OpenCode Zen - Check Free Models
PassAudited by ClawScan on May 11, 2026.
Overview
This skill is coherent and mostly low-risk, but it can change your OpenClaw default model after confirmation, so review the suggested model and config change before accepting.
Before installing or using this skill, confirm that you trust the pricing source and ask the agent to show the exact model ID and configuration diff before applying any update. The local state file `zen_seen_models.json` can be removed to reset prompts.
Findings (4)
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.
Accepting the prompt could change which model OpenClaw uses across several workflows.
A default model change can affect multiple agent functions, but the skill says it should ask the user before making the change.
Would you like me to set `[Model ID]` as your new default model for OpenClaw (for all Agents, Compaction, and Heartbeat)?
Verify the model ID on the official pricing page and understand the scope of the change before confirming.
A mistaken or overly broad update could alter the user's OpenClaw behavior until reverted.
The skill can mutate local configuration or environment settings. This is aligned with the stated purpose and gated on user confirmation, but the exact target file/setting is not tightly specified.
Update the local OpenClaw configuration file in the workspace (e.g., `config.yaml`) or set the relevant environment variables to the new model ID.
Ask the agent to show the exact file, setting, and diff before applying any change, and keep a backup if possible.
The skill may stop notifying about models already recorded in the local state file.
The skill stores persistent workspace state that influences future prompts. The state is scoped and not described as sensitive.
Save the newly updated list of free models as a JSON array to `./zen_seen_models.json` in the workspace to ensure the user is not prompted again for these specific models.
Delete or inspect `zen_seen_models.json` if you want to reset the skill's memory of seen models.
Users have less external context for who authored or maintains the skill.
The registry metadata does not provide a source repository or homepage for provenance review. No install code is present, so this is a provenance note rather than a concrete unsafe behavior.
Source: unknown; Homepage: none
Prefer skills with clear source links when possible, or review the full SKILL.md before use.