Clawdbot Skill Update

AdvisoryAudited by Static analysis on Apr 30, 2026.

Overview

No suspicious patterns detected.

Findings (0)

Artifact-based informational review of SKILL.md, metadata, install specs, static scan signals, and capability signals. ClawScan does not execute the skill or run runtime probes.

What this means

Anyone who can read the backup may be able to recover Clawdbot credentials or provider tokens.

Why it was flagged

The skill explicitly backs up local Clawdbot credentials and auth tokens. This is expected for a full rollback workflow, but the resulting backup is sensitive.

Skill content
Credentials and auth tokens ... Backs up: ~/.clawdbot/credentials/ (auth tokens)
Recommendation

Store backups in a private location, check file permissions, do not share backup archives, and remove old backups when no longer needed.

What this means

Restoring an old or tampered backup could reintroduce stale, sensitive, or unwanted agent state and workspace contents.

Why it was flagged

The backup preserves sessions, agent state, and full configured workspaces, which may contain persistent agent context and private user data.

Skill content
tar -czf "$BACKUP_DIR/sessions.tar.gz" -C ~/.clawdbot sessions/ ... tar -czf "$BACKUP_DIR/agents.tar.gz" -C ~/.clawdbot agents/ ... tar -czf "$BACKUP_DIR/workspace-${SAFE_NAME}.tar.gz" -C "$workspace" .
Recommendation

Restore only backups you trust, review configured workspace paths before backup/restore, and consider excluding or separately protecting highly sensitive workspace files.

What this means

Running restore against the wrong or untrusted backup can replace current configuration, sessions, credentials, cron state, and workspace files.

Why it was flagged

The restore script intentionally overwrites Clawdbot configuration and replaces local state directories and workspace contents. It warns the user first, so this is disclosed, but it is still high-impact.

Skill content
WARNING: This will overwrite current configuration and workspaces ... rm -rf ~/.clawdbot/sessions ... tar -xzf "$BACKUP_FILE" -C "$workspace"
Recommendation

Run restore only after making a fresh safety backup, verify the backup directory and workspace paths, and require explicit user approval before an agent runs it.

What this means

If the upstream repository or dependencies are compromised, the update process could install unsafe code.

Why it was flagged

The documented update flow pulls upstream code and installs/builds dependencies. This is expected for updating Clawdbot, but it depends on the trustworthiness of the repository and package dependencies.

Skill content
git pull --rebase origin main
pnpm install
pnpm build
Recommendation

Verify the repository and branch, review release notes or commits for major updates, and consider pinning known-good versions for production systems.