Flow Hugo Publisher
Security checks across static analysis, malware telemetry, and agentic risk
Overview
This is a coherent Hugo/GitHub Pages publishing helper, but it can commit and push site changes and remember workspace state, so users should review what will be published.
Install only if you want OpenClaw to manage a Hugo site and push to GitHub. Before confirming publication, check the active workspace, repository remote, branch, staged files, generated GitHub Actions workflow, and any third-party theme source.
Static analysis
No static analysis findings were reported for this release.
VirusTotal
VirusTotal findings are pending for this skill version.
Risk analysis
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.
If the user confirms without checking, unintended files or configuration changes in the Hugo workspace could be committed and pushed.
The daily publish flow can stage all workspace changes and push them to the remote repository. This is expected for a publishing skill, but it can publish more than just article content if the workspace contains unrelated files.
git -C "<workspacePath>" add content git -C "<workspacePath>" add . git -C "<workspacePath>" commit -m "<commitMessage>" git -C "<workspacePath>" push origin "<currentBranch>"
Before confirming commit or push, review `git status` and preferably `git diff --staged`; keep secrets out of the workspace and maintain a proper `.gitignore`.
The skill can publish changes to the GitHub repository that the user's current Git credentials can write to.
The workflow uses the user's existing Git/GitHub write authority to push to the configured remote repository. That is necessary for deployment but affects the user's account and repository.
git -C "<workspacePath>" push -u origin "<currentBranch>"
Confirm the repository remote, branch, and GitHub account before pushing, and use a dedicated repository or least-privilege credentials where possible.
A malicious or compromised theme repository could affect the generated site or future builds.
The skill can fetch Hugo themes from external Git repositories, including user-provided theme URLs. This is normal for Hugo setup but introduces third-party dependency trust.
git -C "<workspacePath>" submodule add "<themeRepo>" "themes/<themeName>"
Use trusted themes, inspect custom theme repositories, and pin submodules to reviewed commits when possible.
Local project paths and deployment details remain in the OpenClaw state directory and may influence future runs if stale or edited.
The persistent state file records local paths, Git/deploy metadata, commit messages, and deployment URLs for reuse across sessions.
"activeWorkspace": "/absolute/path/to/hugo/workspace", "lastCommitMessage": "docs(hugo): publish new post", "customDomain": "blog.example.com", "lastDeployUrl": "https://example.github.io/blog/"
Review or delete `~/.openclaw/state/hugo-publisher-state.json` when switching projects or if the stored workspace looks wrong.