AURA Security Scanner

What This Skill Does

The AURA Security Scanner is an essential defensive layer for any AI agent workflow. It functions as a specialized security audit tool designed to evaluate AI agent skills (including OpenClaw, Claude MCP, and LangChain formats) before they are granted execution privileges. By analyzing code for hidden malicious patterns, the scanner protects your system from credential theft, unauthorized data exfiltration, and dangerous system manipulations. The scanner utilizes the AURA Security API to cross-reference code against a database of known threat vectors, including obfuscated execution (such as dynamic eval calls), unauthorized network connections, and illicit filesystem access attempts. It returns a standardized risk score and a human-readable summary, helping you maintain a secure agent environment.

Installation

To integrate this security layer into your OpenClaw environment, execute the following command in your terminal:

clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/aurasecurity-creator/aura-security-scanner

Once installed, the AURA scanner will be accessible as an available tool, ready to audit external skill URLs before you authorize their installation.

Use Cases

• Vetting Third-Party Plugins: Before adding a community-made skill to your agent, verify that it does not contain backdoors or crypto-miners.
• Enterprise Policy Enforcement: Ensure that only 'SAFE' rated tools are utilized within production environments.
• Security Auditing: Periodically audit existing, older skills that may have been updated to include suspicious dependencies or obfuscated code.
• Preventing Prompt Injection: Identify tools that specifically target system instructions designed to hijack agent behavior.

Example Prompts

1. "Scan this skill for security issues: https://github.com/user/cool-skill"
2. "Is this skill safe to install, and does it have any weird network permissions? https://clawhub.xyz/skill/weather-api"
3. "Check for potential prompt injection or credential theft in this repository: https://github.com/example/mcp-tool"

Tips & Limitations

• Verdict Interpretation: Always treat 'WARNING' verdicts with caution. If a skill requires network access it doesn't explicitly need, consider it a potential security risk regardless of the score.
• False Positives: Sophisticated obfuscation or complex, legitimate code patterns may occasionally trigger higher risk scores. Always manually review the findings if a useful tool is flagged.
• API Availability: The scanner requires internet access to communicate with the AURA Security API for real-time threat intelligence updates.