Caveat verdict
hookcatch
Receives external input AND executes processes
Webhook testing and localhost tunneling CLI skill that uses HOOKCATCH_API_KEY to manage webhook bins and capture HTTP requests via the documented hookcatch.dev service; behavior matches stated developer testing purpose.
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.
Receives external input AND executes processes — the shape of a command & control channel
LLM05 · LLM06 · ASI10
Findings (6)
Possible hardcoded credential
SKILL.md · code · API_KEY="hc_live_...
References child_process — can spawn system processes
SKILL.md · code · child_process
Uses spawn() — can execute external programs
bin/hookcatch-skill.js · prose · downgraded · spawn(
Accesses OpenClaw config/secrets directly
README.md · prose · downgraded · ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json
References tunneling service
SKILL.md · prose · downgraded · ngrok
Accesses sensitive environment variables
bin/hookcatch-skill.js · prose · downgraded · process.env.HOOKCATCH_API_KEY
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
Requires 1 environment variable. (1 sensitive: HOOKCATCH_API_KEY). Requires 1 system binary.
network_inprocess_exec Thanks — recorded.