Claude Code, Skill
Youtube Advisor
Build or update a Claude Code advisor skill from any YouTube channel.
Compatibility: Not stated.
Grade C
One Medium finding. Read the findings before installing.
Not a guarantee. A hygiene check of the source at the commit shown, not a security audit.
Rescanned at commit 4b64257b1c29, unchanged since the check below.
INSTALL_REMOTE_SCRIPT
Why this grade
- INSTALL_REMOTE_SCRIPT Medium
Fetches a script from the network and runs it (a pipe to a shell, or an install hook with a URL).
SKILL.md, line 217
all via `brew install deno` (macOS) or `curl -fsSL https://deno.land/install.sh | sh` (Linux) and retry. If you're still blo
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What was checked
Plain notes from the hygiene checks.
Permissions
Concern
can delete files.
PERMISSION_DELETE_FILES
src/youtube_advisor/_cookies.py, line 32
out = subprocess.run(
src/youtube_advisor/_md.py, line 27
pathlib.Path(tmp).unlink()
src/youtube_advisor/bootstrap.py, line 69
shutil.rmtree(lib_dir)
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src/youtube_advisor/fetch_channel.py, line 17
proc = subprocess.run(
src/youtube_advisor/fetch_channel.py, line 39
proc = subprocess.run(
src/youtube_advisor/fetch_channel.py, line 84
proc = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True)
src/youtube_advisor/ingest/captions_ytdlp.py, line 48
subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True)
src/youtube_advisor/ingest/whisper.py, line 17
r = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True)
src/youtube_advisor/ingest/whisper.py, line 32
subprocess.run(["bash", str(script), str(wav)], check=True)
CONTRIBUTING.md, line 28
then patch `subprocess.run` in your test to return this JSON (see `tests/test_fetch_channel.py`).
Install and update
Serious
install fetches a script from the network.
INSTALL_REMOTE_SCRIPT
SKILL.md, line 217
all via `brew install deno` (macOS) or `curl -fsSL https://deno.land/install.sh | sh` (Linux) and retry. If you're still blo
scripts/install.sh, line 28
echo " Linux: curl -fsSL https://deno.land/install.sh | sh"
scripts/install.sh, line 38
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
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.github/workflows/test.yml, line 23
run: curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
Network
Concern
can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address.
NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST
src/youtube_advisor/ingest/captions_api.py, line 89
fetched = t.fetch()
Secrets
Note
reads an environment variable.
SECRETS_ENV_READ
src/youtube_advisor/_llm.py, line 19
return not os.environ.get("ANTHROPIC_API_KEY")
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 4b64257b1c29. can delete files. install fetches a script from the network. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. reads an environment variable.
Date and source
Date checked:
github.com
Commit graded: 4b64257b1c29b59c4c6928045c2aff90200e51fa
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