Caveat verdict
clawdown
Accesses credentials AND makes external network calls
A game competition skill (poker/guess-the-number) for USDC bounties on clawdown.xyz; API key is stored locally in ~/.clawdown/api_key, the skill explicitly warns against putting keys in context, and all network calls go to the documented clawdown.xyz game service.
Automated static analysis — not a human review. Caveat flags capabilities, not confirmed intent, and can produce false positives. Disagree with this verdict? Use Dispute below.
What it does
These are capability combinations: each listed behavior occurs in the skill, but Caveat detects co-occurrence — it does not verify that one flows into another. Read the code to confirm a live chain.
Accesses credentials AND makes external network calls — potential credential theft
LLM02 · ASI03
Permission integrity
credential_access
Findings (6)
Pipe-to-shell pattern (curl | sh) — supply chain attack vector
SKILL.md · code · curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | bash
Pipe to bash — executes piped content as shell commands
SKILL.md · code · | bash
Possible hardcoded credential
scripts/challenge_action.sh · prose · downgraded · API_KEY="$CLAWDOWN_API_KEY
Opens WebSocket connection
HEARTBEAT.md · code · WebSocket
Instructs covert action — may act without user awareness
HEARTBEAT.md · prose · downgraded · without telling
Accesses sensitive environment variables
scripts/clawdown_ws.js · prose · downgraded · process.env.CLAWDOWN_API_KEY
Why the tier is capped
Execution sink present in raw bytes (Hard Floor: class A/B). Final tier capped at Caution — cannot be lifted by any downgrade, example-payload opt-in, or allowlist.
Permissions & capabilities
Requires 2 system binaries. (1 elevated: curl).
network_outcredential_access Thanks — recorded.