Qa Gate

AdvisoryAudited by Static analysis on May 8, 2026.

Overview

No suspicious patterns detected.

Findings (0)

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

The agent could change documents or code when the user expected only a QA assessment.

Why it was flagged

The skill applies to potentially important artifacts, including code, and instructs the agent to fix issues after a failed gate without clearly requiring user approval, scoping the edits, or preserving reversibility.

Skill content
Run this skill on documents, skills, PRDs, blog posts, or code artifacts ... If FAIL, fix and re-validate. Fix all CRITICAL and MAJOR issues.
Recommendation

Change the workflow to report required fixes first, and require explicit user approval before modifying any artifact.

What this means

A user may trust the skill as non-mutating while it can still direct the agent to make changes.

Why it was flagged

The read-only assurance is contradicted by later instructions to fix issues, which may mislead users about what the skill will cause the agent to do.

Skill content
It is a read-only release gate that determines whether an artifact is ready to move forward. QA Gate inspects artifacts but does not modify them. ... Fix all CRITICAL and MAJOR issues.
Recommendation

Make the documentation consistent: either keep the skill strictly report-only or clearly disclose an edit mode with approval requirements.

NoteMedium Confidence
ASI01: Agent Goal Hijack
What this means

The agent may spend extra time gating or withhold delivery until the QA checklist passes.

Why it was flagged

This broad gatekeeping language is aligned with a QA-gate skill, but it also sets a strong stopping condition that could override a narrower user request.

Skill content
Every document, skill, blog post, PRD, or code output should pass this gate before the principal sees it. ... Only present to principal after PASS or PASS WITH FIXES.
Recommendation

Use the skill when a QA gate is requested or part of the workflow, not as a universal requirement for every response.

What this means

Sensitive artifacts could be exposed to an additional model if this mode is used carelessly.

Why it was flagged

The optional cross-model mode may involve sending artifact content to another model or provider, but the artifacts do not define the data boundary or approval process.

Skill content
`--dual`: Use cross-model QA validation when the artifact is high-stakes, ambiguous, or worth the extra cost/latency for a second independent quality pass.
Recommendation

Use cross-model validation only with explicit user consent and only for artifacts suitable for the additional provider.

What this means

It may be harder to confirm exactly which package identity or version is being reviewed.

Why it was flagged

The included _meta.json does not match the registry metadata shown for this evaluation, which lists a different owner ID, slug, and version.

Skill content
"ownerId": "kn7b3n5k9r8xhw7gcdaavm0vxn831xpx", "slug": "qa-gate", "version": "1.1.0"
Recommendation

Verify the publisher, slug, and version before relying on this skill in a workflow.