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Payout Possum
by
Chad Newbry
· GitHub ↗
· v1.0.0
· MIT-0
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Install in OpenClaw
/install payout-possum
Description
Comprehensive money-recovery specialist for finding money, benefits, refunds, settlements, unclaimed property, pensions, bankruptcy funds, escrow balances, a...
Usage Guidance
This skill appears to do what it says: a structured checklist to find unclaimed money. Before installing or using it: (1) review the install script (it only copies files into your home skill folders). (2) Never hand over full SSNs, bank passwords, or email passwords—provide minimal data (e.g., name variants, date ranges) and prefer last4 if a service requires it. (3) For Gmail evidence, prefer installing and authorizing a vetted Google/OAuth-backed skill (the skill recommends steipete/gog) rather than giving raw credentials. (4) Confirm any request for identity documents or upfront fees is necessary; the skill itself flags those as red flags. (5) Only install skills from sources you trust; this package's source/homepage are unknown, so if you plan to use it in production, consider auditing or hosting the files from a repository you control.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: payout-possum
Version: 1.0.0
The payout-possum skill is classified as suspicious due to its requirement for extensive personally identifiable information (PII) and its capability to search a user's Gmail inbox for sensitive financial records. The SKILL.md file instructs the agent to collect a comprehensive history of names, addresses, employers, and bank accounts, while references/source-directory.md provides search patterns for extracting data from private emails. While these high-risk behaviors are aligned with the stated purpose of finding unclaimed property and the instructions include read-only safeguards, the centralization of such sensitive data poses a significant privacy risk.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
Name, description, SKILL.md, and reference files all focus on locating unclaimed money, official sources, and optional Gmail evidence. There are no unrelated required binaries, env vars, or external endpoints in the materials supplied.
Instruction Scope
Instructions ask the agent to collect personal identity and account history (names, prior addresses, employers, banks, possible SSN last4) and optionally to search Gmail for evidence. This is expected for the task, but it involves sensitive PII; the skill documents read-only Gmail behavior and explicitly requires user approval before inbox access, and it warns about red flags and upfront-fee scams.
Install Mechanism
No network install spec; the only code file is a local install script that copies the skill files into ~/.codex/skills and ~/.openclaw/skills. The script uses rm -rf on the skill target folder (normal for overwrite) but does not download or execute remote code.
Credentials
The skill declares no required environment variables or credentials. It recommends using an existing Gmail/Google skill (steipete/gog) for inbox access rather than asking for Google credentials directly. That said, the workflow legitimately asks for highly sensitive user data (name variants, addresses, account identifiers, possibly SSN last 4), so users should be cautious about sharing full SSNs, passwords, or account credentials.
Persistence & Privilege
always is false and the skill does not request elevated or persistent system privileges. The install script writes only to user-skill directories in the home folder and does not modify other skills or system-wide settings.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install payout-possum - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/payout-possum - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.0
Initial release of the Payout Possum money-recovery skill.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Payout Possum?
Comprehensive money-recovery specialist for finding money, benefits, refunds, settlements, unclaimed property, pensions, bankruptcy funds, escrow balances, a... It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 99 downloads so far.
How do I install Payout Possum?
Run "/install payout-possum" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Payout Possum free?
Yes, Payout Possum is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Payout Possum support?
Payout Possum is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Payout Possum?
It is built and maintained by Chad Newbry (@chadnewbry); the current version is v1.0.0.
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