ClawAudit verdict

hotnews

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🟠 Risky
Significant concerns — only install if you understand the risks

Although the skill seems to provide useful functionality for fetching trending news, its use of executionSinkDetected=true and lack of detailed content review make it RISKY.

⚠ 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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security
70
transparency
70
maintenance

Why the tier is capped

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