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ClawScan security

Polymarket Macro Inflation Chain Trader · ClawHub's context-aware review of the artifact, metadata, and declared behavior.

Scanner verdict

BenignApr 28, 2026, 2:32 PM
Verdict
benign
Confidence
high
Model
gpt-5-mini
Summary
The skill's code, declared requirements, and runtime instructions are internally consistent with a Polymarket trading strategy that uses a Simmer SDK; the requested credentials and behavior align with its stated purpose.
Guidance
This skill appears coherent for a Simmer/Polymarket trading integration. Before installing: 1) Only provide a SIMMER_API_KEY you trust; treat it as trading authority and consider limiting funds/permissions on the Simmer side if possible. 2) Keep the default paper mode and test behavior thoroughly before using --live. 3) Review simmer-sdk (the pip dependency) and pin a known-good version to reduce supply-chain risk. 4) Check tunables (MIN_TRADE, MAX_POSITION, etc.) to sensible conservative values during testing. 5) If you plan to run autonomously, monitor logs and rate-limit activity; autonomous invocation is normal but increases impact if a bug exists. If you want, I can scan the full trader.py for any network calls beyond SimmerClient or produce a short checklist of what to audit in the simmer-sdk usage.

Review Dimensions

Purpose & Capability
okName/description (Polymarket macro chain trader) align with the actual code and declared requirements. The skill only requires a Simmer API key and SIMMER_ prefixed tunables; uses simmer-sdk to enumerate markets and execute trades. No unrelated cloud credentials, system paths, or unrelated binaries are requested.
Instruction Scope
okSKILL.md and trader.py focus on market classification, chain logic, sizing, and trading. Instructions emphasize paper trading by default and only perform live trades with an explicit --live flag. The doc and code do not instruct reading unrelated system files, scanning shell history, or sending data to third-party endpoints beyond the Simmer client.
Install Mechanism
okNo install spec that pulls arbitrary binaries or archives. clawhub.json lists a pip dependency (simmer-sdk), which is appropriate for a Simmer-integrated trader. No downloads from untrusted URLs or extract operations are present.
Credentials
okOnly SIMMER_API_KEY is required (declared) plus many SIMMER_ tunables (declared in clawhub.json) for position sizing and filters. These environment variables are proportionate to a trading skill; there are no unrelated secrets (AWS, GCP, SSH keys, etc.).
Persistence & Privilege
okThe skill is not force-installed (always:false), autostart is false, and cron is null. It is user-invocable and can be run autonomously per platform defaults, which is expected for a trading automaton. It does not request elevated system-wide persistence or modify other skills' configurations.