ClawAudit verdict
websearchapi
45
🟠 Risky
Significant concerns — only install if you understand the risks
The skill uses SearchAPI for web search and accesses credentials, which may pose a risk if not used properly.
⚠ 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.
63
security
50
transparency
70
maintenance
Permission integrity
Code accesses API keys/tokens but declares no environment variables
credential_access
Findings (2)
Pattern match high
Uses exec() — may execute shell commands
tools/websearchapi/README.md · code · exec(
Pattern match low
Node http/https module — low-level network access
tools/websearchapi/websearchapi.js · prose · downgraded · require('https')
Permissions & capabilities
Requires 1 system binary.
credential_accessnetwork_in Is this flag fair?
Thanks — recorded.