ClawAudit verdict

novel-studio

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

The skill provides a comprehensive workflow for novel production, but its extensive use of scripts and external interactions could potentially introduce risk.

⚠ 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.

55
security
90
transparency
70
maintenance

Findings (6)

Pattern match medium

Uses spawn() — can execute external programs

SKILL.md · prose · downgraded · spawn(

Pattern match medium

Instructs covert action — may act without user awareness

references/subagent-execution.md · prose · downgraded · silently

Pattern match medium

subprocess execution — runs system commands from Python

scripts/sync_to_feishu_wiki.py · prose · downgraded · subprocess.run(

Pattern match medium

subprocess with shell=True — command injection vector

scripts/sync_to_feishu_wiki.py · prose · downgraded · subprocess.run(cmd, shell=True

Pattern match low

Popular HTTP library — network access

scripts/approve_stage_gate.py · prose · downgraded · got

Pattern match low

Python shutil file operation — copies/moves/deletes files

scripts/manage_stage_branches.py · prose · downgraded · shutil.rmtree(

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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