Near Email Skill

AdvisoryAudited by Static analysis on Apr 30, 2026.

Overview

No suspicious patterns detected.

Findings (0)

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.

What this means

If an agent or application mishandles this key, it could spend prepaid balance or access the email service as the user.

Why it was flagged

The HTTPS integration requires a payment key credential to authorize calls to the NEAR Email service.

Skill content
'X-Payment-Key': PAYMENT_KEY
Recommendation

Store payment keys securely, avoid hardcoding real secrets in source code, and restrict use to the intended NEAR Email account/workflow.

What this means

A mistaken or over-eager agent could delete the wrong email if it acts without clear user confirmation.

Why it was flagged

The API reference includes an email deletion action, which is expected for an email integration but mutates user communications.

Skill content
### delete_email ... "action": "delete_email", "email_id": "uuid-of-email"
Recommendation

Require explicit user approval before deleting emails or sending messages with important content.

NoteHigh Confidence
ASI08: Cascading Failures
What this means

Private or sensitive email content sent with plaintext mode could become publicly visible and difficult or impossible to remove.

Why it was flagged

The plaintext send mode intentionally publishes email content to a public blockchain, creating persistent exposure if used with private data.

Skill content
Email content (to, subject, body) is stored PUBLICLY on the NEAR blockchain. Do NOT use for private messages.
Recommendation

Use encrypted email actions for private messages and reserve plaintext mode only for non-sensitive automated notifications.

What this means

Email metadata/content and payment authorization data are shared with the NEAR Email/OutLayer service during normal operation.

Why it was flagged

The skill sends email requests and credentials to an external provider endpoint, which is disclosed and aligned with the service purpose.

Skill content
POST https://api.outlayer.fastnear.com/call/{contract}/{project}
Recommendation

Only send data you are comfortable sharing with that provider, and verify the endpoint and project identity before use.

What this means

Users have less provenance information to verify the package or repository before installing or trusting it with payment/account credentials.

Why it was flagged

The documentation includes a user-directed global install command, while the registry metadata lists the source as unknown and no homepage is provided.

Skill content
npx openskills install zavodil/near-email-skill -g
Recommendation

Verify the repository, maintainer, and NEAR contract/project details before installation or credential use.