darwinian-evolver
Optimizes prompts, regex, SQL, or code snippets using an evolutionary search loop with Imbue's darwinian evolver.
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Security score
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.
Categories Tested
Security Issues
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 58 | mkdir -p ~/.hermes/cache/darwinian-evolver && cd ~/.hermes/cache/darwinian-evolver |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 66 | cd ~/.hermes/cache/darwinian-evolver/darwinian_evolver \ |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 75 | cd ~/.hermes/cache/darwinian-evolver/darwinian_evolver |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 87 | Open `~/.hermes/cache/darwinian-evolver/darwinian_evolver/darwinian_evolver/lineage_visualizer.html` |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 97 | SKILL_DIR=~/.hermes/skills/research/darwinian-evolver |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 98 | DE_DIR=~/.hermes/cache/darwinian-evolver/darwinian_evolver |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 178 | Custom driver scripts under `~/.hermes/skills/...` are user-side and fine. |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 187 | DE_DIR=~/.hermes/cache/darwinian-evolver/darwinian_evolver |
Prompt injection: ignore instructions
| 164 | reject phrases like "ignore previous instructions" with HTTP 400. Wrap |
External URL reference
| 195 | - [Imbue research post](https://imbue.com/research/2026-02-27-darwinian-evolver/) |
External URL reference
| 196 | - [ARC-AGI-2 results](https://imbue.com/research/2026-02-27-arc-agi-2-evolution/) |
External URL reference
| 198 | - [Darwin Gödel Machines](https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.22954) |
External URL reference
| 199 | - [PromptBreeder](https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.16797) |