Google News Api Skill

· v0.1.1

High Risk

This skill automates the extraction of structured news data from Google News via BrowserAct API. Use this skill when the user asks for tasks such as: 1. Searching for news about a specific topic; 2. Tracking industry trends; 3. Monitoring public relations or sentiment; 4. Collecting competitor updates; 5. Getting the latest reports on specific keywords; 6. Monitoring brand exposure in media; 7. Researching market hot topics; 8. Summarizing daily industry news; 9. Tracking media activities of specific individuals; 10. Retrieving hot events from the past 24 hours; 11. Extracting structured data for market research; 12. Monitoring global breaking news.

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

⚠️ Hazard Flags

NET_EGRESS_ANY CREDS_ENV PI_WEB

📋 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: any
❌ 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

Resource abuse detected: RESOURCE_ABUSE_INFINITE_LOOP high

Mitigation: Add proper exit conditions or limits to loops

Command injection risk: MCP_CMD_DANGEROUS_SYSTEM, MCP_SQL_BLIND critical

Mitigation: Remove dangerous system commands.

Social engineering indicators: SOCIAL_ENG_VAGUE_DESCRIPTION low

Mitigation: Provide clear, detailed description of skill functionality

Data exfiltration patterns: DATA_EXFIL_NETWORK_REQUESTS, DATA_EXFIL_HTTP_POST, DATA_EXFIL_ENV_VARS critical

Mitigation: Ensure network access is necessary and documented

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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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    "ssds_version": "0.2.0",
    "scanner_version": "0.4.0+fe6fd9123d50",
    "created_at": "2026-03-05T03:14:59.023Z",
    "created_by": {
      "agent": "safeagentskills-cli/generate-ssds"
    },
    "language": "en",
    "notes": "Auto-generated SSDS. Manual review recommended."
  },
  "skill": {
    "name": "Google News Api Skill",
    "version": "0.1.1",
    "format": "agent_skill",
    "description": "This skill automates the extraction of structured news data from Google News via BrowserAct API. Use this skill when the user asks for tasks such as: 1. Searching for news about a specific topic; 2. Tracking industry trends; 3. Monitoring public relations or sentiment; 4. Collecting competitor updates; 5. Getting the latest reports on specific keywords; 6. Monitoring brand exposure in media; 7. Researching market hot topics; 8. Summarizing daily industry news; 9. Tracking media activities of specific individuals; 10. Retrieving hot events from the past 24 hours; 11. Extracting structured data for market research; 12. Monitoring global breaking news.",
    "publisher": "unknown",
    "source": {
      "channel": "local"
    },
    "artifact": {
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      "hash_method": "files_sorted"
    }
  },
  "capabilities": {
    "execution": {
      "can_exec_shell": false,
      "can_exec_code": false,
      "privilege_level": "user",
      "can_install_deps": false,
      "can_persist": false
    },
    "filesystem": {
      "reads_workspace": false,
      "reads_user_home": false,
      "reads_system": false,
      "writes_workspace": false,
      "writes_user_home": false,
      "writes_system": false,
      "can_delete": false
    },
    "network": {
      "egress": "any",
      "ingress": false
    },
    "credentials": {
      "reads_env_vars": true,
      "reads_credential_files": false,
      "reads_browser_data": false,
      "reads_keychain": false
    },
    "services": [],
    "actions": {
      "can_send_messages": false,
      "can_post_public": false,
      "can_purchase": false,
      "can_transfer_money": false,
      "can_deploy": false,
      "can_delete_external": false
    },
    "prompt_injection_surfaces": [
      "web"
    ],
    "content_types": [
      "general"
    ]
  },
  "hazards": {
    "hdac": {
      "H": 4,
      "D": 4,
      "A": 0,
      "C": 1
    },
    "flags": [
      "NET_EGRESS_ANY",
      "CREDS_ENV",
      "PI_WEB"
    ],
    "custom_flags": [
      {
        "code": "RESOURCE_ABUSE",
        "name": "Resource Abuse Risk",
        "description": "RESOURCE_ABUSE_INFINITE_LOOP detected: Infinite loop without clear exit condition"
      },
      {
        "code": "SOCIAL_ENGINEERING",
        "name": "Social Engineering Risk",
        "description": "SOCIAL_ENG_VAGUE_DESCRIPTION: Skill description is too vague or missing"
      },
      {
        "code": "COMMAND_INJECTION",
        "name": "Command Injection Risk",
        "description": "MCP_CMD_DANGEROUS_SYSTEM, MCP_SQL_BLIND: Dangerous system commands or Windows exploitation"
      },
      {
        "code": "DATA_EXFILTRATION",
        "name": "Data Exfiltration Risk",
        "description": "DATA_EXFIL_NETWORK_REQUESTS, DATA_EXFIL_HTTP_POST, DATA_EXFIL_ENV_VARS: HTTP client library imports that enable external communication"
      }
    ],
    "confidence": {
      "level": "medium",
      "basis": [
        "static_analysis"
      ],
      "notes": "Detected 4 security patterns (7 vendored rule hits). Review recommended."
    },
    "rationale": {
      "H": "H4: Critical: Privilege escalation or malware detected",
      "D": "D4: Critical: Credential theft or data exfiltration",
      "A": "A0: No side effects detected",
      "C": "C1: General content"
    }
  },
  "containment": {
    "level": "maximum",
    "required": [],
    "recommended": [
      {
        "control": "LOG_ACTIONS",
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      }
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  },
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        "risk": "Resource abuse detected: RESOURCE_ABUSE_INFINITE_LOOP",
        "severity": "high",
        "mitigation": "Add proper exit conditions or limits to loops"
      },
      {
        "risk": "Command injection risk: MCP_CMD_DANGEROUS_SYSTEM, MCP_SQL_BLIND",
        "severity": "critical",
        "mitigation": "Remove dangerous system commands."
      },
      {
        "risk": "Social engineering indicators: SOCIAL_ENG_VAGUE_DESCRIPTION",
        "severity": "low",
        "mitigation": "Provide clear, detailed description of skill functionality"
      },
      {
        "risk": "Data exfiltration patterns: DATA_EXFIL_NETWORK_REQUESTS, DATA_EXFIL_HTTP_POST, DATA_EXFIL_ENV_VARS",
        "severity": "critical",
        "mitigation": "Ensure network access is necessary and documented"
      }
    ],
    "limitations": [
      "Static analysis only - runtime behavior not verified"
    ]
  },
  "incident_response": {
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      "Stop the agent process"
    ],
    "containment": [
      "Review logs for unexpected actions"
    ],
    "recovery": [
      "Depends on skill capabilities"
    ]
  },
  "evidence": [
    {
      "evidence_id": "EV:file-1",
      "type": "file_excerpt",
      "title": "scripts/google_news_api.py",
      "file_path": "scripts/google_news_api.py"
    },
    {
      "evidence_id": "EV:file-2",
      "type": "file_excerpt",
      "title": "SKILL.md",
      "file_path": "SKILL.md"
    },
    {
      "evidence_id": "EV:file-3",
      "type": "file_excerpt",
      "title": "_meta.json",
      "file_path": "_meta.json"
    },
    {
      "evidence_id": "EV:cisco-1",
      "type": "file_excerpt",
      "title": "DATA_EXFIL_NETWORK_REQUESTS [MEDIUM] scripts/google_news_api.py:3: import requests",
      "file_path": "scripts/google_news_api.py"
    },
    {
      "evidence_id": "EV:cisco-2",
      "type": "file_excerpt",
      "title": "DATA_EXFIL_HTTP_POST [CRITICAL] scripts/google_news_api.py:41: response = requests.post(f\"{API_BASE_URL}/run-task-by-template\", json=payload, h",
      "file_path": "scripts/google_news_api.py"
    },
    {
      "evidence_id": "EV:cisco-3",
      "type": "file_excerpt",
      "title": "DATA_EXFIL_ENV_VARS [MEDIUM] scripts/google_news_api.py:101: api_key = os.getenv(\"BROWSERACT_API_KEY\")",
      "file_path": "scripts/google_news_api.py"
    },
    {
      "evidence_id": "EV:cisco-4",
      "type": "file_excerpt",
      "title": "RESOURCE_ABUSE_INFINITE_LOOP [HIGH] scripts/google_news_api.py:60: while True:",
      "file_path": "scripts/google_news_api.py"
    },
    {
      "evidence_id": "EV:cisco-5",
      "type": "file_excerpt",
      "title": "MCP_CMD_DANGEROUS_SYSTEM [CRITICAL] scripts/google_news_api.py:9: # Force UTF-8 encoding for standard output and error streams to ensure compatibi",
      "file_path": "scripts/google_news_api.py"
    },
    {
      "evidence_id": "EV:cisco-6",
      "type": "file_excerpt",
      "title": "MCP_SQL_BLIND [HIGH] scripts/google_news_api.py:79: time.sleep(10)",
      "file_path": "scripts/google_news_api.py"
    },
    {
      "evidence_id": "EV:cisco-7",
      "type": "file_excerpt",
      "title": "SOCIAL_ENG_VAGUE_DESCRIPTION [LOW] SKILL.md:1: ---",
      "file_path": "SKILL.md"
    }
  ]
}