Recover PDF text extraction when read_file returns binary data by using pdftotext via shell
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The skill exposes the agent to untrusted, user-generated content from public third-party sources, creating a risk of indirect prompt injection. This includes browsing arbitrary URLs, reading social media posts or forum comments, and analyzing content from unknown websites.
The workflow in SKILL.md instructs running `pdftotext` on a user-supplied PDF via `run_shell`, which causes the LLM to ingest the resulting stdout text at runtime (outsider-authored free text if the PDF contents were authored by someone other than the operating user).
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