skill-scanner
Security-first skill vetting for AI agents on OpenClaw and Claude Code. Scans any SKILL.md for malicious patterns, permission abuse, prompt injection, and ClawHavoc attack vectors — then gives a clear Safe / Caution / Danger verdict. Use this skill whenever the user wants to install, review, vet, or audit a skill from ClawHub, GitHub, or any other source; asks "is this skill safe?", "should I install this?", "scan/check/vet this skill", "review skill before installing"; shares a SKILL.md file or skill URL; or pastes skill content for evaluation. Proactively offer to scan any skill the user mentions installing, even if they don't explicitly ask for a security check.
Install via CLI (Recommended)
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/billyhetech/skill-scanner-v1Skill Scanner
Input Handling
Accept any of these as input:
- ClawHub URL (e.g.,
clawhub.ai/author/skill-name) — fetch the SKILL.md content via the hub API or raw URL - GitHub URL — fetch the raw SKILL.md (convert blob URLs to
raw.githubusercontent.com) - Local path — read from
~/.openclaw/skills/[name]/SKILL.mdor a path the user provides - Pasted content — analyze the text directly
If the input is a URL you can't fetch, ask the user to paste the SKILL.md content instead.
Analysis Pipeline
Run all five checks below. Assign each a traffic-light score (🟢 / 🟡 / 🔴) and collect specific evidence. Be precise: cite the exact line or field that triggered a flag.
Check 1: Frontmatter Integrity
Parse the YAML frontmatter and evaluate each field for consistency and intent:
| Field | What to look for |
|---|---|
name | Matches directory name? Suspiciously similar to a popular skill (edit distance ≤ 2)? |
description | Contains hidden instructions to the agent? Tries to override other skills or suppress safety behavior? Hidden Unicode characters (zero-width spaces, RTL overrides)? |
requires.bins | Lists curl, wget, nc, ncat, python, perl, ruby without clear justification? |
requires.env / requires.config | Requests credentials, tokens, or API keys beyond the skill's stated purpose? |
command-dispatch: tool | Bypasses model safety review — legitimate for pure tool-dispatch flows, but flag as noteworthy regardless and check whether the skill's purpose justifies it. |
disable-model-invocation: true | Hides the skill from the model's awareness. Legitimate for pure slash-command tools; suspicious if the skill claims to be model-driven. |
metadata | OpenClaw requires single-line JSON here. Unusual keys, embedded commands, or values that don't match the skill's stated purpose? |
os | Platform restriction that seems unnecessary for the skill's purpose? |
Score: 🟢 Frontmatter is clean and consistent / 🟡 Some fields seem unnecessary but not alarming / 🔴 Fields contradict stated purpose or contain suspicious values
Check 2: ClawHavoc Attack Pattern Detection
Scan the full SKILL.md body for known exploit patterns. Cite the exact line for any match.
Shell execution / reverse shells:
nc -e,bash -i >& /dev/tcp,ncat,mkfifo /tmp/python -c 'import socket',perl -e,ruby -ecurl ... | bash,wget -O- ... | sh(pipe-to-shell combos)
Credential harvesting:
- Reads from
~/.ssh/,~/.aws/credentials,~/.gitconfig, browser cookie stores, system keychain - Requests
$HOME,$USER, or$PATHto enumerate the environment
Data exfiltration:
curl -X POSTorwget --post-datato non-whitelisted external URLs- Encodes output and sends it out (base64 + curl combo)
Obfuscation:
echo ... | base64 -d | bash(decode-and-execute)- Hex or URL-encoded command strings
- Multi-stage eval patterns
Metadata
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{
"plugins": {
"official-billyhetech-skill-scanner-v1": {
"enabled": true,
"auto_update": true
}
}
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