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ClawScan security

Spec-First Development · ClawHub's context-aware review of the artifact, metadata, and declared behavior.

Scanner verdict

BenignMar 3, 2026, 7:09 PM
Verdict
benign
Confidence
high
Model
gpt-5-mini
Summary
The skill's requested actions (reading the codebase, generating SPEC.md, pausing for approval) match its stated goal and require no extra credentials or installs; it's internally coherent.
Guidance
This skill is instruction-only and coherent with its purpose: it will read your project files and write SPEC.md in the project root, then wait for your explicit approval before writing implementation code. Before enabling or running it, confirm: (1) the agent's file-sandbox is limited to the intended repository/workspace so it cannot read unrelated files or secrets; (2) you are comfortable granting the agent Read/Write/Bash capabilities in that workspace (Bash can run arbitrary commands, so sandboxing matters); (3) the auto-trigger rules (phrases like 'build me') won't cause unwanted invocations in your environment. Note the SKILL.md mentions running 'Grep' but only lists 'Glob' explicitly — this is likely benign (grep can be run via Bash) but you may ask the author to clarify allowed-tools or explicit shell usage if you need stricter controls.

Review Dimensions

Purpose & Capability
okName and description match the instructions: the skill inspects a codebase, produces a SPEC.md, and waits for user approval before implementing. Required resources (none) and declared allowed-tools (Read, Write, Bash, Glob) are appropriate for a spec-generation workflow.
Instruction Scope
noteInstructions explicitly tell the agent to read the repository (glob/grep) and write SPEC.md to the project root, then pause for explicit user 'go' before any code creation. This is appropriate for the stated purpose. Minor inconsistency: SKILL.md refers to running 'Grep' but the allowed-tools list names 'Glob' (and 'Bash' is present so grep could be invoked via Bash). No instructions attempt to access unrelated system paths or external endpoints.
Install Mechanism
okNo install spec and no code files — instruction-only. Nothing will be downloaded or written to disk beyond the SPEC.md it is explicitly instructed to create in the project workspace.
Credentials
okThe skill requests no environment variables, credentials, or config paths. Its filesystem access (reading project files, writing SPEC.md) is proportional to its purpose.
Persistence & Privilege
okalways is false and the skill is user-invocable. It does not request persistent or elevated platform privileges and does not modify other skills' configuration. Autonomous invocation is allowed by platform default but not a red flag here.