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Skillv2.20.0

ClawScan security

Superpower with Files · ClawHub's context-aware review of the artifact, metadata, and declared behavior.

Scanner verdict

BenignMar 6, 2026, 7:37 AM
Verdict
benign
Confidence
medium
Model
gpt-5-mini
Summary
The skill's code and runtime instructions are consistent with its stated purpose (a local, file-backed planning + TDD workflow); it reads/writes local project files and some IDE session storage but does not request external credentials or perform unexpected network installs.
Guidance
This skill is internally consistent for a local, file-based planning and TDD workflow, but it will read and write files in your project (creating a .superpower-with-files directory by default) and can scan local IDE session stores (e.g. ~/.claude) and git history to recover context. Before installing: (1) review session-catchup.py and the hook scripts to confirm you are comfortable with the skill reading your local conversation/session files; (2) run it in a test or non-sensitive repository first; (3) remove or sandbox any IDE session folders you don't want the skill to access (or set environment variables the scripts use to point to a safe location); and (4) if you have highly sensitive session data, avoid granting the skill access or disable autonomous invocation in your agent until you've audited behavior.

Review Dimensions

Purpose & Capability
okName/description promise a local, file-backed planning + TDD workflow. The repo contains templates, scripts, and skill manifests that create and manage task_plan.md, findings.md, progress.md and provide helper hooks — all expected for that purpose. No required env vars or external services are declared, which matches a local workflow.
Instruction Scope
noteRuntime instructions and hooks routinely read and write project files and call git/powershell/python utilities. session-catchup.py attempts to read local IDE session stores (e.g. ~/.claude, OpenCode locations) to recover conversation history; hooks also read task_plan.md before tool use. This behavior is coherent with 'persistent memory' recovery, but it means the skill will ingest local session data and git history into agent context — a sensitive but expected action for this skill.
Install Mechanism
okThere is no install spec (instruction-only skill with shipped scripts). No remote downloads, package installs, or extract-from-URL actions are present in the provided files. Files will be copied into the agent's skill folder on install, which is standard for skills of this type.
Credentials
okThe skill does not require secrets or service credentials. It references environment variables (e.g. OPENCODE_DATA_DIR, CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT) to locate IDE-specific storage but does not declare required credentials. This is proportionate to its goal of locating local IDE session storage and plugin templates.
Persistence & Privilege
okThe skill is not marked always:true. It contains skill hooks (PreToolUse/PostToolUse/Stop) and can be invoked autonomously by default (platform standard). It does not attempt to modify other skills' configs or request system-wide privileges beyond reading/writing project files and reading IDE session storage.