CC ekybot-connector
Connect OpenClaw to Ekybot for remote agent control, Companion machine health, and project memory sync. Use when installing/configuring the connector, validating connectivity, or improving onboarding from first connection to first successful live test.
As a process C 63/100 · Has gaps — weak spots: result and completion, when it triggers, running it twice
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 skill contains commands that delete files, rewrite disks or execute code fetched from the network. The agent may run them without asking if it believes the instructions require it.
Replace destructive commands with safe equivalents that ask for confirmation, scope them to one folder, and stop piping curl into a shell: pin a version and a checksum.
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
- 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 · 15
✓ No critical or high findings
Medium and low: 15
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medium Dangerous commands
cmd-persistenceruntime/scripts/companion-install-launchd.js:93Persistence mechanism (cron / launchd / scheduled task / autorun registry) (string literal in code, not executed)console.log(chalk.gray(` launchctl load ${plistPath}`));code literal -
medium Dangerous commands
cmd-persistenceruntime/scripts/install-service.js:114Persistence mechanism (cron / launchd / scheduled task / autorun registry) (string literal in code, not executed)const plistPath = path.join(process.env.HOME, 'Library/LaunchAgents/com.ekybot.connector.plist');
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medium Dangerous commands
cmd-persistenceruntime/scripts/install-service.js:124Persistence mechanism (cron / launchd / scheduled task / autorun registry) (string literal in code, not executed)console.log(chalk.gray(' launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.ekybot.connector.plist'));code literal -
medium Exfiltration
net-redirectable-api-keyruntime/src/config-manager.js:544Helper 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 Secrets in code
secret-password-literalreferences/api.md:283Hard-coded password / key literal (may be an example) (placeholder value)API_KEY = "ek_w…..."
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low Secrets in code
secret-password-literalreferences/api.md:319Hard-coded password / key literal (may be an example) (placeholder value)X-API-Key: ek_w…...
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low Secrets in code
secret-password-literalreferences/api.md:357Hard-coded password / key literal (may be an example) (placeholder value)X-API-Key: ek_w…...
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low Secrets in code
secret-high-entropy-tokenreferences/api.md:365High-entropy token-like string (may be an id, hash or a credential) (detector / deny-list definition)"targetUserId": "user…w5s",
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low Secrets in code
secret-password-literalreferences/api.md:401Hard-coded password / key literal (may be an example) (placeholder value)X-API-Key: ek_w…...
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low Secrets in code
secret-password-literalreferences/api.md:456Hard-coded password / key literal (may be an example) (placeholder value)-H "X-API-Key: ek_w…..." \
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low Dangerous commands
cmd-background-processruntime/scripts/install-service.js:80Starts a background / autostarted process (string literal in code, not executed)console.log(chalk.gray(' sudo systemctl enable ekybot-connector'));code literal -
low Dangerous commands
cmd-background-processscripts/setup.sh:155Starts a background / autostarted processnohup npm run companion:daemon > "$HOME/.openclaw/logs/ekybot-companion.log" 2>&1 &
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low Dangerous commands
cmd-background-processSKILL.md:118Starts a background / autostarted processnohup node scripts/companion-daemon.js > ~/.openclaw/logs/ekybot-companion.log 2>&1 &
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low Dangerous commands
cmd-background-processSKILL.md:172Starts a background / autostarted processnohup node scripts/companion-daemon.js > ~/.openclaw/logs/ekybot-companion.log 2>&1 &
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low Dangerous commands
cmd-cron-mentionSKILL.md:308Mentions editing / listing crontabcrontab -l 2>/dev/null | grep -i ekybot
Files scanned: 45. Evidence is masked. Grey chips explain why severity was lowered.
Against the Agent Skills spec
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frontmatter-keyunknown frontmatter key "homepage" - note
frontmatter-keyunknown frontmatter key "repository" - note
frontmatter-keyunknown frontmatter key "source" - note
frontmatter-keyunknown frontmatter key "requires"
Process rating: all ten parameters 63/100
- 0Result and completion. Does not say what the result is
- 20When it triggers. No condition that starts the skill
- 30Running it twice. 4 mutating operations with no state check
- 60Tools and files. Uses tools (git, node) that frontmatter does not declare
- 70Inputs and preconditions. Inputs and preconditions are listed
- 100Steps. 52 steps
- 100Failures and branches. 3 branches, has a failure section
- 100Consistency. Name and required fields are in place
- 100Execution cost. Instruction body is 2690 tokens
- 100Progress reporting. Reports progress
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)
- +3Output format is not stated: the model decides each time
- -213 emoji in the instructions: noise for the model
- -34 of 5 scripts are never mentioned in SKILL.md
- +2Single-language instructions
- +3Description length 252: enough signal without eating the budget
- +4Structure: 26 headings
- +3Step-by-step instructions: 52 items
- +4Has examples (23 code blocks)
- +4Reference files are cited in the instructions (3 of 3)
- +1License stated
Quality base 70; lint remarks subtract, signals add up to 100. Result: 81.