ClawAudit verdict

TencentHotSearch-skill

tencenthotsearch-skill

88
🟢 Trusted
Low risk — reviewed by ClawAudit, behavior matches stated purpose

Fetches trending news via Tencent Cloud Online Search API using user-supplied credentials; the skill prominently warns users to audit the source and use least-privileged keys.

⚠ Flagged for review — coarse, uncorroborated signal, not a confirmed exploit. Review the config yourself before installing.

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58
security
40
transparency
70
maintenance

Permission integrity

Code accesses API keys/tokens but declares no environment variables

credential_access

Installs packages at runtime — transitive dependencies are not auditable

package_install

Findings (2)

Pattern match high

Possible hardcoded credential

scripts/tencent_hotsearch.py · prose · downgraded · Credential=" + secret_id +

Pattern match low

Python urllib.request — network access

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

Permissions & capabilities

No declared permissions — minimal attack surface.

package_installcredential_access

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