Time Converter

Convert time between specified IANA timezones with optional date input, supporting multiple time formats and displaying timezone offsets.

Security Scan

The skill's description and usage are harmless, but the runtime instructions refer to an executable (convert_time) and Python usage that are not present in the package — this mismatch could be an innocuous packaging error or a sign of incomplete/misleading instructions and warrants caution.

Purpose & Capability

The stated purpose (converting timezones) matches the described behavior and uses Python's zoneinfo. However, the SKILL.md references a local executable (~/.openclaw/skills/time-converter/convert_time) and mentions Python but the package contains only README.md and SKILL.md — no script or explicit requirement for a python binary is declared.

Instruction Scope

Runtime instructions are narrowly scoped (make a script executable and run convert_time), and do not ask for unrelated files or credentials. The concern is that the instructions direct the user to chmod and run an executable that is not included in the bundle; running unknown executables is risky. The SKILL.md also claims Python zoneinfo usage but doesn't instruct how to invoke Python or include the script content.

Install Mechanism

No install spec or downloads are present (lower risk). The only install step is a chmod of a path inside ~/.openclaw/skills/... which assumes a file will exist there — since no file is included, this is likely an incomplete package rather than an active supply-chain install. No external URLs or archives are used.

Credentials

The skill requests no environment variables, credentials, or config paths. This is proportionate to a simple timezone conversion tool.

Persistence & Privilege

The skill is not always-enabled and is user-invocable; it does not request elevated persistence or modify other skills' configuration. No privilege concerns detected.

What to consider before installing

Do not run chmod +x or execute a convert_time binary unless you can inspect it first. The package you received contains only README.md and SKILL.md — the executable/script is missing. Ask the publisher for the convert_time script or the source code, and review its contents (look for shebang, any network calls, or subprocess/system commands) before making it executable. Confirm the script's Python requirements (Python 3.9+ for zoneinfo) and run it in a sandboxed environment if you must test it. If the publisher cannot provide source or a trustworthy homepage, treat the skill as incomplete and avoid installing or executing anything from it.

Convert time between different timezones.

Description

A simple command-line tool to convert time from one timezone to another. Supports various time formats and displays the converted time with timezone offsets.

Installation

chmod +x ~/.openclaw/skills/time-converter/convert_time

Usage

convert_time --from <source_timezone> --to <target_timezone> --time <time> [--date <date>]

Arguments

• --from: Source timezone (e.g., America/New_York, Asia/Shanghai, Europe/London)
• --to: Target timezone (e.g., Asia/Tokyo, UTC, America/Los_Angeles)
• --time: Time to convert (formats: HH:MM, HH:MM:SS, HH:MM AM/PM)
• --date: Optional date for conversion (format: YYYY-MM-DD, default: today)

Examples

Basic conversion

convert_time --from "America/New_York" --to "Asia/Shanghai" --time "10:00"

Output:

2024-03-20 10:00:00 America/New_York
  =
2024-03-20 23:00:00 Asia/Shanghai

Offset: -04:00 → +08:00

With specific date

convert_time --from "Europe/London" --to "UTC" --time "14:30" --date "2024-12-25"

Using 12-hour format

convert_time --from "Asia/Tokyo" --to "America/Los_Angeles" --time "9:00 PM"

Common Timezones

• UTC - Coordinated Universal Time
• America/New_York - Eastern Time (US)
• America/Los_Angeles - Pacific Time (US)
• America/Chicago - Central Time (US)
• Europe/London - London Time
• Europe/Paris - Central European Time
• Asia/Shanghai - China Standard Time
• Asia/Tokyo - Japan Standard Time
• Asia/Singapore - Singapore Time
• Australia/Sydney - Australian Eastern Time

Notes

• Uses Python's zoneinfo module (Python 3.9+)
• Automatically handles daylight saving time transitions
• Timezone names follow the IANA timezone database format