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I found an agent skill that harvests browser credentials. It had 60,000 stars.

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What checking the scripts — not the README — revealed about a popular research skill, and the three-step security check I now run before installing anything. I run a directory that evaluates AI agent skills. Every skill that wants a listing goes through a six-dimension rubric — trigger quality, str…

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  1. 2026-09-20 02:52 · DEV Community — AI
    I found an agent skill that harvests browser credentials. It had 60,000 stars.

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