ClawAudit verdict
paper-recommendation
The skill fetches arXiv papers, extracts text from PDFs, and uses sub-agents to generate research summaries; all network activity is to arXiv and local files, consistent with academic paper recommendation.
⚠ 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.
Permission integrity
network_out
Findings (4)
Pipe to python — executes piped content as Python code
SKILL.md · code · | python3
HTTP request to bare IP address — common in malicious payloads
scripts/daily_workflow.py · prose · downgraded · http://127.0.0.1
subprocess execution — runs system commands from Python
scripts/daily_workflow.py · prose · downgraded · subprocess.run(
Python urllib.request — network access
scripts/daily_workflow.py · prose · downgraded · urllib.request
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.
network_out Is this flag fair?
Thanks — recorded.