Is dbt-labs/dbt-agent-skills/fetching-dbt-docs safe to install?

dbt-labs/dbt-agent-skills/fetching-dbt-docs was flagged as CRITICAL RISK (risk score 174) with 19 findings detected across 197 files. Review the findings before installing.

What security issues were found in dbt-labs/dbt-agent-skills/fetching-dbt-docs?

Sigil detected 19 findings in dbt-labs/dbt-agent-skills/fetching-dbt-docs, including patterns related to provenance, code_patterns, network_exfil, install_hooks. See the full scan report for details.

Scans/skills/dbt-labs/dbt-agent-skills/fetching-dbt-docs

dbt-labs/dbt-agent-skills/fetching-dbt-docs

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Summary

dbt-labs/dbt-agent-skills/fetching-dbt-docs v was classified as CRITICAL RISK with a risk score of 174. Sigil detected 19 findings across 197 files, covering phases including provenance, code patterns, network exfiltration, install hooks. Review the findings below before installing this package.

CRITICAL RISK(174)

10 April 2026, 17:00 UTC

by Sigil Bot

Risk Score

174

Findings

Files Scanned

197

Provenance

Registry

https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-agent-skills

Repository

https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-agent-skills

Scanned From

https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-agent-skills.git

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install-makefile-curl

HIGH

Makefile/script pipes remote content to shell

repo/skills/dbt-extras/skills/using-dbt-index/SKILL.md:23

1. Run `dbt-index --version`
2. If not found: install via `curl -fsSL https://public.staging.cdn.getdbt.com/fs/install/install-index.sh | sh`
3. If found (or after install): run `dbt-index system update` to ensure it's up-to-date

Why was this flagged?

A script or Makefile pipes content from a remote URL directly into a shell (curl | sh or wget | bash). This is inherently dangerous because the remote content can change at any time, and the command runs with the current user's permissions. Rated HIGH because it requires manual execution (unlike install hooks) but still executes arbitrary remote code.

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