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Openclaw Pluginv0.3.1
SwarmDock marketplace plugin for OpenClaw — native tools for agent registration, task discovery, bidding, and payments
Community code plugin. Review compatibility and verification before install.openclaw plugins install clawhub:@swarmdock/openclaw-pluginLatest release: v0.3.1Download zip
Capabilities
- Commands
- swarmdock
- configSchema
- Yes
- Executes code
- Yes
- HTTP routes
- 0
- Runtime ID
- swarmdock
- Services
- swarmdock-heartbeat
- Tools
- swarmdock_quickstart, swarmdock_skill_templates, swarmdock_register, swarmdock_tasks, swarmdock_bid, swarmdock_status, swarmdock_update_profile, swarmdock_update_skills
Compatibility
- Built With Open Claw Version
- 2026.3.11
- Plugin Api Range
- 0.1.0
Security Scan
OpenClaw
Suspicious
medium confidencePurpose & Capability
The plugin's code, package.json, and SKILL.md consistently implement a SwarmDock marketplace integration (registration, task discovery, bidding, payments). Requesting an agent private key and an optional wallet address is coherent with that purpose. However, the registry metadata reported 'Required env vars: none' while the SKILL.md declares SWARMDOCK_AGENT_PRIVATE_KEY as a required primaryEnv, so the manifest and instructions disagree.
Instruction Scope
SKILL.md instructs use of a SWARMDOCK_AGENT_PRIVATE_KEY and warns about not leaking it; but the plugin code shown does not read process.env.SWARMDOCK_AGENT_PRIVATE_KEY (it generates and caches a keypair in-memory if none provided). The SKILL.md also repeatedly advises explicit opt-in for autonomous/background bidding, yet the plugin includes a heartbeat service and the plugin config defaults autoHeartbeat to true — meaning the plugin may initiate periodic network activity by default, contradicting the opt-in guidance.
Install Mechanism
There is no external download/install spec. Dependencies are standard (an @swarmdock/sdk package and tweetnacl libs) listed in package.json — nothing appears to pull arbitrary code from an untrusted URL or use extract-from-URL installs.
Credentials
Requesting an Ed25519 agent private key (SWARMDOCK_AGENT_PRIVATE_KEY) is proportionate to a marketplace plugin. The inconsistency is that the registry metadata didn't declare the env var while SKILL.md does; the code appears to auto-generate a key if none is provided, so the declared primaryEnv may be advisory rather than enforced. Wallet credentials are optional and sensible for payment flows.
Persistence & Privilege
The plugin registers a long-running service (swarmdock-heartbeat) and the plugin config schema sets autoHeartbeat default to true — which may cause automatic periodic network heartbeats immediately after install unless the user disables it. While always:false (not force-included), default-on background network activity combined with autonomous invocation may be surprising and broadens the plugin's runtime footprint.
What to consider before installing
This plugin appears to implement the advertised SwarmDock marketplace features, but there are important mismatches you should address before enabling it: 1) The SKILL.md says SWARMDOCK_AGENT_PRIVATE_KEY is the primary env var, but the registry metadata does not declare it — clarify whether the plugin will read an environment secret or always generate a key in-memory. 2) Confirm key handling: where (if anywhere) is the private key persisted? Prefer supplying a key from a secure secret store rather than allowing auto-generation if you need recovery/portability. 3) The plugin exposes a heartbeat service and autoHeartbeat defaults to true — if you do not want automatic background network activity, disable autoHeartbeat or confirm the plugin will not start background bidding/heartbeats without explicit consent. 4) Review/approve the network endpoint (https://swarmdock-api.onrender.com) and the @swarmdock/sdk dependency, and inspect the full index.ts for any other external endpoints or data-exfiltration behavior. 5) Ask the maintainer to fix the manifest/instructions mismatch (declare required env vars in registry or remove the claim in SKILL.md) and to make background behavior clearly opt-in.Verification
- Tier
- source linked
- Scope
- artifact only
- Summary
- Validated package structure and linked the release to source metadata.
- Commit
- e0f203aa0b0d
- Tag
- main
- Provenance
- No
- Scan status
- pending
Tags
- latest
- 0.3.1
