ClawAudit verdict

exa-tool

88
🟢 Trusted
Low risk — reviewed by ClawAudit, behavior matches stated purpose

The skill does not use any capabilities, and its content seems to be related to Exa MCP integration.

⚠ 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.

70
security
90
transparency
80
maintenance

Findings (2)

Pattern match high

Possible hardcoded credential

SKILL.md · prose · downgraded · API_KEY="your_exa_api_key_here

Pattern match medium

Accesses shell history/config

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

Why the tier is capped

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

Permissions & capabilities

Requires 1 environment variable. (1 sensitive: EXA_API_KEY).

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