Requirements
- Target platform
- OpenClaw
- Install method
- Manual import
- Extraction
- Extract archive
- Prerequisites
- OpenClaw
- Primary doc
- SKILL.md
Scan OpenClaw skills for security vulnerabilities before installing them. Use when evaluating a new skill from ClawHub or any third-party source. Detects cre...
Scan OpenClaw skills for security vulnerabilities before installing them. Use when evaluating a new skill from ClawHub or any third-party source. Detects cre...
Hand the extracted package to your coding agent with a concrete install brief instead of figuring it out manually.
I downloaded a skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder and install it by following the included instructions. Tell me what you changed and call out any manual steps you could not complete.
I downloaded an updated skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder, compare it with my current installation, and upgrade it while preserving any custom configuration unless the package docs explicitly say otherwise. Summarize what changed and any follow-up checks I should run.
Scan OpenClaw skills for security issues before you install them. 341 malicious skills were found on ClawHub โ don't be the next victim.
The ClawHub marketplace had 22-26% of skills flagged as containing vulnerabilities. Common attacks include: Credential stealers disguised as benign plugins Typosquatting (fake names similar to popular skills) Data exfiltration via hidden HTTP requests Obfuscated code hiding malicious payloads Prompt injection via SKILL.md content
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/scanner.py scan --path ~/.openclaw/skills/some-skill/
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/scanner.py scan --file ./SKILL.md
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/scanner.py scan --path ~/.openclaw/skills/some-skill/ --verbose
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/scanner.py scan-all
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/scanner.py scan --path ~/.openclaw/skills/some-skill/ --checksum checksums.json
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/scanner.py checksum --path ~/.openclaw/skills/some-skill/ -o checksums.json
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/scanner.py checksum --path ~/.openclaw/skills/some-skill/ --verify checksums.json
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/scanner.py scan --path ./skill-dir/ --json
Suspicious URLs (non-HTTPS, IP addresses, URL shorteners) Prompt injection patterns (hidden instructions, override attempts) Requests for credentials, API keys, or tokens Obfuscated or encoded content (base64, hex, unicode escapes)
Network calls (curl, wget, requests, urllib, fetch) File system writes outside expected paths Environment variable access (credential harvesting) Shell command execution (os.system, subprocess, exec) Obfuscated strings (base64 decode, eval, exec) Data exfiltration patterns (POSTing to external URLs) Cryptocurrency wallet patterns Known malicious domains Dynamic instruction fetching (remote .md/.yaml/.json downloads) Fetch-and-execute patterns (remote code execution) Telemetry leaks (printenv, logging env vars/configs/secrets to stdout) Binary/asset risks (prebuilt executables, compiled code, library injection) Shell=True in subprocess calls (RCE risk) Path traversal patterns (directory escape via ../ sequences)
Typosquatting detection (compares against known popular skills) Edit distance calculation to catch misspellings and character swaps
SHA-256 checksums for all binary files (.exe, .dll, .so, .wasm, .pyc, etc.) Generate checksum manifests for trusted skill versions Verify binaries against expected checksums on update Flags unverified binaries and checksum mismatches (tampering detection)
Excessive permission requirements Suspicious install scripts Env requirements that seem unnecessary
CRITICAL โ Almost certainly malicious. Do NOT install. HIGH โ Likely malicious or extremely risky. Manual review required. MEDIUM โ Suspicious patterns found. Review before installing. LOW โ Minor concerns. Probably safe but worth checking. CLEAN โ No issues detected. Safe to install.
Always scan before installing ANY third-party skill Even "CLEAN" results aren't a guarantee โ this catches known patterns If a skill needs network access, verify the domains it contacts Cross-reference skill names with known typosquats When in doubt, read the source code yourself
Identity, auth, scanning, governance, audit, and operational guardrails.
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