ClawAudit verdict

auto-news-podcast

88
๐ŸŸข Trusted
Low risk โ€” reviewed by ClawAudit, behavior matches stated purpose

News aggregation and podcast generation skill using documented API keys (Tavily, TTS providers) for their intended purpose; credential_access is for the user's own API keys, no exfiltration of unrelated secrets.

โš  Flagged for review โ€” coarse, uncorroborated signal, not a confirmed exploit. Review the config yourself before installing.

Automated static analysis โ€” not a human review. ClawAudit flags capabilities, not confirmed intent, and can produce false positives. Disagree with this verdict? Use Dispute below.

53
security
30
transparency
70
maintenance

Permission integrity

Code accesses API keys/tokens but declares no environment variables

credential_access

Findings (3)

Pattern match high

Accesses OpenClaw config/secrets directly

SKILL.md ยท code ยท ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json

Pattern match medium

subprocess execution โ€” runs system commands from Python

SKILL.md ยท prose ยท downgraded ยท subprocess.run(

Pattern match low

Python os.environ.get โ€” reads environment variable

scripts/image_search_v2.py ยท prose ยท downgraded ยท os.environ.get(

Why the tier is capped

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

Permissions & capabilities

No declared permissions โ€” minimal attack surface.

credential_access

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