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Assess agentic AI applications against the OWASP Top 10 for Agentic Applications 2026. Use when reviewing autonomous AI agents, multi-agent systems, or agentic workflows for security risks including goal hijacking, tool misuse, privilege abuse, and rogue agent behavior.

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  2. Copy the prompt below and paste it into your agent.
  3. Review the proposed files and risks before you approve installation.
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Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/OWASP/secure-agent-playbook/blob/HEAD/plugins/ai-security-skills/skills/agentic-ai-risk-assess/SKILL.md

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After I approve, install the complete skill folder, including required referenced files, into that project location. Verify it is discoverable, then tell me its actual invocation name and how to use it. Do not claim it is installed until you have verified it.

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Agentic AI Risk Assessment

Evaluate agentic AI applications against all 10 risk categories by following the full procedure in plays/agentic-ai-risk-assess.md.

Steps

  1. Architecture Mapping — Identify agent type (single/multi-agent), autonomy level, tool ecosystem, memory systems, inter-agent communication protocols, and human oversight mechanisms.

  2. Assess Each Agentic Top 10 Risk:

    • ASI01 Agent Goal Hijack — Hidden prompts, instruction override, silent exfiltration via copilot patterns
    • ASI02 Tool Misuse — Legitimate tools bent into destructive outputs, tool parameter manipulation
    • ASI03 Identity & Privilege Abuse — Leaked credentials, excessive permissions, agent operating beyond scope
    • ASI04 Agentic Supply Chain — Poisoned MCP/A2A components, runtime component tampering, dynamic ecosystem risks
    • ASI05 Unexpected Code Execution — Natural language execution paths leading to RCE, code generation vulnerabilities
    • ASI06 Memory & Context Poisoning — Long-term behavior manipulation via memory attacks, context window exploits
    • ASI07 Insecure Inter-Agent Communication — Spoofed messages, man-in-the-middle between agents, cluster misdirection
    • ASI08 Cascading Failures — False signals propagating through automated pipelines, escalating impact chains
    • ASI09 Human-Agent Trust Exploitation — Confident misleading explanations, social engineering of human operators
    • ASI10 Rogue Agents — Misalignment, concealment, self-directed action, emergent harmful behavior

  3. Synthesize Findings — Assign severity based on exploitability and deployment context. Provide code locations, configuration gaps, and concrete remediation.

Output

Architecture overview, risk matrix (all 10 categories with status), detailed findings using templates/finding.md, positive controls observed, and prioritized recommendations.

OWASP References

  • OWASP Top 10 for Agentic Applications 2026
  • OWASP GenAI Security Project
  • OWASP Agentic Security Initiative