ClawAudit verdict

clawmerge

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🟢 Trusted
Low risk — reviewed by ClawAudit, behavior matches stated purpose

ClawMerge is a local backup/restore tool that operates entirely on local filesystem paths using tar and cp; the executionSinkDetected flag corresponds to documented shell scripts with no network exfiltration.

⚠ 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.

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maintenance

Findings (6)

Pattern match high

Accesses OpenClaw config/secrets directly

scripts/INSTALL-CONFIG-TOOLS.md · code · ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json

Pattern match high

Pipe to python — executes piped content as Python code

SKILL.md · prose · downgraded · | Python

Pattern match high

Pipe to sh — executes piped content as shell commands

scripts/discover-scripts.py · prose · downgraded · |sh

Pattern match medium

subprocess execution — runs system commands from Python

scripts/discover-scripts.py · prose · downgraded · subprocess.run(

Pattern match low

References agent memory files

SKILL.md · prose · downgraded · MEMORY.md

Pattern match low

pip3 install — installs Python packages at runtime

scripts/gen-requirements.py · prose · downgraded · pip3 install

Why the tier is capped

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

Permissions & capabilities

No declared permissions — minimal attack surface.

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