Epistemic Guide

· v2.0.0

Low Risk

Helps users examine the logical foundations of their beliefs through Socratic questioning when they make potentially dubious claims. Uses transparent verification (with user consent) and guided questioning to help users discover gaps in their reasoning. Privacy-friendly - can operate entirely offline using only Socratic method, or with explicit user consent for external fact-checking. Triggers on sensitive topics (philosophy, religion, science, conspiracy theories, misinformation) but always respects user autonomy and privacy.

H:0 D:4 A:0 C:1

📋 Capabilities

Execution

❌ Shell execution
❌ Code execution
❌ Install dependencies
❌ Persistence
Privilege: user

Filesystem

❌ Read workspace
❌ Write workspace
❌ Read home
❌ Write home
❌ Read system
❌ Delete

Network

Egress: none
❌ Ingress

Credentials

❌ Environment vars
❌ Credential files
❌ Browser data
❌ Keychain

Actions

❌ send messages❌ post public❌ purchase❌ transfer money❌ deploy❌ delete external

🔒 Containment

Level: maximum

Recommended:

LOG_ACTIONS: Audit trail for all actions

⚡ Risks

Social engineering indicators: SOCIAL_ENG_VAGUE_DESCRIPTION low

Mitigation: Provide clear, detailed description of skill functionality

Data exfiltration patterns: MCP_EXFIL_EXTERNAL_UPLOAD high

Mitigation: Document all external data transfers. Remove suspicious upload references.

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🚨 Incident Response

Kill switch: Stop the agent process

Containment: Review logs for unexpected actions

Recovery: Depends on skill capabilities

📄 Raw SSDS JSON click to expand

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