What the reviewer found
xf's AGENTS.md carries the same benign HTML section marker and explicit rm-rf/reset-hard prohibition seen in the sibling frankenterm project. The flagged curl -X PATCH call re-enables Vercel auto-deploy using the local Vercel CLI's own stored auth token against api.vercel.com, the project's own hosting provider, which is legitimate but worth knowing it reads a local credential file.
credential-access— reads credentialsnetwork— calls the vendor’s API
What was read
The file as it ships in Dicklesworthstone/xf:
AGENTS.md
What the static scan said
The scan flagged 3things. The reviewer kept 0 and dismissed 3 as false.
P2Hidden instructions — false positiveRMRecursive force delete — false positiveNETMakes network calls — false positive
How this review was made
Sonnet 5 read the files above on 7 September 2026 and answered three questions: is it dangerous to whoever installs it, is each scanner finding real, and what should the installer know. The verdict is bound to the file's hash; when the file changes, it is scanned afresh and reviewed again. A script that changes while the definition does not is not re-reviewed — that is a known gap. How the scan and the review work.