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ClawScan security

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

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BenignMar 13, 2026, 9:20 PM
Verdict
Benign
Confidence
high
Model
gpt-5-mini
Summary
The skill's requirements and instructions align with its stated read-only Nomad monitoring purpose; nothing requests unrelated credentials or installs arbitrary code.
Guidance
This skill appears coherent and read-only: it runs the nomad CLI to list jobs, nodes, allocations, logs, etc. Before installing: 1) Ensure the nomad binary on your system is trusted and up-to-date. 2) If you provide a NOMAD_TOKEN, restrict that token to read-only ACL policy—if the token has write permissions, a malicious agent or misused command could modify cluster state even though the skill's instructions are read-only. 3) Confirm NOMAD_ADDR points to the intended cluster to avoid accidental exposure of other environments. 4) The SKILL.md examples use jq/grep though they aren't declared as required binaries; install those if you need JSON parsing. 5) Verify the skill source (homepage repo and owner) yourself if you need a higher assurance level—_meta.json ownerId in the package metadata differs from the registry owner id in the manifest, which is worth double-checking but may be a benign metadata mismatch.

Review Dimensions

Purpose & Capability
okThe skill is an instruction-only Nomad client: it requires the nomad CLI (declared) and its commands map directly to listing jobs, nodes, allocs, etc. No unrelated binaries, services, or credentials are requested.
Instruction Scope
noteSKILL.md confines itself to read-only nomad CLI commands. It references environment variables used by the Nomad CLI (NOMAD_ADDR, NOMAD_TOKEN, cert paths), and shows examples that pipe JSON into jq or grep (jq/grep are not declared as required binaries). Be aware that reading allocation logs or agent info can expose sensitive application data—this is consistent with a monitoring skill but is a privacy consideration, not an incoherence.
Install Mechanism
okNo install spec or code is included; this is instruction-only and relies on an existing nomad binary. That minimizes supply-chain risk.
Credentials
okThe SKILL.md lists only Nomad-related env vars (NOMAD_ADDR, NOMAD_TOKEN, NOMAD_NAMESPACE, region and TLS cert paths). These are proportionate to the stated purpose. Note: a provided NOMAD_TOKEN could have broader privileges than intended—the skill does not request unrelated secrets.
Persistence & Privilege
okThe skill is not always-enabled and does not request persistent system changes or access to other skills' configs. It is user-invocable and can be called autonomously (normal platform behavior).