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hf-cli: scan report
Hugging Face Hub CLI (`hf`) for downloading, uploading, and managing models, datasets, spaces, buckets, repos, papers, jobs, and more on the Hugging Face Hub. Use when: handling authentication; managing local cache;… An automated scan of this public skill from huggingface/skills: security, token cost, spec and clarity, with every finding and its fix.
Result
Verdict
60/100 · grade F
huggingface/skills/skills/hf-cli at c3ff942
Spec 25 · Efficiency 15 · Clarity 20 · Security 0 (each out of 25)
Always loaded 254 tokens · on trigger 8,144 · on demand 0
sec/remote-execcritical · SKILL.md:6Downloads and executes remote code.sec/fake-prerequisitecritical · SKILL.md:6Tells the user or agent to fetch and run a binary, the pattern behind the ClawHavoc malware campaign.eff/body-tokenswarn · SKILL.md~8144 tokens load every time this triggers. Aim for under 5,000; split into reference files read on demand.clarity/exampleswarn · SKILL.mdNo examples or code blocks. One concrete input → output example improves consistency more than extra rules.
Where it comes from
Source
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | huggingface/skills |
| Skill folder | skills/hf-cli |
| Stars | 11,181 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Commit scanned | c3ff942 |
| Scanned | 2026-10-19 |
| Files | 1 |
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FAQ
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- Is hf-cli safe to install?
- 2 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 c3ff942 on 2026-10-19. 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?
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