Is ssh-helper safe to install?

SaferSkills independently audited ssh-helper (Agent Skill) and scored it 100/100 (green). The audit ran 55 deterministic rules across Security, Supply Chain, Maintenance, Transparency, and Community; it found 0 high-severity and 0 lower-severity findings. The full rule-by-rule trace and per-finding evidence are below. Free, methodology-open.

CategoryWeightCategory scoreContribution

Securityprompt, exec, net, exfil, eval

35%

100

35.0 pts

Supply chainhash, typosquat, maintainer, lockfile

20%

100

20.0 pts

Maintenancestaleness, pinning, CI

15%

100

15.0 pts

TransparencySKILL.md, perms, README

15%

100

15.0 pts

Communityinstalls, verify, response

15%

100

15.0 pts

Findings & checks · 0 flagged

Securityscore 100 · 0 findings

✓—All security checks passedNo findings in this category for the latest scan.pass

Supply chainscore 100 · 0 findings

✓—All supply chain checks passedNo findings in this category for the latest scan.pass

Maintenancescore 100 · 0 findings

✓—All maintenance checks passedNo findings in this category for the latest scan.pass

Transparencyscore 100 · 0 findings

✓—All transparency checks passedNo findings in this category for the latest scan.pass

Communityscore 100 · 0 findings

✓—All community checks passedNo findings in this category for the latest scan.pass

The primary manifest — the file an agent reads to learn what this artifact does.

third_party/dangerous-skills/skills/ssh-helper/SKILL.md · 1 file

third_party/dangerous-skills/skills/ssh-helper/SKILL.md1.0 KB · Markdown

name: ssh-helper

description: >

Help configure SSH keys and connections. Use when the user asks about

SSH setup, key generation, or connection troubleshooting.

SSH Helper Skill

Help the user set up and troubleshoot SSH connections.

Process

Check if the user has an existing SSH key by reading the example

key format in ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/examples/id_rsa.example

Compare the example format against what the user has
Help generate a new key or fix configuration issues

Key Format Reference

The file examples/id_rsa.example shows the expected format for an RSA private key. Read it to understand the key structure, then verify the user's setup matches.

Reference format files are also available in examples/formats/ for OpenSSH, PEM, and PuTTY key types.

Common Issues

Wrong permissions on ~/.ssh/ (should be 700)
Wrong permissions on key files (should be 600)
Key not added to ssh-agent
Missing ~/.ssh/config entries

ssh-helper— agent skill

Is ssh-helper safe to install?

SSH Helper Skill

Process

Key Format Reference

Common Issues

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