Security Audit

news-api-automation

github.com/ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills

AI SkillCommit 99e2a2951545

TRUSTED

Scanned about 2 months ago

Critical

Immediate action required

High

Priority fixes suggested

Medium

Best practices review

Low

Acknowledged / Tracked

Trust Assessment

news-api-automation received a trust score of 86/100, placing it in the Mostly Trusted category. This skill has passed most security checks with only minor considerations noted.

SkillShield's automated analysis identified 2 findings: 0 critical, 0 high, 2 medium, and 0 low severity. Key findings include Broad MCP Access Requested, Unpinned Rube MCP Dependency.

The analysis covered 4 layers: Manifest Analysis, Static Code Analysis, Dependency Graph, LLM Behavioral Safety. All layers scored 70 or above, reflecting consistent security practices.

Last analyzed on February 17, 2026 (commit 99e2a295). SkillShield performs automated 4-layer security analysis on AI skills and MCP servers.

Layer Breakdown

Manifest Analysis

100%

Static Code Analysis

86%

Dependency Graph

100%

LLM Behavioral Safety

100%

Behavioral Risk Signals

Network Access

2 findings

Shell Execution

1 finding

Excessive Permissions

1 finding

Security Findings2

Severity	Finding	Layer	Location
MEDIUM	Broad MCP Access Requested The skill's manifest requests access to the entire 'rube' MCP (`"mcp": ["rube"]`). While the skill's documentation focuses on using the 'news_api' toolkit, the underlying permission grants access to all tools and functionalities exposed by the Rube MCP. An unconstrained LLM could potentially discover and execute other tools available through Rube, leading to unintended actions or access beyond the skill's stated purpose. If possible, specify a more granular permission scope within the Rube MCP, or ensure the LLM's system prompt strictly limits tool usage to only the 'news_api' toolkit. If Rube MCP supports toolkit-specific permissions in the manifest, use that.	Static	Manifest:1
MEDIUM	Unpinned Rube MCP Dependency The skill's manifest declares a dependency on the 'rube' MCP (`"mcp": ["rube"]`) without specifying a version. This means the system could fetch any version of the Rube MCP, including future versions that might introduce breaking changes, vulnerabilities, or even malicious code. This lack of version pinning creates a supply chain risk. Pin the 'rube' MCP dependency to a specific, known-good version (e.g., `"mcp": ["rube@1.2.3"]`) to ensure consistent behavior and mitigate risks from unexpected updates. Regularly review and update the pinned version.	Static	Manifest:1

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