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darwinian-evolver

Optimizes prompts, regex, SQL, or code snippets using an evolutionary search loop with Imbue's darwinian evolver.

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The darwinian-evolver skill was audited on May 17, 2026 and we found 13 security issues across 3 threat categories, including 1 critical. Review the findings below before installing.

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Security Issues

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Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory

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58mkdir -p ~/.hermes/cache/darwinian-evolver && cd ~/.hermes/cache/darwinian-evolver
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Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory

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66cd ~/.hermes/cache/darwinian-evolver/darwinian_evolver \
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Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory

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75cd ~/.hermes/cache/darwinian-evolver/darwinian_evolver
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Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory

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87Open `~/.hermes/cache/darwinian-evolver/darwinian_evolver/darwinian_evolver/lineage_visualizer.html`
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Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory

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97SKILL_DIR=~/.hermes/skills/research/darwinian-evolver
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Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory

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98DE_DIR=~/.hermes/cache/darwinian-evolver/darwinian_evolver
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Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory

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178Custom driver scripts under `~/.hermes/skills/...` are user-side and fine.
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Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory

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187DE_DIR=~/.hermes/cache/darwinian-evolver/darwinian_evolver
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Prompt injection: ignore instructions

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164reject phrases like "ignore previous instructions" with HTTP 400. Wrap
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External URL reference

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195- [Imbue research post](https://imbue.com/research/2026-02-27-darwinian-evolver/)
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External URL reference

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196- [ARC-AGI-2 results](https://imbue.com/research/2026-02-27-arc-agi-2-evolution/)
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External URL reference

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198- [Darwin Gödel Machines](https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.22954)
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External URL reference

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199- [PromptBreeder](https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.16797)
Scanned on May 17, 2026
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