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CLI for Exa AI search via GAP (Gated Agent Proxy). Provides web search, code search, deep search, URL crawling, LinkedIn search, company research, and deep research capabilities.
We found this by crawling public sources and nobody has attested to it. That is how most of the registry gets here, and it is not a mark against the artifact — it only means no authenticated act of publication is on record. An artifact can be the vendor's own and still appear here.
4 critical findings reported by cisco-skill-scanner. The composite score alone does not reflect this — read the per-scanner reports below.
This artifact ships from 2 sources and their verdicts differ. The worst is github (Flagged). Installing from a cleaner source does not mean the others are safe — check the source you actually install from.
github: https://github.com/mikekelly/exa-cli, 41 findings
Choose your runtime: the CLI writes the mcpServers config entry for that target.
nerlo install --target claude-code -- @realmikekelly/exa-cli
Install respects the composite badge: Clean proceeds, Caution prompts for confirmation, and Flagged is refused. Write operations require an API token.
6 of 11 scanners examined this package. The rest do not apply to it — language, ecosystem and packaging decide which analyzers can say anything, and a scanner that cannot examine an artifact reports nothing rather than passing it.
v1.4.0
0 findings · 0.5s
v2.0.11
23 findings · 7.4s
v0.3.74
14 findings · 1.6s
v0.1.0
0 findings · 4.0s
v0.1.0
4 findings · 4.0s
v0.1.0
0 findings · 9.3s
vv0.3.2
No Go packages were found in this artifact. What each scanner covers
0 findings · 0.1s
No report in this scan: govulncheck, osv-scanner, trivy, trivy_image.
2 scans on record. Every scan's full results are retained immutably for 24 months.
| Completed | Composite | Change | Scanners | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2026 | Scan Halted | — | agentshield: completecisco-skill-scanner: completeagent-audit-kit: completenerlo-behavioral: completenerlo-install-instruction: completecapslock ·n/a: not applicablenerlo-multi-source: complete | rejected |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Scan Halted | — | agentshield: completecisco-skill-scanner: completeagent-audit-kit: completenerlo-behavioral: completenerlo-install-instruction: completecapslock ·n/a: not applicable | rejected |
Findings in files this artifact installs stand as reported; a model re-read the rest and said which ones it believes are false positives. This is a second opinion published beside the evidence, not a correction to it: the per-scanner reports above are unchanged, every dismissed finding is still listed there at its original severity, and the score and the Flagged badge are computed from those raw severities alone. Nothing below moved them.
Out of 41 findings across every scanner that examined this package. None of the 4 findings rated critical by their scanner were dismissed.
These findings are in files this artifact installs and are not placeholder values. No false-positive basis can be corroborated for such a finding, so this review never dismisses one; they were not sent to the model and stand at their scanner's severity.
9 AAK-MCP-018
Files: src/index.ts, src/tools/exaCode.ts, src/tools/linkedInSearch.ts and 6 more · reported by agent-audit-kit
9 DATA_EXFIL_JS_NETWORK
Files: /repo/dist/cli.js, /repo/src/cli.ts · reported by cisco-skill-scanner
4 YARA_coercive_injection_generic
Files: /repo/dist/tools/deepResearchCheck.js, /repo/src/tools/deepResearchCheck.ts, /repo/dist/tools/exaCode.js and 1 more · reported by cisco-skill-scanner
3 FILE_MAGIC_MISMATCH
Files: /repo/dist/mcp-handler.js, /repo/llm_mcp_docs.txt, /repo/dist/types.js · reported by cisco-skill-scanner
2 DATA_EXFIL_JS_FS_ACCESS
Files: /repo/dist/utils/axiosGap.js, /repo/src/utils/axiosGap.ts · reported by cisco-skill-scanner
2 opt.nerlo-rules.nerlo-install-run-bundled-artifact
Files: /repo/llm_mcp_docs.txt · reported by nerlo-install-instruction
1 AAK-DNS-REBIND-002
Files: package.json · reported by agent-audit-kit
1 AAK-LEGAL-002
Files: package.json · reported by agent-audit-kit
1 AAK-MARKETPLACE-001
Files: .claude-plugin/marketplace.json · reported by agent-audit-kit
1 AAK-OAUTH-3P-001
Files: package.json · reported by agent-audit-kit
1 AAK-SUPPLY-005
Files: package-lock.json · reported by agent-audit-kit
1 HIDDEN_DATA_FILE
Files: /repo/.vercelignore · reported by cisco-skill-scanner
1 LOW_ANALYZABILITY
Files: /repo · reported by cisco-skill-scanner
1 MANIFEST_MISSING_LICENSE
Files: /repo/SKILL.md · reported by cisco-skill-scanner
1 opt.nerlo-rules.nerlo-install-pipe-to-shell
Files: /repo/llm_mcp_docs.txt · reported by nerlo-install-instruction
1 opt.nerlo-rules.nerlo-install-shell-inline-command
Files: /repo/llm_mcp_docs.txt · reported by nerlo-install-instruction
1 PIPELINE_TAINT_FLOW
Files: /repo/llm_mcp_docs.txt · reported by cisco-skill-scanner
1 SOCIAL_ENG_VAGUE_DESCRIPTION
Files: /repo/SKILL.md · reported by cisco-skill-scanner
Critical injection risks and high-severity vulnerabilities detected.
The artifact contains critical coercive injection vulnerabilities in `/repo/dist/tools/deepResearchCheck.js`, `/repo/dist/tools/exaCode.js`, `/repo/src/tools/deepResearchCheck.ts`, and `/repo/src/tools/exaCode.ts`, which could lead to arbitrary code execution. High-severity findings include potential for DNS rebinding via `package.json` and marketplace integration issues in `.claude-plugin/marketplace.json`. Additionally, installation instructions in `/repo/llm_mcp_docs.txt` involve piping directly to a shell, which carries significant execution risk.
Concern level assessed by the review: Critical. This is the review's scale, not the registry badge.
Reviewed by gemini-2.5-flash. The model sees the findings, not your code, and cannot change a score.