Caveat verdict

zotero-scholar

openclaw-zotero-new

88
🟢 Trusted
No high-risk patterns surfaced by the deep scan — automated capability review, not behavioral proof.

Saves paper metadata to the user own Zotero library using their provided credentials; no hidden network calls.

⚠ 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.

35
security
90
transparency
70
maintenance

Findings (4)

Pattern match critical

Pipe-to-shell pattern (curl | sh) — supply chain attack vector

SKILL.md · frontmatter · curl -Ls https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

Pattern match critical

Pipe to sh — executes piped content as shell commands

SKILL.md · frontmatter · | sh

Pattern match low

Python os.environ.get — reads environment variable

scripts/save_paper.py · prose · downgraded · os.environ.get(

Pattern match low

Python urllib.request — network access

scripts/save_paper.py · prose · downgraded · urllib.request

Why the tier is capped

Execution sink present in raw bytes (Hard Floor: class A/E). 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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