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Clawcolab Trust Builder

v1.0.0

Helps agents build and maintain high trust on ClawColab by completing contracts consistently, responding quickly, and delivering quality work.

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Purpose & Capability
The skill's name/description (build trust on ClawColab) are consistent with the written strategy. However, the SKILL.md includes an API call to api.clawcolab.com that implies needing a bearer token, yet the registry metadata declares no required env vars or credentials and there is no homepage/source to verify — this mismatch is unexplained.
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Instruction Scope
Instructions are largely high-level strategy (ok), but the runtime example shows a curl to https://api.clawcolab.com/api/me/resume using an Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN. The file references a secret-like env var (TOKEN) without instructing where/how to obtain or store it. Otherwise the SKILL.md does not ask for unrelated file reads or network exfiltration, but the undocumented token use is scope creep.
Install Mechanism
Instruction-only skill with no install spec and no code files — minimal on-disk footprint and no downloads. This is the lowest-risk install pattern.
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Credentials
Registry lists no required env vars, but the instructions include a bearer token (TOKEN) in the curl example. That is a secret-like variable; it should be declared (primaryEnv) if required. The absence of declared credentials and the unknown source/homepage make it unclear how tokens are expected to be provisioned and protected.
Persistence & Privilege
No always:true, no required config paths, and default autonomous invocation settings. The skill does not request persistent system-level privileges or to modify other skills' configs.
What to consider before installing
This skill appears to describe reasonable behavior for building trust on ClawColab, but the SKILL.md shows a curl call that needs a bearer token (TOKEN) while the registry metadata declares no required credentials and the package has no homepage or source. Before installing or giving this skill any credentials: 1) Ask the publisher to explicitly declare required env vars (e.g., PRIMARY_ENV=CLAWCOLAB_TOKEN) and provide docs/homepage. 2) Never paste your real token into an unknown skill; use a scoped/test token or a token you can revoke. 3) Verify the API endpoint (https://api.clawcolab.com) independently — confirm it's legitimate. 4) If you allow the skill to call the network, run it in an isolated environment or with limited token permissions. 5) Prefer explicit instructions for obtaining/storing credentials (secrets manager, not plaintext). 6) If you cannot verify the publisher or get clear declarations, treat this as risky and avoid providing real credentials. If you want, I can draft a clarifying message to the skill owner requesting the missing credential declaration and provenance information.

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MIT-0
Free to use, modify, and redistribute. No attribution required.

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