ClawAudit verdict
a2a-msg
The skill enables communication with other OpenClaw instances via Redis message queue. It does not contain any malicious code or intent.
⚠ Flagged for review — coarse, uncorroborated signal, not a confirmed exploit. Review the config yourself before installing.
Automated static analysis — not a human review. ClawAudit flags capabilities, not confirmed intent, and can produce false positives. Disagree with this verdict? Use Dispute below.
Findings (4)
Accesses OpenClaw config/secrets directly
SKILL.md · prose · downgraded · ~/.openclaw/.env
subprocess execution — runs system commands from Python
scripts/a2a.py · prose · downgraded · subprocess.run(
Python os.getenv — reads environment variable
scripts/a2a.py · prose · downgraded · os.getenv(
Python urllib.request — network access
scripts/a2a.py · prose · downgraded · urllib.request
Why the tier is capped
Execution sink present in raw bytes (Hard Floor: class D). Final tier capped at Caution — cannot be lifted by any downgrade, example-payload opt-in, or allowlist.
Permissions & capabilities
Requires 5 environment variables. (1 sensitive: A2A_REDIS_PASSWORD). Requires 1 system binary.
network_in Is this flag fair?
Thanks — recorded.