T01 · Skill Instruction Hijacking
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SKILL.md:95- Finding
Mutable Remote Instructions Can Override the Audited Skill
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The statistical tool itself is coherent, but it should be reviewed because it tells agents to trust mutable remote instructions and includes unpinned installer commands.
Review this skill before installing. Use the ClawHub/OpenClaw install route where possible, avoid unpinned npx setup commands unless you trust the source at execution time, and do not let remote get_instructions responses override your normal safety, credential, or tool-use policies.
SKILL.md:95Mutable Remote Instructions Can Override the Audited Skill
SKILL.md:164Unpinned Package and Skill Installation Creates a Supply-Chain Execution Risk
The activation keywords include generic terms like beta, source, and count, which are common in unrelated contexts. That can cause accidental skill invocation and unintended external tool usage, especially in agent frameworks that auto-select skills based on keyword matching.
The skill recommends installing supporting skills via npx skills without pinning an exact package version or commit. That creates a supply-chain risk: a future compromised or breaking release could be fetched and executed at install time, especially because npx may download and run remote code automatically.
This line contains an unpinned npx skills install command, which can cause users or agents to fetch and execute whatever version is current at runtime. In a skill ecosystem, that exposes consumers to package compromise, typosquatting, or unexpected behavior changes outside the reviewed skill content.
The install instruction uses npx skills without version pinning, so execution depends on the latest upstream package state rather than the reviewed version. That weakens reproducibility and opens a supply-chain avenue if the package or dependency tree is later compromised.
Another unpinned npx skills invocation appears in the skill body, creating the same remote code execution exposure during installation. Because the skill is instructing users how to bootstrap related tooling, this broadens the trust boundary to external package infrastructure.
This reference again directs installation through an unpinned npx skills command. Even though it is documentation, agents or users may copy it directly, leading to execution of unreviewed package versions and potential compromise of the local environment.
The same supply-chain weakness is present here: unpinned remote package execution via npx. Repetition across the document increases the likelihood that an agent or operator will use the unsafe path, making exploitation more plausible over time.
Data is being sent to an external URL. This could be legitimate telemetry or data exfiltration. Manual review is recommended.
- What AgentPMT is: ../what-is-agentpmt (ClawHub: `what-is-agentpmt`, page: https://clawhub.ai/agentpmt/what-is-agentpmt; skills.sh: `npx skills add AgentPMT/agent-skills --skill what-is-agentpmt`)
- AgentPMT account MCP/REST setup: ../agentpmt-account-mcp-rest-api-setup (ClawHub: `agentpmt-account-mcp-rest-api-setup`, page: https://clawhub.ai/agentpmt/agentpmt-account-mcp-rest-api-setup; skills.sh: `npx skills add AgentPMT/agent-skills --skill agentpmt-account-mcp-rest-api-setup`)
- Marketplace product: https://www.agentpmt.com/marketplace/quantum-distribution-generator
- AgentPMT main MCP server: https://api.agentpmt.com/mcp/
- AgentPMT REST invoke endpoint: https://api.agentpmt.com/products/purchase
Data is being sent to an external URL. This could be legitimate telemetry or data exfiltration. Manual review is recommended.
- What AgentPMT is: ../what-is-agentpmt (ClawHub: `what-is-agentpmt`, page: https://clawhub.ai/agentpmt/what-is-agentpmt; skills.sh: `npx skills add AgentPMT/agent-skills --skill what-is-agentpmt`)
- AgentPMT account MCP/REST setup: ../agentpmt-account-mcp-rest-api-setup (ClawHub: `agentpmt-account-mcp-rest-api-setup`, page: https://clawhub.ai/agentpmt/agentpmt-account-mcp-rest-api-setup; skills.sh: `npx skills add AgentPMT/agent-skills --skill agentpmt-account-mcp-rest-api-setup`)
- Marketplace product: https://www.agentpmt.com/marketplace/quantum-distribution-generator
- AgentPMT main MCP server: https://api.agentpmt.com/mcp/
- AgentPMT REST invoke endpoint: https://api.agentpmt.com/products/purchase
The manifest description focuses on sampling named probability distributions and Monte Carlo use cases such as risk analysis, queuing theory, and A/B testing. The randomwalk action adds a distinct stochastic-process simulation capability that is not mentioned in the manifest's enumerated distributions or action summary, making the implemented skill broader than described.
No suspicious patterns detected.