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Prediction Market Aggregator · ClawHub's context-aware review of the artifact, metadata, and declared behavior.

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SuspiciousFeb 21, 2026, 8:21 PM
Verdict
suspicious
Confidence
high
Model
gpt-5-mini
Summary
The skill's documentation claims integration with APIs that require keys and signing and references another skill dependency, but the registry entry declares no credentials, dependencies, or source — these mismatches are concerning.
Guidance
This skill's description says it will call multiple external APIs (Polymarket, Manifold, Kalshi) and even perform EIP-712 signing, but the registry lists no required API keys or dependencies — that's inconsistent. Before installing or using it, ask the publisher for: (1) the full source or manifest so you can audit network calls; (2) an explicit list of required environment variables and whether any private keys or signing capabilities are needed (never provide private wallet keys); (3) how credentials are stored and used (prefer read-only API keys scoped with minimal permissions); (4) whether it will invoke other skills (e.g., argus-edge) and whether those are available/trusted. If they cannot supply clear, verifiable answers or a public repo, treat the skill cautiously and run it only in a restricted/sandboxed environment or not at all.
Findings
[no_code_files] expected: The static scanner found no files to analyze because this is an instruction-only skill. That explains the lack of findings but provides no assurance about runtime behavior or required credentials.

Review Dimensions

Purpose & Capability
concernThe SKILL.md describes direct integration with Polymarket (including EIP-712 signing), Manifold, Kalshi (API keys), and an Argus 'argus-edge' skill. However the registry metadata lists no required env vars, no primary credential, and no declared dependency on other skills. Real use of Polymarket/Kalshi/Manifold typically requires API keys and (for Polymarket trading) signing keys; those are not declared, which is inconsistent with the stated purpose.
Instruction Scope
concernThe instructions tell the agent to query multiple external APIs and to 'plug into' an Argus edge-detection skill but give no concrete auth/endpoint guidance or handling for credentials. The SKILL.md implicitly expects network calls and cross-skill invocation, but does not specify how credentials are obtained, stored, or protected.
Install Mechanism
okThis is an instruction-only skill with no install spec and no code files. That reduces supply-chain risk from arbitrary downloads, but also means there is no source code to review—making it harder to verify behavior.
Credentials
concernThe skill claims it will use APIs that usually require API keys and EIP-712 signing (which could imply wallet private keys), yet requires.env is empty. Requesting private keys or signing ability would be high-risk; the absence of declared env vars is a mismatch and a red flag.
Persistence & Privilege
notealways:false (normal) and disable-model-invocation:false (normal autonomous capability). The skill references invoking another skill ('argus-edge') but does not request elevated or persistent system-level privileges or to modify other skills' configs.