ClawAudit verdict
sms-gateway
The skill seems to be a tool that sends and receives SMS using a local sms-gate.app instance. While it does not appear to be malicious, it does use network_in capability which could be a risk if not properly validated.
⚠ 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 (6)
HTTP request to bare IP address — common in malicious payloads
README.md · code · http://192.168.50.69
References tunneling service
SKILL.md · code · ngrok
subprocess execution — runs system commands from Python
tests/test_sms_gateway.py · prose · downgraded · subprocess.run(
Python urllib.request — network access
scripts/auth.py · prose · downgraded · urllib.request
Python os.environ.get — reads environment variable
scripts/auth.py · prose · downgraded · os.environ.get(
References webhook/callback URL
scripts/webhook_server.py · prose · downgraded · WEBHOOK_URL
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
Requires 3 environment variables. Requires 1 system binary.
network_in Is this flag fair?
Thanks — recorded.