ClawAudit verdict

news-digest

news-digest-v1

45
🟠 Risky
Significant concerns — only install if you understand the risks

The skill scrapes and processes news from Chinese sources and uses credentials for API access. While it seems legitimate, accessing credentials requires careful handling.

⚠ 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.

65
security
60
transparency
90
maintenance

Permission integrity

Code accesses API keys/tokens but declares no environment variables

credential_access

Installs packages at runtime — transitive dependencies are not auditable

package_install

Findings (3)

Pattern match medium

Instructs covert action — may act without user awareness

SKILL.md · prose · downgraded · silently

Pattern match low

Python os.environ.get — reads environment variable

scripts/news_digest_v2/config.py · prose · downgraded · os.environ.get(

Pattern match low

Python urllib.request — network access

scripts/news_digest_v2/stage2_5_llm_summary.py · prose · downgraded · urllib.request

Permissions & capabilities

No declared permissions — minimal attack surface.

package_installcredential_access

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