ClawAudit verdict
free-scaling
Test-time scaling infrastructure using the NVIDIA NIM free tier API with a user-provided NVIDIA_API_KEY; all network calls are to the documented NVIDIA build.nvidia.com API for ensemble inference, consistent with the stated purpose.
⚠ 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.
Findings (7)
Possible hardcoded credential
README.md · code · API_KEY="nvapi-...
Uses eval() — can execute arbitrary code
nim_ensemble/benchmark.py · code · eval(
Accesses sensitive system files
nim_ensemble/benchmark.py · prose · downgraded · /etc/passwd
Uses exec() — may execute shell commands
nim_ensemble/cascade.py · prose · downgraded · exec(
Popular HTTP library — network access
nim_ensemble/benchmark.py · prose · downgraded · got
Python os.environ.get — reads environment variable
nim_ensemble/cascade.py · prose · downgraded · os.environ.get(
Python urllib.request — network access
nim_ensemble/voter.py · prose · downgraded · urllib.request
Permissions & capabilities
No declared permissions — minimal attack surface.
Is this flag fair?
Thanks — recorded.