Caveat verdict

gateway-watchdog-xiaoxi

45
🟠 Risky
Significant risk patterns flagged — automated deep scan, not behavioral proof.

The skill's behavior of downloading and executing an external script is unusual and may pose a risk.

⚠ Flagged for review — coarse, uncorroborated signal, not a confirmed exploit. Review the config yourself before installing.

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.

75
security
70
transparency
70
maintenance

Findings (4)

Pattern match medium

subprocess execution — runs system commands from Python

gateway_watchdog.py · prose · downgraded · subprocess.run(

Pattern match medium

subprocess with shell=True — command injection vector

gateway_watchdog.py · prose · downgraded · subprocess.run( ["npx", "openclaw", "--version"],

Pattern match low

Python os.environ.get — reads environment variable

gateway_watchdog.py · prose · downgraded · os.environ.get(

Pattern match low

Python urllib.request — network access

install.py · prose · downgraded · urllib.request

Why the tier is capped

Execution sink present in raw bytes (Hard Floor: class D). 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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