Caveat verdict
venice-router
Open-source model router for Venice.ai that classifies query complexity and selects models; uses VENICE_API_KEY and calls Venice API only.
⚠ 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.
Findings (6)
Possible hardcoded credential
SKILL.md · code · API_KEY="your-key-here
Pipe to python — executes piped content as Python code
scripts/venice-router.py · prose · downgraded · |python
Accesses OpenClaw config/secrets directly
SKILL.md · prose · downgraded · ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json
Python urllib.request — network access
scripts/venice-router.py · prose · downgraded · urllib.request
Popular HTTP library — network access
scripts/venice-router.py · prose · downgraded · got
Python os.environ.get — reads environment variable
scripts/venice-router.py · prose · downgraded · os.environ.get(
Why the tier is capped
Execution sink present in raw bytes (Hard Floor: class B). Final tier capped at Caution — cannot be lifted by any downgrade, example-payload opt-in, or allowlist.
Permissions & capabilities
Requires 1 environment variable. (1 sensitive: VENICE_API_KEY). Requires 1 system binary.
credential_access Is this flag fair?
Thanks — recorded.