Claude Code, Skill
Gnews Agent
Persistent, semantic news intelligence layer for AI agents — built on top of GNews (106k+ monthly PyPI downloads, 141 countries, 41 languages).
Compatibility: Not stated.
Grade C
One Medium finding. Read the report before installing.
Not a guarantee. A hygiene check of the source at the commit shown, not a security audit.
NETWORK_HOST_FROM_INPUT
Why this grade
- NETWORK_HOST_FROM_INPUT Medium
A file takes a URL or endpoint as input and has no fixed host list.
gnews_agent/memory.py, line 93
result = self._fetcher.fetch(topic, method=method)
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What was checked
Plain notes from the hygiene checks.
Permissions
Note
requests shell access. The manifest names this permission.
PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED
skills/gnews/scripts/gnews_agent.py, line 39
return subprocess.call([cli, *argv[1:]])
Install and update
Pass
No install-time script found, and dependencies are pinned or absent.
Network
Concern
accepts a host from input, with no fixed list in this file.
NETWORK_HOST_FROM_INPUT
gnews_agent/memory.py, line 93
result = self._fetcher.fetch(topic, method=method)
gnews_agent/ingestion/fetcher.py, line 86
def fetch(self, topic: str, *, method: str = "get_news") -> FetchResult:
Secrets
Concern
reads a credential or environment file.
SECRETS_ENV_READ SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV
gnews_agent/ingestion/embedder.py, line 58
self._api_key = api_key or os.environ.get("OPENAI_API_KEY")
.env.example, line 3
# Copy to `.env` (gitignored) and fill in only the keys you need.
.gitignore, line 42
# Local env
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.gitignore, line 43
.env
README.md, line 180
Copy [`.env.example`](.env.example) to `.env` and fill in only the keys
Agent instructions
Pass
No instruction to ignore earlier instructions or to hide a step.
Obfuscation
Pass
No encoded or minified payload found.
Licence
Pass
A licence file is present (LICENSE).
Maintainer activity
Pass
The latest commit is within the last 365 days.
Note
Hygiene check of commit 3cc7f1cb443c. requests shell access. The manifest names this permission. accepts a host from input, with no fixed list in this file. reads a credential or environment file.
Date and source
Date checked:
github.com
Commit graded: 3cc7f1cb443cc440423d02b7e845c562366b730b
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