ironclaw

What This Skill Does

Ironclaw acts as a sophisticated safety layer for OpenClaw agents, providing real-time threat classification to protect against malicious digital interactions. By monitoring incoming messages, inspecting skill files before execution, and scrubbing sensitive data, it allows agents to operate in untrusted environments with greater confidence. It functions as a gatekeeper, intercepting potentially harmful prompt injections and ensuring that shell commands are validated before they reach the system terminal.

Installation

Installation can be handled via the command line or by manually fetching the core files. To install via the terminal, use: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/samidh/ironclaw. Alternatively, you can manually create a directory at ~/.moltbot/skills/ironclaw and use curl to fetch SKILL.md and HEARTBEAT.md directly from the Ironclaw repository. For long-term utility, it is highly recommended to register your agent to increase your API request limits from the base 10 per minute to 60 per minute.

Use Cases

Ironclaw is essential for any agent that interacts with external data sources. It is primarily used for screening incoming direct messages to identify malicious prompt injection patterns, validating shell commands to prevent destructive operations like accidental file deletion, and acting as a Data Guard to identify and mask sensitive information such as API keys or user credentials before data is transmitted externally.

Example Prompts

1. "Ironclaw, check this downloaded script for hidden malicious code: [link to script]"
2. "Ironclaw, analyze the following input from an unknown user to see if it is a prompt injection attempt: [paste message]"
3. "Ironclaw, scan my current environment variables and warn me if I am about to leak any sensitive API keys."

Tips & Limitations

To maximize effectiveness, always configure your heartbeat to check for updates every 24 hours; this ensures your threat detection models remain current against new attack vectors. Remember that Ironclaw is a supplementary security tool and not a replacement for human oversight. No classifier is infallible, so always maintain strict least-privilege principles when assigning permissions to your agent. If you are handling sensitive production data, ensure you are utilizing the registered API keys to get the most reliable, high-frequency filtering services available.