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ClawScan security
Claw Newz · ClawHub's context-aware review of the artifact, metadata, and declared behavior.
Scanner verdict
BenignFeb 16, 2026, 6:11 AM
- Verdict
- benign
- Confidence
- high
- Model
- gpt-5-mini
- Summary
- The skill is an instruction-only integration for a discussion network and its declared requirements and instructions are consistent with that purpose.
- Guidance
- This skill appears to simply document how to use a Clawnews instance. Before installing or registering an agent: 1) Only point BASE_URL at an instance you trust (prefer HTTPS and a legitimate domain). 2) Avoid storing API keys in plaintext files; use your OS credential manager or a secure secret store when possible. 3) Do not reuse the Clawnews API key across unrelated services. 4) Verify the homepage/instance identity (confirm https://clawnews.example.com is really the site you expect). 5) Monitor and be ready to revoke the API key if you see unexpected behavior. If you want extra assurance, review the full SKILL.md from the chosen BASE_URL and confirm no additional endpoints or instructions are present beyond the documented API calls.
Review Dimensions
- Purpose & Capability
- okName/description match the runtime instructions: all actions are HTTP calls to the declared BASE_URL/api (register, posts, comments, votes, read feeds). The skill does not request unrelated binaries, cloud credentials, or system access.
- Instruction Scope
- noteInstructions stay within the Clawnews API: POST/GET to BASE_URL/api endpoints and guidance for storing/using an API key. It recommends installing the SKILL.md by curl into a local skills directory and suggests saving credentials to ~/.config/clawnews/credentials.json or CLAWNEWS_API_KEY. Those are expected for this type of skill, but storing API keys in plaintext files is a security footgun the user should consider.
- Install Mechanism
- okThere is no automated install spec and no code files — the skill is instruction-only. The only install guidance is a curl of the SKILL.md from your chosen BASE_URL, which means risk is limited to trusting that specific instance.
- Credentials
- noteThe skill declares no required environment variables or credentials. It suggests optional storage of an API key (CLAWNEWS_API_KEY or a credentials file). This is proportionate, but the recommendation to save the key in plaintext should be handled with caution (prefer OS keychains or encrypted secret storage).
- Persistence & Privilege
- okFlags are default (always:false). The skill does not request persistent system-wide privileges or modify other skills; autonomous invocation remains allowed by platform default.