Aliyun Qwen Multimodal Embedding

Security checks across static analysis, malware telemetry, and agentic risk

Overview

This is a straightforward Alibaba Cloud embedding helper; it discloses provider credential and data-flow needs, and the reviewed code only writes a request JSON locally.

This skill appears safe for its stated purpose. Before using it, configure only the Alibaba/DashScope credentials you intend to use, submit only content you are comfortable sending to the provider, and clean up generated output files if they contain sensitive inputs or media references.

Static analysis

No static analysis findings were reported for this release.

VirusTotal

VirusTotal findings are pending for this skill version.

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Risk analysis

Artifact-based informational review of SKILL.md, metadata, install specs, static scan signals, and capability signals. ClawScan does not execute the skill or run runtime probes.

What this means

It may be harder to independently verify the publisher or upstream project.

Why it was flagged

The package has limited provenance metadata. Because there is no install spec, no dependency download, and the included script is small and reviewable, this is a notice rather than a concern.

Skill content
Source: unknown
Homepage: none
Recommendation

Review the included files and confirm the publisher before using it in production workflows.

What this means

Using the skill with a real API key may allow model calls and billing on the configured Alibaba Cloud account.

Why it was flagged

The skill relies on Alibaba Cloud/DashScope credentials for its stated provider integration. This is purpose-aligned, but the registry metadata does not declare a required credential.

Skill content
Set `DASHSCOPE_API_KEY` in your environment, or add `dashscope_api_key` to `~/.alibabacloud/credentials`.
Recommendation

Use a scoped key, avoid pasting credentials into prompts or logs, and configure credentials only when you intend to call Alibaba Model Studio.

What this means

Private media or text could be processed by an external provider if selected for embedding.

Why it was flagged

The workflow may send selected text, image, or video references to Alibaba Model Studio or a client upload layer. This is expected for multimodal embedding, but it is an external data flow.

Skill content
`images` (array<string>, optional): public URLs or local paths uploaded by your client layer
- `videos` (array<string>, optional): public URLs where supported
Recommendation

Only submit intended content, prefer private or expiring object-storage URLs, and review the provider's data-handling policy for sensitive inputs.

What this means

Sensitive prompts, media URLs, or local path names may remain on disk after use.

Why it was flagged

The skill intentionally persists request payloads and sample input references to local output files. This is useful for reproducibility but may retain sensitive text or file/URL references.

Skill content
Save normalized request payloads, selected dimensions, and sample input references under `output/aliyun-qwen-multimodal-embedding/`.
Recommendation

Avoid including secrets in embedding inputs and delete or protect generated output files when they contain private data.