Skill audit report

Open Balena Audit report.

Open source software to manage connected IoT devices at scale

REVIEWED · REVIEWNeeds reviewGenerated Nov 7, 2026Heuristic metadata audit

Audit

Trust

Quality

Security

Maintain

Install

OpenAgentSkill Trust Score

Strong shortlist

OpenAgentSkill Trust Score

The Trust Score helps an agent decide whether a skill is safe enough to shortlist before installation.

GitHub adoption

PASS

1.3K GitHub stars

Stars/forks activity

INFO

1.3K stars, 200 forks; issue activity unavailable in current metadata

Recent maintenance

PASS

1mo since push

License clarity

PASS

AGPL-3.0

README/SKILL.md completeness

INFO

Public metadata needs stronger README/SKILL.md context

Dependency/runtime risk

INFO

command execution surface, external package install surface

Install availability

PASS

npx skills add balena-io/open-balena

Install command safety

PASS

standard package or runtime install path

Permission surface

INFO

shell or command execution, filesystem or document access

Repository evidence

PASS

https://github.com/balena-io/open-balena

Review status

PASS

AI review data available

Agent Proven outcomes

INFO

No agent outcome data yet

Checks

Install and adoption review

8 Passed · 6 Needs review

Install path

PASS

npx skills add balena-io/open-balena

Repository

PASS

https://github.com/balena-io/open-balena

License

PASS

AGPL-3.0

Maintenance

PASS

1mo since push

AI review

PASS

Approved with no listed issues

README/SKILL.md completeness

PASS

Usable description available

Dependency risk

CHECK

command execution surface, external package install surface

Install command safety

PASS

standard package or runtime install path

Permission surface

CHECK

shell or command execution, filesystem or document access

Stars/forks activity

CHECK

1.3K stars, 200 forks; issue activity unavailable in current metadata

Adoption

PASS

1.3K GitHub stars

Financial decision safety

CHECK

Research-only use: do not treat output as financial advice or execute a position without human approval.

Warnings

Financial research output is not financial advice; require human review before any live investment decision
Financial research output is not financial advice; require human review before any live investment decision.

Method

This report combines public metadata, AI review output, repository freshness, install readiness, OpenAgentSkill events, quality scoring, trust checks, and the agent safety gate. It is not a full source-code security review.

Install path

Review the report before installing into production agents.

Review the source

Agent-readable metadata

Machine decision packet

Embedded JSON exposes suited tasks, suited agents, install command, trust score, safety gate, alternatives, and do-not-use conditions for agent review.

Install policy: review
Best agents: Shell + IoT
Alternatives: 3

Open agent JSON

Signals

Audit score: 89/100
Quality: 99/100
Trust: 83/100
Install safety: 92/100
Permission surface: 62/100
Maintenance: 1mo since push
Events: 43 events
GitHub stars: 1.3K
Last push: Sep 30, 2026

Agent safety v2

61/100 · Avoid automatic install

Reviewed with permission notesreview

Usable candidate, but the agent should surface permission and audit notes before installation.

Skill source structure is not confirmed in the registry. Inspect the source and identify valid skill instructions before proposing an installation. A repository URL or GitHub stars do not prove installability.

Skill source structure is not confirmed in the registry. Inspect the source and identify valid skill instructions before proposing an installation. A repository URL or GitHub stars do not prove installability.
High-risk permission hints: Shell or command execution
61/100 agent safety score

Shell or command execution

high

Skill metadata references terminal, CLI, shell, subprocess, or command execution workflows.

Network access

medium

Skill likely fetches remote pages, APIs, repositories, or external services.

Filesystem access

medium

Skill may read or write project files, documents, generated artifacts, or local workspace state.

High-risk permission hints: Shell or command execution
Financial research output is not financial advice; require human review before any live investment decision
Skill source structure is not confirmed in the registry. Inspect the source and identify valid skill instructions before proposing an installation. A repository URL or GitHub stars do not prove installability.

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