What the reviewer found

GitHub authentication setup guide: it checks for existing local SSH keys, generates a new ed25519 key for the user, and walks through creating a personal access token, standard GitHub onboarding. Nothing is read or sent anywhere beyond the user's own github.com/api.github.com account, and it explicitly notes no sudo is needed.

• network — calls the vendor’s API

What was read

The file as it ships in john-data-chen/hermes-agent-backup:

• skills/github/github-auth/SKILL.md

What the static scan said

The scan flagged 4things. The reviewer kept 0 and dismissed 4 as false.

• E3Enumerates the file system for secrets — false positive
• PE2Asks for root — false positive
• PE3Reaches for credential files — 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