AuditClaw Github

GitHub compliance evidence collection for auditclaw-grc. 9 read-only checks covering branch protection, secret scanning, 2FA, Dependabot, deploy keys, audit logs, webhooks, CODEOWNERS, and CI/CD security.

Companion skill for auditclaw-grc. Collects compliance evidence from GitHub organizations using read-only API calls.

9 checks | Read-only token permissions | Evidence stored in shared GRC database

Security Model

• Read-only access: Uses fine-grained personal access token with read-only repository and organization permissions. No write access.
• Credentials: Uses GITHUB_TOKEN env var. No credentials stored by this skill.
• Dependencies: PyGithub==2.8.1 (pinned)
• Data flow: Check results stored as evidence in ~/.openclaw/grc/compliance.sqlite via auditclaw-grc

Prerequisites

• GitHub personal access token with read-only permissions (or classic token with repo, read:org, security_events)
• Set as GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable
• pip install -r scripts/requirements.txt
• auditclaw-grc skill installed and initialized

Commands

• "Run GitHub evidence sweep": Run all checks, store results in GRC database
• "Check branch protection": Verify branch protection rules
• "Check secret scanning": Review secret scanning alerts
• "Check Dependabot alerts": Review dependency vulnerability alerts
• "Show GitHub integration health": Last sync, errors, evidence count

Usage

All evidence is stored in the shared GRC database at ~/.openclaw/grc/compliance.sqlite via the auditclaw-grc skill's db_query.py script.

To run a full evidence sweep:

python3 scripts/github_evidence.py --db-path ~/.openclaw/grc/compliance.sqlite --org my-org --all

To run specific checks:

python3 scripts/github_evidence.py --db-path ~/.openclaw/grc/compliance.sqlite --org my-org --checks branch_protection,secret_scanning

Check Categories (9)

Check	What It Verifies
branch_protection	Default branch protection rules, required reviews, status checks
secret_scanning	Secret scanning enabled, active alert count
dependabot	Dependabot alerts by severity, auto-fix PRs
two_factor	Organization-level 2FA enforcement
deploy_keys	Deploy key audit, read-only vs read-write
audit_log	Admin audit log accessibility
webhooks	Webhook security (HTTPS, secrets configured)
codeowners	CODEOWNERS file present in repositories
ci_cd	GitHub Actions security, workflow permissions

Evidence Storage

Each check produces evidence items stored with:

• source: "github"
• type: "automated"
• control_id: Mapped to relevant SOC2/ISO/HIPAA controls
• description: Human-readable finding summary
• file_content: JSON details of the check result

Setup Guide

When a user asks to set up GitHub integration, guide them through these steps:

Step 1: Create Fine-Grained Personal Access Token

Direct user to: GitHub → Settings → Developer Settings → Personal Access Tokens → Fine-grained tokens

Step 2: Configure Token Permissions

• Name: auditclaw-grc
• Expiration: 90 days (recommended)
• Resource owner: Select their organization
• Repository access: All repositories (or specific repos)
• Permissions (all READ-ONLY):
  • Repository: Contents, Administration, Secret scanning alerts, Dependabot alerts, Code scanning alerts, Actions, Webhooks
  • Organization: Members (read), Administration (read)

Classic token alternative: If fine-grained tokens unavailable, use scopes: repo, read:org, security_events

Step 3: Set Token

Set as GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable.

Step 4: Verify Connection

Run: python3 {baseDir}/scripts/github_evidence.py --test-connection

The exact permissions are documented in scripts/github-permissions.json. Show with: python3 {baseDir}/../auditclaw-grc/scripts/db_query.py --action show-policy --provider github