refactor(skills): slim AST diagnostic to single entry point

Trim ~600 LOC off the original contribution while keeping the same
operator-facing surface and detection coverage.

- Collapse three entry points (file / dir / bundle) into one
  ast_scan_path(path) that handles both files and directories.
- Drop AstFinding dataclass + severity field — replaced with plain
  (file, line, pattern_id, description) tuples. Severity ordering was
  display-only for a diagnostic that explicitly disclaims security
  verdicts, so the field added bookkeeping without earning its place.
- Replace Rich-markup formatter with plain text grouped by file.
- Drop the 'inspect --ast-deep' surface — same scanner, same output as
  'audit --deep', single CLI entry is enough. Operators audit after
  install; pre-install inspection signal isn't worth the second surface.
- Trim test file to the cases that earn their place: bypass payload,
  syntax error survival, RecursionError survival, false-positive guard
  (importer lookalike), literal-arg false-positive guard, non-.py
  ignored, directory recursion + cache-dir skipping, missing-path,
  getattr/__dict__ detection, formatter empty + populated.

Net: tools/skills_ast_audit.py 353 -> 133 LOC,
tests/tools/test_skills_ast_audit.py 299 -> 103 LOC, full diff
+704/-12 -> +264/-6. No change to tools/skills_guard.py — Skills Guard
verdicts remain untouched per SECURITY.md §2.4.
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"""
AST-level deep audit for skill Python files opt-in diagnostic, not a security gate.
This is a standalone diagnostic tool per SECURITY.md spirit: it helps operators
inspect skill code for patterns that *could* enable dynamic import/access
obfuscation, but it is NOT a security boundary. Every pattern flagged here has
legitimate uses. Use your judgment.
Per SECURITY.md §2.4, Skills Guard is in-process heuristics ("useful — not
boundaries"). This module is a separate opt-in diagnostic that flags dynamic
import / dynamic attribute access patterns operators may want to eyeball when
reviewing third-party skill code. Every pattern flagged here has legitimate
uses; findings are hints for human review, not verdicts.
Usage::
from tools.skills_ast_audit import ast_scan_skill, format_ast_report
findings = ast_scan_skill(Path("~/.hermes/skills/some-skill"))
if findings:
print(format_ast_report(findings))
CLI integration: ``hermes skills audit --deep``
CLI: ``hermes skills audit --deep``
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import ast
from dataclasses import dataclass
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Mapping, List, Optional, Union
from typing import List, Tuple
# (file, line, pattern_id, description)
Finding = Tuple[str, int, str, str]
_IGNORED_DIRS = {"__pycache__", ".venv", "venv", "node_modules"}
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Data model
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@dataclass
class AstFinding:
"""A single finding from AST-level analysis."""
pattern_id: str
"""Short identifier for deduplication and grouping (e.g. 'ast_importlib_import')."""
severity: str
"""One of 'high', 'medium', 'low' — for display only, not a security claim."""
category: str
"""Grouping label — currently always 'obfuscation'."""
file: str
"""Relative path to the file containing the finding."""
line: int
"""1-based line number."""
match: str
"""The matched source construct (human-readable snippet)."""
description: str
"""Why this pattern is worth reviewing."""
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Scanner
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def _ast_scan_python(content: str, rel_path: str) -> List[AstFinding]:
"""Detect obfuscation via dynamic imports, attribute access, and string construction.
Hostile or pathological input (deeply-nested expressions, malformed source)
must not crash the scan. Both ``ast.parse`` and the visitor traversal are
guarded so parse/visit failures degrade gracefully to "no AST findings"
rather than raising.
"""
def _scan_source(content: str, rel_path: str) -> List[Finding]:
try:
tree = ast.parse(content)
except (SyntaxError, ValueError, RecursionError):
return []
findings: List[AstFinding] = []
findings: List[Finding] = []
class _Visitor(ast.NodeVisitor):
class V(ast.NodeVisitor):
def visit_Call(self, node):
# Detect importlib.import_module(...)
if (
isinstance(node.func, ast.Attribute)
and node.func.attr == "import_module"
):
findings.append(
AstFinding(
pattern_id="ast_dynamic_import",
severity="high",
category="obfuscation",
file=rel_path,
line=node.lineno,
match="importlib.import_module()",
description="dynamic import via importlib — can load arbitrary modules at runtime",
)
)
# Detect __import__ with non-literal argument
if isinstance(node.func, ast.Name) and node.func.id == "__import__":
f = node.func
# importlib.import_module(...)
if isinstance(f, ast.Attribute) and f.attr == "import_module":
findings.append((rel_path, node.lineno, "dynamic_import",
"importlib.import_module() — loads arbitrary modules at runtime"))
# __import__(<computed>)
elif isinstance(f, ast.Name) and f.id == "__import__":
if node.args and not isinstance(node.args[0], ast.Constant):
findings.append(
AstFinding(
pattern_id="ast_dynamic_import_computed",
severity="high",
category="obfuscation",
file=rel_path,
line=node.lineno,
match="__import__(<computed>)",
description="__import__ with dynamically constructed module name",
)
)
# Detect getattr with computed attribute name
if isinstance(node.func, ast.Name) and node.func.id == "getattr":
if len(node.args) >= 2 and not isinstance(
node.args[1], ast.Constant
):
findings.append(
AstFinding(
pattern_id="ast_dynamic_getattr",
severity="medium",
category="obfuscation",
file=rel_path,
line=node.lineno,
match="getattr(<obj>, <computed>)",
description="getattr with dynamically constructed attribute name",
)
)
findings.append((rel_path, node.lineno, "dynamic_import_computed",
"__import__ with non-literal module name"))
# getattr(obj, <computed>)
elif isinstance(f, ast.Name) and f.id == "getattr":
if len(node.args) >= 2 and not isinstance(node.args[1], ast.Constant):
findings.append((rel_path, node.lineno, "dynamic_getattr",
"getattr with non-literal attribute name"))
self.generic_visit(node)
def visit_Subscript(self, node):
# Detect obj.__dict__[<computed>]
if (
isinstance(node.value, ast.Attribute)
and node.value.attr == "__dict__"
):
if not isinstance(node.slice, ast.Constant):
findings.append(
AstFinding(
pattern_id="ast_dict_access",
severity="high",
category="obfuscation",
file=rel_path,
line=node.lineno,
match="__dict__[<computed>]",
description="dynamic attribute access via __dict__ with computed key",
)
)
# obj.__dict__[<computed>]
if (isinstance(node.value, ast.Attribute)
and node.value.attr == "__dict__"
and not isinstance(node.slice, ast.Constant)):
findings.append((rel_path, node.lineno, "dict_access",
"__dict__[<computed>] — dynamic attribute access"))
self.generic_visit(node)
def visit_Import(self, node):
# Flag importlib and any importlib.* submodule.
for alias in node.names:
if alias.name == "importlib" or alias.name.startswith(
"importlib."
):
findings.append(
AstFinding(
pattern_id="ast_importlib_import",
severity="medium",
category="obfuscation",
file=rel_path,
line=node.lineno,
match=f"import {alias.name}",
description="importlib imported — enables dynamic module loading",
)
)
for a in node.names:
if a.name == "importlib" or a.name.startswith("importlib."):
findings.append((rel_path, node.lineno, "importlib_import",
f"import {a.name} — enables dynamic module loading"))
self.generic_visit(node)
def visit_ImportFrom(self, node):
module = node.module or ""
if module == "importlib" or module.startswith("importlib."):
findings.append(
AstFinding(
pattern_id="ast_importlib_import",
severity="medium",
category="obfuscation",
file=rel_path,
line=node.lineno,
match=f"from {module} import ...",
description="importlib imported — enables dynamic module loading",
)
)
m = node.module or ""
if m == "importlib" or m.startswith("importlib."):
findings.append((rel_path, node.lineno, "importlib_import",
f"from {m} import ... — enables dynamic module loading"))
self.generic_visit(node)
try:
_Visitor().visit(tree)
V().visit(tree)
except (RecursionError, ValueError, RuntimeError):
# Visitor traversal can fail on hostile input even when ast.parse
# succeeded (e.g. deeply-nested call/attribute chains). Return
# whatever findings we collected before the failure.
return findings
# Hostile/pathological input: return what we collected so far.
pass
return findings
def ast_scan_file(file_path: Path, rel_path: Optional[str] = None) -> List[AstFinding]:
"""Scan a single Python file and return AST-level findings.
def ast_scan_path(path: Path) -> List[Finding]:
"""Scan a single .py file or recursively scan all .py under a directory.
Args:
file_path: Absolute path to the .py file.
rel_path: Relative path for display (defaults to file_path.name).
Returns:
List of :class:`AstFinding` empty if the file isn't Python or scan yields nothing.
Returns a list of (file, line, pattern_id, description) tuples. Empty for
non-Python paths, missing paths, or paths with no matching patterns.
"""
if file_path.suffix.lower() != ".py":
if path.is_file():
if path.suffix.lower() != ".py":
return []
try:
content = path.read_text(encoding="utf-8", errors="replace")
except OSError:
return []
return _scan_source(content, path.name)
if not path.is_dir():
return []
if rel_path is None:
rel_path = file_path.name
try:
content = file_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8", errors="replace")
except (OSError, UnicodeDecodeError):
return []
return _ast_scan_python(content, rel_path)
def ast_scan_skill(skill_path: Path) -> List[AstFinding]:
"""Recursively scan all Python files in a skill directory.
Args:
skill_path: Path to the installed skill directory.
Returns:
Combined list of :class:`AstFinding` across all .py files.
"""
if not skill_path.is_dir():
return []
all_findings: List[AstFinding] = []
for py_file in sorted(skill_path.rglob("*.py")):
# Skip __pycache__ and .venv/venv directories
parts = set(py_file.parent.parts)
if parts & {"__pycache__", ".venv", "venv", "node_modules"}:
out: List[Finding] = []
for py in sorted(path.rglob("*.py")):
if set(py.parent.parts) & _IGNORED_DIRS:
continue
try:
rel = py_file.relative_to(skill_path).as_posix()
content = py.read_text(encoding="utf-8", errors="replace")
except OSError:
continue
try:
rel = py.relative_to(path).as_posix()
except ValueError:
rel = py_file.name
all_findings.extend(ast_scan_file(py_file, rel))
return all_findings
rel = py.name
out.extend(_scan_source(content, rel))
return out
def ast_scan_bundle_files(
files: Mapping[str, Union[str, bytes]],
) -> List[AstFinding]:
"""Scan Python files from an in-memory skill bundle.
This powers ``hermes skills inspect --ast-deep`` so operators can review
a skill before installing it. The input is the bundle's filename -> content
mapping, as returned by the skills hub source adapters.
"""
all_findings: List[AstFinding] = []
for rel_path, content in sorted(files.items()):
path = Path(rel_path)
if path.suffix.lower() != ".py":
continue
if set(path.parts) & {"__pycache__", ".venv", "venv", "node_modules"}:
continue
if isinstance(content, bytes):
text = content.decode("utf-8", errors="replace")
else:
text = str(content)
all_findings.extend(_ast_scan_python(text, rel_path))
return all_findings
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Rich formatting
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def format_ast_report(
findings: List[AstFinding],
skill_name: str = "",
) -> str:
"""Format AST findings as a Rich-markup string.
Args:
findings: List of findings from :func:`ast_scan_skill`.
skill_name: Optional skill name for the report header.
Returns:
Rich-markup string suitable for ``console.print()``.
"""
def format_ast_report(findings: List[Finding], skill_name: str = "") -> str:
"""Plain-text report (Rich-markup-free) grouped by file."""
header = f"AST deep scan: {skill_name}" if skill_name else "AST deep scan"
if not findings:
header = (
f"[bold]AST Deep Scan: {skill_name}[/]"
if skill_name
else "[bold]AST Deep Scan[/]"
)
return f"{header}\n[dim green]No AST-level patterns detected.[/]"
return f"{header}\n No dynamic import/access patterns detected."
lines: List[str] = []
severity_order = {"high": 0, "medium": 1, "low": 2}
findings_sorted = sorted(
findings,
key=lambda f: (
severity_order.get(f.severity, 99),
f.file,
f.line,
),
)
if skill_name:
lines.append(f"[bold]AST Deep Scan: {skill_name}[/]")
else:
lines.append("[bold]AST Deep Scan[/]")
total = len(findings_sorted)
high_count = sum(1 for f in findings_sorted if f.severity == "high")
med_count = sum(1 for f in findings_sorted if f.severity == "medium")
low_count = sum(1 for f in findings_sorted if f.severity == "low")
summary_parts = []
if high_count:
summary_parts.append(f"[bold red]{high_count} high[/]")
if med_count:
summary_parts.append(f"[yellow]{med_count} medium[/]")
if low_count:
summary_parts.append(f"[dim]{low_count} low[/]")
lines.append(
f"[dim]{total} finding(s)[/] — "
+ ", ".join(summary_parts)
if summary_parts
else f"[dim]{total} finding(s)[/]"
)
lines = [header, f" {len(findings)} finding(s):"]
current = None
for f, line, pid, desc in sorted(findings):
if f != current:
current = f
lines.append(f" {f}")
lines.append(f" L{line} {pid}{desc}")
lines.append("")
current_file = None
for f in findings_sorted:
if f.file != current_file:
current_file = f.file
lines.append(f" [bold cyan]{f.file}[/]")
sev_color = {"high": "bold red", "medium": "yellow", "low": "dim"}.get(
f.severity, "dim"
)
lines.append(
f" L{f.line:>4} [{sev_color}]{f.severity:6}[/] {f.description}"
)
lines.append(f" [dim]{f.match}[/]")
lines.append("")
lines.append(
"[dim]Note: AST findings are diagnostic hints, not security verdicts. "
"Review each pattern in context.[/]"
)
lines.append(" Note: diagnostic hints for human review, not security verdicts.")
return "\n".join(lines)