ClawAudit verdict
yt_transcript
youtube-transcript-yt-dlp
The skill extracts transcripts from existing YouTube captions using yt-dlp and does not exfiltrate data or execute remote code.
⚠ 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 (3)
subprocess execution — runs system commands from Python
scripts/yt_transcript.py · prose · downgraded · subprocess.run(
Python urllib.request — network access
scripts/yt_transcript.py · prose · downgraded · urllib.request
Python os.environ.get — reads environment variable
scripts/yt_transcript.py · prose · downgraded · os.environ.get(
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 2 system binaries.
Is this flag fair?
Thanks — recorded.