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Skillv1.0.0

ClawScan security

What Is Ai Image · ClawHub's context-aware review of the artifact, metadata, and declared behavior.

Scanner verdict

SuspiciousApr 16, 2026, 6:32 AM
Verdict
suspicious
Confidence
medium
Model
gpt-5-mini
Summary
The skill's instructions largely match its stated goal (upload an image and get a rendered MP4 via a cloud API), but there are small inconsistencies and privacy/opacity concerns (unknown source, external service, and a mismatch about config-path requirements) that merit caution before installing.
Guidance
This skill appears to do what it says (send images to a cloud renderer and return a video), but exercise caution before installing or using it: - Source and provenance: There is no homepage or source repo. If you don't trust the publisher, avoid sending sensitive images. - External network traffic: The skill uploads files and metadata to https://mega-api-prod.nemovideo.ai — review that service's privacy and retention policy if possible. Uploaded images and derived video will leave your machine. - Token handling: The skill accepts a NEMO_TOKEN environment variable or creates an anonymous token for you. Treat NEMO_TOKEN like a secret; prefer using an ephemeral/anonymous token instead of a long-lived credential. The skill instructs saving session IDs — consider how long sessions persist and whether orphaned jobs consume resources. - Filesystem access: The SKILL.md references detecting install paths and a config path (~/.config/nemovideo/) in its metadata even though the registry summary did not declare a required config path; ask the author to clarify whether the skill reads your home directory or config files. - If you need stronger assurance: request the skill's source or a published homepage, confirm the exact data retention policy for uploads, and ask for clarification about the configPaths/install-path detection. If the skill later requested other unrelated credentials, system-wide installs, or an install script that downloads and executes code from an untrusted URL, treat that as a higher-risk change.

Review Dimensions

Purpose & Capability
okThe skill's name/description (turn images into explained 1080p videos) aligns with the API calls and workflows in SKILL.md (session creation, upload, render/export). Requiring a NEMO_TOKEN and the documented endpoints is coherent with the stated purpose.
Instruction Scope
noteInstructions are prescriptive about API calls, SSE usage, uploads, and export polling which is expected. However the skill instructs the agent to detect the install path (to set an X-Skill-Platform header) and to save session_id and reuse tokens; detecting install location or reading home dirs is not strictly necessary for core functionality and expands the agent's filesystem access. SKILL.md also instructs not to print tokens/raw JSON (good), but overall the agent will transmit user-uploaded images and derived metadata to an external service.
Install Mechanism
okNo install spec and no code files — instruction-only — so nothing will be written to disk by an installer. This is the lowest install-risk category.
Credentials
noteOnly NEMO_TOKEN is declared as required, which is proportionate to a cloud-rendering service. However SKILL.md metadata contains a configPaths entry (~/.config/nemovideo/) that wasn't listed in the registry summary; that mismatch is an inconsistency to confirm. The skill also offers an anonymous-token flow (creates tokens server-side) which is expected but means tokens and uploads will be sent to the external API.
Persistence & Privilege
okThe skill is not always-enabled and does not request persistent installation privileges. It asks to save session_id for the session lifecycle, which is normal for a long-running job workflow; there's no evidence it tries to modify other skills or system-wide config.