Secure Install

What This Skill Does

The Secure Install skill is a critical layer of defense for the OpenClaw ecosystem, designed to act as a gatekeeper between public repositories and your local agent environment. Developed by smintlife, this tool bridges the gap between raw package installation and verified security protocols. By integrating with the ClawDex API provided by https://www.koi.ai/, the skill performs an automated security audit on any requested package before allowing the execution of installation commands. This ensures that only verified, non-malicious code is granted access to your agent's internal toolset, protecting you from potential supply chain attacks.

Installation

To install this protective utility, execute the following command within your OpenClaw terminal: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/smintlife/secure-install

Once installed, the skill acts as a middleware for all future skill additions. It requires the 'clawhub' binary to be present in your system path to successfully trigger downstream installations.

Use Cases

This skill is intended for power users, developers, and organizations that frequently pull third-party agents, scripts, or modular skills from external repositories. It is particularly useful in environments where security auditing is a mandate, as it prevents the accidental execution of malicious code that could compromise local data, network configurations, or sensitive environment variables. By enforcing a 'Safety-First' workflow, it creates a predictable and audit-ready environment for agent expansion.

Example Prompts

1. "Secure install the latest version of the crypto-tracker skill."
2. "I need to add the web-scraper-pro skill, can you use secure-install to verify it first?"
3. "Secure install node-manager-alpha."

Tips & Limitations

• Strict Workflow: The skill forces a halt on any package marked 'malicious' by the ClawDex API. There is no override for this status.
• User Interaction Required: Even for 'benign' packages, the skill requires explicit user approval ('Yes') to proceed, ensuring you remain in control of your system architecture.
• Dependency: The reliability of the security verdict is entirely dependent on the data quality of the https://www.koi.ai/ API. Always exercise caution when installing packages marked as 'unknown'.
• Scope: Ensure that your environment has internet access; the scan relies on an external API call to the ClawDex database to function effectively.