What the reviewer found

Internal update/test notes for the 'hermes' agent's own security patches: the curl|sh line is a test assertion proving the tool's guard BLOCKS that exact pattern, and the credential/curl discussion describes an existing defensive control, not an action the file performs. The rm -rf only deletes a duplicate bundled skill inside the user's own ~/.hermes install directory to prevent a name collision.

• dual-use — a security tool that can be misused

What was read

The file as it ships in jkrumm/hermes-agent:

• .claude/skills/hermes-update/SKILL.md

What the static scan said

The scan flagged 3things. The reviewer kept 0 and dismissed 3 as false.

• SC2Downloads and executes remote code — false positive
• RMRecursive force delete — false positive
• NETMakes 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.

Produced by agentmods.dev · Sonnet 5 · 7 September 2026