Is create-paperclip-bundled-skill safe to install?

No critical findings, some security notes. 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 2cc7992 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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create-paperclip-bundled-skill: scan report

Turn an idea, tweet, or task into a skill in the Paperclip skills catalog (packages/skills-catalog). Use when asked to FIND or MAKE a skill and publish it as a bundled/optional catalog skill: research prior art,… An automated scan of this public skill from paperclipai/paperclip: security, token cost, spec and clarity, with every finding and its fix.

Verdict

No critical findings, some security notes

Nothing matched the critical patterns. A few lines touch areas worth a look, such as shell commands or network calls. They are listed below.

create-paperclip-bundled-skillScan 84/100Grade B

paperclipai/paperclip/.agents/skills/create-paperclip-bundled-skill at 2cc7992

Spec 21 · Efficiency 23 · Clarity 25 · Security 15 (each out of 25)

Always loaded 79 tokens · on trigger 2,604 · on demand 1,453

sec/secret-read warn · examples/external-reference.md:60Touches credential files.
spec/broken-ref warn · SKILL.md:156References catalog/optional/research/last30days/catalog-ref.json, which isn't in the skill folder.
eff/orphan-file info · examples/new-local-skill.mdexamples/new-local-skill.md is never mentioned in SKILL.md, so the agent won't know to read it.

Source

Fact	Value
Repository	paperclipai/paperclip
Skill folder	.agents/skills/create-paperclip-bundled-skill
Stars	103,099
License	MIT
Commit scanned	2cc7992
Scanned	2026-10-16
Files	3

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Questions

Is create-paperclip-bundled-skill safe to install?: No critical findings, some security notes. 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 2cc7992 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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