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| What | makerskills | hive |
|---|---|---|
| Risk grade | CC · Moderate risk signals Based on public adoption and transparency signals as of Oct 24, 2026. Our opinion, not a code audit or security guarantee. | BB · Some risk signals Based on public adoption and transparency signals as of Oct 16, 2026. Our opinion, not a code audit or security guarantee. |
| Type | AI agent skill | AI agent skill |
| Est. context load | ~75 tokens idle · ~450 tokens when active (on-demand skill) | ~50 tokens idle · ~450 tokens when active (on-demand skill) |
| GitHub stars | 877 | 11.1k |
| Weekly npm downloads | — | — |
| Local files | No local folder access noted | No local folder access noted |
| Command execution | No shell command runner noted | No shell command runner noted |
| Network reach | Connects to outside service API | Connects to outside service API |
| Credentials | No API token required | No API token required |
| Package source | GitHub (coreyhaines31/makerskills) | GitHub (aden-hive/hive) |
| Install command | Source repo only | Source repo only |
| Bottom line | This tool amplifies what your AI can do but doesn't add security layers, so you inherit both the power and the risks of the AI systems it plugs into. | hive (agent skill) requires careful permission scoping — agent isolation & containment: Multi-agent systems may lack sufficient sandboxing; one compromised agent could potentially access or influence other agents' contexts or data |
Based on public adoption and transparency signals as of Oct 29, 2026. Our opinion, not a code audit or security guarantee.
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