Why this verdict
- inconclusive: gap dynamic_metadata at index.ts
- inconclusive: gap request_unanswered
Security findings 0
No individual findings recorded
The inconclusive verdict rests on the open questions and coverage gaps below; 1 candidate finding was refuted on review.
Open questions 3
What the analysis could not settle from the code alone.
Tool metadata (names, descriptions, input schemas) for searchTool and readTool is defined elsewhere in index.ts and is not shown in this unit; do those descriptions contain directives conditioning other tools or parameters?
Tool poisoning
The searchTool and readTool definitions (names, descriptions, parameter descriptions) are referenced by variable and not shown in this unit; do they contain steering text or conditioning of other tools?
Tool poisoning
[invalid file request] Where are searchTool and readTool defined? Check their names, descriptions, and input schema parameter descriptions for hidden directives, conditioning of other tools, or context harvesting.
Tool poisoning
Refuted findings 1
Candidates the review stage examined and rejected, kept for transparency.
Credential access
highRefutedlow confidenceThe REF_URL environment variable overrides the API base URL, so the Ref API key headers (X-Ref-Api-Key/X-Ref-Alpha) and search queries would be sent to whatever host the operator configures; the default is the declared api.ref.tools.
return process.env.REF_URL
Why it was refuted
REF_URL is an operator-controlled base-URL override, a routine config knob. The default is the wrapped service's own host, and no attacker-controlled input reaches it. Sending the service's own API key to the configured endpoint is the declared core capability, not a credential-harvesting channel.
Coverage gaps 2
Parts of the artifact the static analysis could not fully examine.
dynamic_metadata line 120: tool definition is computed: readTool
index.ts
request_unanswered instruction-surface.1000: invalid file request (evidence_ids not shown in the asking request)
