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ClawScan security

Mi Trading · ClawHub's context-aware review of the artifact, metadata, and declared behavior.

Scanner verdict

SuspiciousFeb 17, 2026, 12:11 PM
Verdict
suspicious
Confidence
medium
Model
gpt-5-mini
Summary
The skill's instructions match a Solana trading tool (ClawDex) but the registry metadata omits the sensitive environment variables and wallet/config paths the SKILL.md requires — this mismatch and the need to access a local wallet make the package worth caution and further inspection.
Guidance
This skill's instructions perform exactly the kind of operations you'd expect for a Solana trading CLI, but the registry metadata omits the sensitive items the SKILL.md needs (JUPITER_API_KEY, RPC URL, and a local wallet file). Before installing or running: (1) verify the provenance of the 'clawdex' npm package (publisher, repository, audit its source) rather than blindly running npm install -g; (2) never point the tool at your main wallet — use a dedicated wallet with minimal funds for testing; (3) consider running the CLI in an isolated environment/container; (4) confirm whether JUPITER_API_KEY or other secrets are actually required and where they are sent; (5) ask the skill author or registry to update metadata to declare required env vars and config paths. If the registry metadata and a trustworthy upstream repo are provided (and code audit shows no exfiltration), the concern would be reduced.

Review Dimensions

Purpose & Capability
noteThe name/description (Solana token trading via ClawDex) aligns with the SKILL.md content: commands, quotes, simulation, and execution are coherent for a trading skill. However, the registry metadata claims no required env vars or config paths while the instructions explicitly reference JUPITER_API_KEY, SOLANA_RPC_URL, and a wallet file (~/.config/solana/id.json), which is inconsistent and unexplained.
Instruction Scope
concernThe SKILL.md stays within trading scope (health check, balances, simulate, execute) but it instructs the agent to access a local Solana wallet file and environment variables (JUPITER_API_KEY, optional SOLANA_RPC_URL). Accessing a user's wallet file is sensitive; the instructions do not limit which wallet to use or instruct using a dedicated/trust-limited wallet. The SKILL.md also suggests installing clawdex from npm, which requires running third-party code.
Install Mechanism
okThis is instruction-only (no install spec in registry). The SKILL.md recommends 'npm install -g clawdex@latest' if clawdex is not present — a common mechanism but it entails installing an npm package from the public registry. No opaque download URLs or extract steps are present in the skill itself.
Credentials
concernThe registry declares no required env vars, but the SKILL.md requires JUPITER_API_KEY during onboarding and references SOLANA_RPC_URL. It also assumes access to a wallet file path (~/.config/solana/id.json). Requesting access to a private wallet file and an API key is proportionate to trading functionality — but it should be declared up front. The lack of declared credentials/config in metadata is a mismatch that could lead to unexpected exfiltration risk if the underlying clawdex binary is untrusted.
Persistence & Privilege
okThe skill does not request persistent/all-skill privileges (always: false) and does not modify other skills or system-wide settings in the provided instructions. Autonomous invocation is allowed by default (disable-model-invocation: false) but that is platform default and not by itself flagged.