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Health Management · ClawHub's context-aware review of the artifact, metadata, and declared behavior.

Scanner verdict

BenignMar 22, 2026, 3:34 AM
Verdict
Benign
Confidence
medium
Model
gpt-5-mini
Summary
The skill's files, instructions, and optional backup behavior are coherent with a local health-tracking assistant; the only noteworthy risk is the optional GitHub backup which, if enabled, requires access to git credentials and SSH keys — otherwise the skill stays local and uses web_search for missing food data.
Guidance
This skill appears coherent for local health tracking, but review the following before enabling: 1) Backup is optional — if you enable GitHub backup the included scripts may read ~/.ssh and ~/.gitconfig or use system git credentials to push data to the repository you provide. Only enable backup for a repo you control (prefer private) and inspect the scripts (configure_backup.sh, backup_health_data.sh, check_git_config.sh, manage_backup.sh) to confirm behavior. 2) Dynamic food lookup uses web_search/web_fetch and will send queries to the web — avoid sending highly sensitive personal medical text via those queries. 3) Test with dummy/non-sensitive data and a test repository first to verify commits and network calls. 4) If you want completely offline usage, keep backup disabled and avoid features that trigger web_search. If you want extra assurance, open manifest.json and verify the declared permissions match PERMISSIONS.md before installing.

Review Dimensions

Purpose & Capability
okName/description (health tracking, scoring, supplement management, multi-user/timezone) match the included templates, scoring logic, and helper scripts. The presence of language/timezone utilities, multi-user folder layout, and backup scripts is expected for this functionality.
Instruction Scope
noteSKILL.md confines actions to reading/writing per-user files under memory/health-users/, performing web_search/web_fetch for missing food info, and optionally backing up to a user-provided GitHub repo. This is mostly scoped to the skill's purpose. Note: dynamic food lookup will issue web_search queries (external network) and auto-update the food database; automatic backup (if enabled) will run shell scripts that interact with git.
Install Mechanism
okNo install spec (instruction-only) — lowest install risk. There are readable shell scripts included; nothing is downloaded or extracted during install. Scripts are bash text files, not binary downloads.
Credentials
concernThe skill declares no required env vars by default, which aligns with core features. However, the optional GitHub backup feature may access ~/.ssh, ~/.gitconfig, or system git credential storage to push to the user's repo. That is sensitive but explained as opt-in in PERMISSIONS.md. Also SKILL.md/PERMISSIONS mention using web_search/web_fetch (network) to fetch nutrition info — reasonable but worth noting if you want fully offline operation.
Persistence & Privilege
okalways:false and normal autonomous invocation are used. The skill writes only to its own workspace (memory/health-users/) and its own scripts/templates. It does not request permanent platform-wide privileges or modify other skills' configurations.