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Expand Up @@ -189,7 +189,13 @@ ls "$DE_DIR/darwinian_evolver/lineage_visualizer.html" >/dev/null && \
cd "$DE_DIR" && uv run darwinian_evolver --help >/dev/null && \
echo "darwinian-evolver: OK"
```
## Security

⚠️ **Pickle deserialization risk.** Snapshots produced by `darwinian_evolver` are Python pickle files. Loading a pickle from an untrusted source can execute arbitrary code on your machine.

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This warning is accurate. If this is salvaged onto current main, please also update the earlier show_snapshot.py example to pass --i-trust-this-file, because the script now refuses to unpickle without that acknowledgement.


- Only load snapshots you generated yourself, or that come from a source you fully trust.
- Never load snapshots shared over chat, email, or unverified Git repos without inspecting them first.
- If you need to distribute snapshots, prefer signing them (e.g. with `gpg --detach-sign`) and verifying signatures before load.
## References

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