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Pipeworx carbon
by
Bruce Gutman
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· v1.0.0
· MIT-0
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Install in OpenClaw
/install pipeworx-carbon
Description
UK national carbon intensity data — real-time, historical, and generation mix from the Carbon Intensity API
Usage Guidance
Before installing: (1) Confirm whether Pipeworx is intentionally acting as a proxy for the official Carbon Intensity API — ask the publisher to explicitly state what gateway does and why it's needed. (2) Treat the suggested `npx mcp-remote@latest` step as a supply-chain and remote-execution risk: inspect the package (or avoid running it) and run it only in an isolated environment. (3) Assume requests and any sent agent context may be visible to gateway.pipeworx.io — do not send secrets or sensitive data. (4) Prefer a version that calls the official carbonintensity.org.uk API directly (curl against the official endpoints) or provide a vetted install artifact hosted on a known release page. If you cannot verify Pipeworx ownership/policies and the mcp-remote package contents, consider not installing or contacting the skill owner for clarification.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: pipeworx-carbon
Version: 1.0.0
The skill bundle provides access to UK national carbon intensity data via the official National Grid ESO API. It uses a remote MCP gateway (gateway.pipeworx.io) and standard execution methods (npx mcp-remote) to facilitate the connection. No evidence of malicious intent, data exfiltration, or prompt injection was found in SKILL.md or _meta.json.
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Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
The description claims data comes from the official Carbon Intensity API (carbonintensity.org.uk) but the SKILL.md examples and setup use gateway.pipeworx.io and an MCP remote endpoint. A simple carbon-intensity query would not require a third‑party gateway or an npx remote connector; the use of Pipeworx is not documented or justified.
Instruction Scope
Instructions demonstrate POSTing JSON-RPC to gateway.pipeworx.io and instruct configuring an MCP server that runs `npx ... mcp-remote@latest` to connect to that gateway. That means runtime traffic and potentially agent context will be sent to a third party and the agent operator will execute remote npm code — neither of which is described or bounded in the pack.
Install Mechanism
There is no formal install spec, but SKILL.md's recommended setup uses `npx` to fetch and run `mcp-remote@latest` from npm. Running npx against an arbitrary package is a supply-chain risk (code pulled and executed at runtime) and is not declared in the skill's install metadata.
Credentials
The skill declares no required environment variables or credentials — that's proportional to a read-only public API. However, because it routes requests through Pipeworx, it's unclear whether the gateway expects/collects additional secrets or agent context; the SKILL.md does not disclose what data the gateway receives.
Persistence & Privilege
The skill is not always-enabled and doesn't request elevated platform privileges. Still, the suggested MCP configuration will run an npx-installed connector that may persist as a service/daemon (MCP remote) and maintain a long-lived connection to the Pipeworx gateway; this is not spelled out.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install pipeworx-carbon - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/pipeworx-carbon - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.0
Initial release
Metadata
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Pipeworx carbon?
UK national carbon intensity data — real-time, historical, and generation mix from the Carbon Intensity API. It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 85 downloads so far.
How do I install Pipeworx carbon?
Run "/install pipeworx-carbon" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Pipeworx carbon free?
Yes, Pipeworx carbon is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Pipeworx carbon support?
Pipeworx carbon is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Pipeworx carbon?
It is built and maintained by Bruce Gutman (@brucegutman); the current version is v1.0.0.
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