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Description
Vet ClawHub skills for security and utility before installation. Use when considering installing a ClawHub skill, evaluating third-party code, or assessing w...
Usage Guidance
Install only if you want a lightweight local checklist and regex scanner, and treat its output as advisory. Use a private temporary directory, validate ZIP contents before extraction, and do not let the skill's automatic-reject rules replace contextual review.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: skill-vetting
Version: 1.1.0
This skill bundle is a security scanner designed to vet other OpenClaw skills for malicious patterns and prompt injection. The `SKILL.md` and `ARCHITECTURE.md` files explicitly warn against prompt injection and provide instructions for the AI agent on how to identify and reject such attempts. The `scripts/scan.py` file implements the detection logic for various security risks, including prompt injection, but does not exhibit any malicious behavior itself. All files are aligned with the stated purpose of security vetting and show no evidence of intentional harmful behavior, data exfiltration, unauthorized execution, or persistence mechanisms.
Capability Assessment
Credentials
Network, shell, and file-read capabilities are expected for reviewing skill packages, but they are documented as raw commands without narrow permission declarations or clear containment controls.
Install Mechanism
No install-time payload or dependency install was found, but the documented workflow downloads a remote ZIP and extracts it with unzip in /tmp without archive path, size, signature, or unique-directory validation.
Instruction Scope
SKILL.md tells the agent that scanner findings are ground truth, never to downgrade them, and to automatically reject some findings; those review-control instructions are overbroad even though the defensive goal is coherent.
Persistence & Privilege
I found no persistent service, startup hook, credential harvesting, privilege escalation, or background worker in the shipped artifacts; flagged credential and destructive strings are inert examples.
Purpose & Capability
The stated purpose matches the included local regex scanner and review checklist, but the scanner is context-insensitive and the skill treats its findings too authoritatively for a final security decision.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install skill-vetting - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/skill-vetting - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.1.0
Security: Expanded file scanning (html/env/ts/etc) + 5 new prompt injection patterns. Features: JSON output, severity levels, color-coded findings. Docs: AI reviewer hardening + defense architecture.
v1.0.1
- Added SKILL.md.backup file for backup or versioning purposes.
- No changes to core functionality or documentation content.
- The skill continues to provide security and utility vetting guidance for ClawHub skills.
v1.0.0
Initial release - Automated security scanner + malicious pattern database + complete vetting workflow for ClawHub skills
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Skill Vetting?
Vet ClawHub skills for security and utility before installation. Use when considering installing a ClawHub skill, evaluating third-party code, or assessing w... It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 17863 downloads so far.
How do I install Skill Vetting?
Run "/install skill-vetting" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Skill Vetting free?
Yes, Skill Vetting is completely free (open-source). You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Skill Vetting support?
Skill Vetting is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Skill Vetting?
It is built and maintained by Eddy (@eddygk); the current version is v1.1.0.
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