ClawAudit verdict
pocket-casts
pocket-casts-yt
The skill downloads YouTube videos and uploads them to Pocket Casts, requiring access to credentials and potentially sensitive information. While it seems to follow best practices for secure handling, the involved complexity introduces 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.
Findings (4)
Pipe-to-shell pattern (curl | sh) — supply chain attack vector
SKILL.md · prose · downgraded · curl -fsSL https://deno.land/install.sh | sh
Pipe to sh — executes piped content as shell commands
SKILL.md · prose · downgraded · | sh
Sets world-executable permissions
SKILL.md · prose · downgraded · chmod 700
Popular HTTP library — network access
scripts/upload.sh · prose · downgraded · Got
Why the tier is capped
Execution sink present in raw bytes (Hard Floor: class A/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.
Is this flag fair?
Thanks — recorded.