev Containers, GitHub Codespaces, templates, dashboard, and deployment. Use when the user… An automated scan of this public skill from github/awesome-copilot: security, token cost, spec and clarity, with every finding and its fix.

Verdict

4 critical findings: read before installing

The scanner matched at least one pattern that is used to hijack agents, hide text or run remote code. It may be legitimate in context, so read the flagged lines below and in the source before you install it.

aspireScan 71/100Grade F

github/awesome-copilot/skills/aspire at cb64ad1

Spec 25 · Efficiency 25 · Clarity 21 · Security 0 (each out of 25)

Always loaded 80 tokens · on trigger 2,247 · on demand 18,131

sec/remote-exec critical · SKILL.md:102Downloads and executes remote code.
sec/remote-exec critical · references/cli-reference.md:13Downloads and executes remote code.
sec/remote-exec critical · references/deployment.md:144Downloads and executes remote code.
sec/fake-prerequisite critical · references/deployment.md:144Tells the user or agent to fetch and run a binary, the pattern behind the ClawHavoc malware campaign.
sec/permissions warn · references/troubleshooting.md:62Escalates permissions.
clarity/output warn · SKILL.mdDoesn't say what the result should look like. Add an Output section.
sec/plain-http info · SKILL.mdLinks over plain http.

Source

Fact	Value
Repository	github/awesome-copilot
Skill folder	skills/aspire
Stars	40,087
License	MIT
Commit scanned	cb64ad1
Scanned	2026-10-16
Files	10

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Questions

Is aspire safe to install?: 4 critical findings: read before installing. The scan covers prompt injection, hidden Unicode, remote code execution and credential access in every text file of the skill. It cannot judge intent, so read any flagged line in context before installing.
How was this score calculated?: Four checks of 25 points each: spec, efficiency, clarity and security. Findings take points off the check they belong to, and any critical finding caps the grade at F. The same scanner runs in your browser at proskills.dev/scan.
Is this report current?: It was made from commit cb64ad1 on 2026-10-16. If the skill has changed since, paste the new version into the scanner for a fresh score.
I wrote this skill. Can I fix the score or have the page removed?: Fix the findings and push. The reports are rebuilt from GitHub on a schedule, so the next run picks the change up. To have the page removed, open an issue on the ProSkills GitHub repo.

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