DF claw-compactor
(no description)
As a process F 53/100 · Will not run — References files that are not bundled: scripts/mem_compress.py
What is at stake
Medium-severity findings: the skill is probably honest, but read what alarmed the scanner.
Below is the worst case for this category. The finding here is medium: the guard saw a sign, not a proof.
The instructions or scripts send data out: environment variables, keys, file contents, chat history. You may never notice, because the agent performs the upload as "part of the task".
If the upload is not needed for the task, remove it: catalogs flag such skills and delist them. If it is needed, name the destination explicitly, say what leaves the machine, and give the user a switch.
How to improve
- Add a description to the frontmatter: without it the skill never triggers.
- The text references files that are not there: add them or drop the references.
- Your own cases (evals/evals.json, 4–6 real requests with expected answers): the full check would then run those instead of a model-drafted suite.
- A spec.yaml with trigger phrases and assertions — a behaviour contract for CI; `skilltest init` writes a template.
Guard findings · 5
✓ No critical or high findings
Medium and low: 5
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medium Exfiltration
net-redirectable-api-keyproxy/server.mjs:102Helper sends the API key to a host configured by an environment variable — the key can be redirected to another serverAPI key + configurable base URL from environment
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medium Exfiltration
net-redirectable-api-keyscripts/lib/engram.py:147Helper sends the API key to a host configured by an environment variable — the key can be redirected to another serverAPI key + configurable base URL from environment
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low Dangerous commands
cmd-background-processbenchmark/data/sample_05_sysadmin.json:22Starts a background / autostarted process (detector / deny-list definition; string literal in code, not executed; test fixture / example file){"role": "assistant", "content": "Excellent! Enable WireGuard auto-start: `systemctl enable wg-quick@wg0`. Also set up monitoring — alert if the tunnel goes down. A simple cron: `* * * * * ping -c 1 1detectorcode literalfixture -
low Secrets in code
secret-high-entropy-tokenproxy/package-lock.json:32High-entropy token-like string (may be an id, hash or a credential) (detector / deny-list definition)"integrity": "sha5…GLw+xYSd…cqA==",
detector -
low Dangerous commands
cmd-background-processproxy/start.sh:18Starts a background / autostarted processnohup /opt/homebrew/bin/node "$DIR/server.mjs" >> /tmp/claude-proxy.log 2>&1 &
Files scanned: 80. Evidence is masked. Grey chips explain why severity was lowered.
Against the Agent Skills spec
- error
frontmatterSKILL.md: no YAML frontmatter block found - error
name-missingSKILL.md: frontmatter has no `name` - error
description-missingSKILL.md: no `description` — the skill can never trigger - warning
missing-refreference to a missing file: scripts/mem_compress.py
Process rating: all ten parameters 53/100
- 0Tools and files. 1 referenced file(s) missing: scripts/mem_compress.py
- 0When it triggers. No condition that starts the skill
- 30Running it twice. 4 mutating operations with no state check
- 50Failures and branches. 0 branches, has a failure section
- 60Result and completion. Output format stated, no completion criterion
- 70Inputs and preconditions. Inputs and preconditions are listed
- 100Steps. 26 steps
- 100Consistency. Name and required fields are in place
- 100Execution cost. Instruction body is 3204 tokens
- 100Progress reporting. Reports progress
- low 12 top-level sections: this looks like several domains in one skill
- low The response is described with custom markup (14 tags): a typed call is more reliable
Everything here is measured from the skill text rather than judged by a model, so the numbers are checkable. A parameter weighs more when it is a more common reason for the process to stall.
Quality signals
- +5Description has no quoted example phrases that should trigger the skill
- +4Description does not say when NOT to use the skill (false activations)
- +3Description length 0: 120–800 characters recommended
- -2localhost URLs: will not work for another user
- -48 reference files, but SKILL.md never points to them: the model will not open them
- -38 of 11 scripts are never mentioned in SKILL.md
- +1No license
- +2Single-language instructions
- +4Structure: 40 headings
- +3Step-by-step instructions: 26 items
- +3Output format is stated explicitly
- +4Has examples (2 code blocks)
Quality base 70; lint remarks subtract, signals add up to 100. Result: 0.