Nicar2026 Skills In Codex Claude
Materials for NICAR 2026 session on using "skills" to aid in more reliable, reproducible analysis tasks when using Codex and Claude Code
Nicar2026 Skills In Codex Claude is an open-source agent skill by amkessler, written mainly in Python, with 21 GitHub stars and the Apache-2.0 license. Its code was last updated Jul 30, 2026.
Scan summary: scanned Nov 5, 2026 at commit ca4b608. Seen able to connect to the internet. Scan policy
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ca4b608 · Nov 5, 2026 ScannedStatic, secrets and dependency checks completed with no critical findings.
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- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.dependencies issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
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- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.dependencies issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.mistune@3.2.0: 17 known vulnerabilitiesPYSEC-2026-168, PYSEC-2026-2206, PYSEC-2026-2207, PYSEC-2026-2208, PYSEC-2026-2209 +12 more
uv.lock - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.nbconvert@7.17.0: 3 known vulnerabilitiesPYSEC-2026-2229, PYSEC-2026-2230, GHSA-pjvx-prjx-h659
uv.lock - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.soupsieve@2.8.3: 4 known vulnerabilitiesPYSEC-2026-3071, PYSEC-2026-3072, PYSEC-2026-4170, PYSEC-2026-4171
uv.lock - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.tornado@6.5.4: 14 known vulnerabilitiesPYSEC-2026-140, PYSEC-2026-2287, PYSEC-2026-3387, PYSEC-2026-3388, PYSEC-2026-3389 +9 more
uv.lock - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.urllib3@2.6.3: 5 known vulnerabilitiesPYSEC-2026-141, PYSEC-2026-142, PYSEC-2026-4175, PYSEC-2026-4176, PYSEC-2026-4177
uv.lock - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.Install or build failed in a clean environmentude` or `exclude`) 2. use a `src-layout` 3. explicitly set `py_modules` or `packages` with a list of names To find more information, look for "package discovery" on setuptools docs. hint: Build failures usually indicate a problem with the package or the build environment
- mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.Install contacted hosts other than package registriesreleases.astral.sh
- lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.bleach@6.3.0: 3 known vulnerabilitiesGHSA-8rfp-98v4-mmr6, GHSA-g75f-g53v-794x, GHSA-gj48-438w-jh9v
uv.lock - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.idna@3.11: 1 known vulnerabilityPYSEC-2026-215
uv.lock - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.pygments@2.19.2: 1 known vulnerabilityPYSEC-2026-2987
uv.lock - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.requests@2.32.5: 1 known vulnerabilityPYSEC-2026-2275
uv.lock - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.setuptools@82.0.0: 2 known vulnerabilitiesPYSEC-2026-3447, GHSA-xmj3-9gf7-h52w
uv.lock - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.No manifest declaring network access and environment variables (agent.json)
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