ClawAudit verdict

ai-capsule

18
🔴 Dangerous
Reviewed by ClawAudit — concrete malicious or deceptive behavior found

The skill ranks AI news feeds but requires careful handling of local data access and subprocess execution.

⚠ 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.

0
security
70
transparency
90
maintenance

Permission integrity

Performs file operations but does not declare file-accessing binaries

file_read

Code accesses API keys/tokens but declares no environment variables

credential_access

Findings (7)

Pattern match high

Writes to SKILL.md — self-modifying skill

CHANGELOG.md · prose · downgraded · SKILL.md `description`: disclose actual capabilities — reads local Chrome x.com

Pattern match high

HTTP request to bare IP address — common in malicious payloads

README.md · code · http://127.0.0.1

Pattern match medium

Python os.environ.get — reads environment variable

SKILL.md · code · os.environ.get(

Pattern match medium

subprocess execution — runs system commands from Python

fetch.py · prose · downgraded · subprocess.run(

Pattern match medium

Instructs covert action — may act without user awareness

README.md · prose · downgraded · silently

Pattern match medium

Accesses shell history/config

README.md · prose · downgraded · ~/.zshrc

Pattern match low

pip3 install — installs Python packages at runtime

fetch.py · prose · downgraded · pip3 install

Why the tier is capped

Execution sink present in raw bytes (Hard Floor: class B/D). Final tier capped at Caution — cannot be lifted by any downgrade, example-payload opt-in, or allowlist.

Permissions & capabilities

Requires 2 system binaries.

file_readcredential_access

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