What the reviewer found
Documentation for the Hermes Agent framework: the flagged injection and secret-access phrases are entries in its own defensive command-detection pattern list, and the curl install line pulls NousResearch's own hermes-agent installer script. The file exceeded the 48KB read window so the tail was not reviewed.
installs-software— installs softwarenetwork— calls the vendor’s API
What was read
The file as it ships in fathah/hermes-desktop:
.agents/skills/hermes-agent/SKILL.md
What the static scan said
The scan flagged 6things. The reviewer kept 0 and dismissed 6 as false.
P1Instruction-override phrasing — false positiveAR3Nullifies safety policies — false positivePE2Asks for root — false positivePE3Reaches for credential files — false positiveSC2Downloads and executes remote code — 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.