FD clawchat
No central server, no API keys, no cloud — gateways connect directly to each other.
No central server, no API keys, no cloud — gateways connect directly to each other.
As a process D 44/100 · Unfinished process — weak spots: result and completion, when it triggers, inputs and preconditions
What is at stake
The skill contains fragments that, in the wrong hands, cost money or data. Below: what the installer risks and what the author should do.
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 purpose itself is risky: wallets, browser password stores, offensive security. Even an honest implementation gives the agent access to things that cost money.
Explain in the description why the access is needed and how it is limited; add tests that show refusals on dangerous requests.
How to improve
- Address the high-severity findings: each costs 18 safety points. If one is a false positive, add the rule id to guard.allow in spec.yaml.
- Say in the description WHEN to use the skill ("use when…", example requests): that is the agent's main cue.
- 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 · 35
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high Dangerous commands
cmd-persistenceREFERENCE.md:255Persistence mechanism (cron / launchd / scheduled task / autorun registry)com.clawchat.daemon.plist > ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.clawchat.daemon.plist
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high Dangerous commands
cmd-persistenceREFERENCE.md:261Persistence mechanism (cron / launchd / scheduled task / autorun registry)launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.clawchat.daemon.plist
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high Dangerous commands
cmd-persistenceREFERENCE.md:275Persistence mechanism (cron / launchd / scheduled task / autorun registry)launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.clawchat.daemon.plist
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high Dangerous commands
cmd-persistenceREFERENCE.md:278Persistence mechanism (cron / launchd / scheduled task / autorun registry)launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.clawchat.daemon.plist
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high Dangerous commands
cmd-persistenceREFERENCE.md:279Persistence mechanism (cron / launchd / scheduled task / autorun registry)launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.clawchat.daemon.plist
Medium and low: 30
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medium Risky intent
intent-wallet-secretsQUICKSTART.md:28Handles crypto-wallet secrets (seed / mnemonic / private key) — a classic stealer target# SAVE THE SEED PHRASE - it's your only backup!
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medium Risky intent
intent-wallet-secretsREADME.md:65Handles crypto-wallet secrets (seed / mnemonic / private key) — a classic stealer target- **Self-sovereign**: You control your identity through your seed phrase - no accounts, no servers, no gatekeepers
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medium Risky intent
intent-wallet-secretsREADME.md:95Handles crypto-wallet secrets (seed / mnemonic / private key) — a classic stealer target# IMPORTANT: Save the seed phrase displayed - it's your only backup!
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medium Risky intent
intent-wallet-secretsREFERENCE.md:72Handles crypto-wallet secrets (seed / mnemonic / private key) — a classic stealer target- Back up your 24-word seed phrase
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medium Risky intent
intent-wallet-secretsREFERENCE.md:74Handles crypto-wallet secrets (seed / mnemonic / private key) — a classic stealer target**IMPORTANT**: Write down and securely store the seed phrase. It's the only way to recover your identity.
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medium Risky intent
intent-wallet-secretsREFERENCE.md:169Handles crypto-wallet secrets (seed / mnemonic / private key) — a classic stealer target### Recover from Seed Phrase
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medium Risky intent
intent-wallet-secretssrc/identity/keys.ts:89Handles crypto-wallet secrets (seed / mnemonic / private key) — a classic stealer target/** BIP39 seed phrase (24 words) - MUST be backed up */
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medium Risky intent
intent-wallet-secretssrc/identity/keys.ts:102Handles crypto-wallet secrets (seed / mnemonic / private key) — a classic stealer target* Create new identity with generated seed phrase
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medium Risky intent
intent-wallet-secretssrc/identity/keys.ts:121Handles crypto-wallet secrets (seed / mnemonic / private key) — a classic stealer target* Recover identity from existing seed phrase
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medium Risky intent
intent-wallet-secretssrc/identity/keys.ts:151Handles crypto-wallet secrets (seed / mnemonic / private key) — a classic stealer target* Encrypt and save identity (including seed phrase)
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medium Risky intent
intent-wallet-secretssrc/identity/wallet.ts:45Handles crypto-wallet secrets (seed / mnemonic / private key) — a classic stealer target/** The seed phrase (24 words) */
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medium Risky intent
intent-wallet-secretssrc/identity/wallet.ts:52Handles crypto-wallet secrets (seed / mnemonic / private key) — a classic stealer target* Generate a new 24-word BIP39 seed phrase
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medium Risky intent
intent-wallet-secretssrc/identity/wallet.ts:60Handles crypto-wallet secrets (seed / mnemonic / private key) — a classic stealer target* Validate a BIP39 seed phrase
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medium Risky intent
intent-wallet-secretssrc/identity/wallet.ts:75Handles crypto-wallet secrets (seed / mnemonic / private key) — a classic stealer target* Create wallet from seed phrase
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low Secrets in code
secret-high-entropy-tokenpackage-lock.json:128High-entropy token-like string (may be an id, hash or a credential) (detector / deny-list definition)"integrity": "sha512-GZMB+a0mO…4cw+w1WV…UED+1X8a…sJi+8mgpw==",
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low Secrets in code
secret-high-entropy-tokenpackage-lock.json:298High-entropy token-like string (may be an id, hash or a credential) (detector / deny-list definition)"integrity": "sha5…HK5+NE/tvnRLbIqUWa+0E9N4WNMjmp/kXXP…R8w==",
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low Secrets in code
secret-high-entropy-tokenpackage-lock.json:519High-entropy token-like string (may be an id, hash or a credential) (detector / deny-list definition)"integrity": "sha5…78O/B3Kkh+nKABUF++bvJv…56W+C8F9…X6m+IktJnIb1Jjg==",
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low Secrets in code
secret-high-entropy-tokenpackage-lock.json:616High-entropy token-like string (may be an id, hash or a credential) (detector / deny-list definition)"integrity": "sha5…KTo+GgPF…Udd/d7su…Z5A==",
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low Secrets in code
secret-high-entropy-tokenpackage-lock.json:732High-entropy token-like string (may be an id, hash or a credential) (detector / deny-list definition)"integrity": "sha5…5Ue/+tX+nmkg…wNx+ulArw==",
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low Risky intent
intent-wallet-secretssrc/__tests__/identity.test.ts:80Handles crypto-wallet secrets (seed / mnemonic / private key) — a classic stealer target (detector / deny-list definition; test fixture / example file)expect(isValidMnemonic('invalid seed phrase')).toBe(false);detectorfixture -
low Risky intent
intent-wallet-secretssrc/__tests__/identity.test.ts:81Handles crypto-wallet secrets (seed / mnemonic / private key) — a classic stealer target (test fixture / example file; quoted — discussed, not commanded)await expect(recoverIdentity('invalid seed phrase')).rejects.toThrow();fixturequoted -
low Risky intent
intent-wallet-secretssrc/cli.ts:39Handles crypto-wallet secrets (seed / mnemonic / private key) — a classic stealer target (quoted — discussed, not commanded).description('Create a new identity with fresh seed phrase')quoted -
low Risky intent
intent-wallet-secretssrc/cli.ts:77Handles crypto-wallet secrets (seed / mnemonic / private key) — a classic stealer target (quoted — discussed, not commanded)warning: 'SAVE YOUR SEED PHRASE! It cannot be recovered.',
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low Risky intent
intent-wallet-secretssrc/cli.ts:83Handles crypto-wallet secrets (seed / mnemonic / private key) — a classic stealer target (quoted — discussed, not commanded).description('Recover identity from existing seed phrase')quoted -
low Risky intent
intent-wallet-secretssrc/cli.ts:86Handles crypto-wallet secrets (seed / mnemonic / private key) — a classic stealer target (quoted — discussed, not commanded).option('--mnemonic <phrase>', 'BIP39 seed phrase (24 words)')quoted -
low Risky intent
intent-wallet-secretssrc/cli.ts:87Handles crypto-wallet secrets (seed / mnemonic / private key) — a classic stealer target (quoted — discussed, not commanded).option('--mnemonic-file <path>', 'Read seed phrase from file (recommended)')quoted -
low Risky intent
intent-wallet-secretssrc/cli/gateway.ts:191Handles crypto-wallet secrets (seed / mnemonic / private key) — a classic stealer target (quoted — discussed, not commanded)console.log(`\n⚠️ IMPORTANT: Back up your seed phrase!`);
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low Risky intent
intent-wallet-secretssrc/cli/gateway.ts:192Handles crypto-wallet secrets (seed / mnemonic / private key) — a classic stealer target (quoted — discussed, not commanded)console.log(`Seed phrase: ${identity.mnemonic}\n`);quoted -
low Secrets in code
secret-high-entropy-tokensrc/crypto/noise.ts:10High-entropy token-like string (may be an id, hash or a credential) (quoted — discussed, not commanded)const PROTOCOL_NAME = 'Claw…256';
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low Risky intent
intent-wallet-secretssrc/identity/wallet.ts:85Handles crypto-wallet secrets (seed / mnemonic / private key) — a classic stealer target (quoted — discussed, not commanded)throw new Error('Seed phrase must be 24 words');quoted
Files scanned: 36. Evidence is masked. Grey chips explain why severity was lowered.
Against the Agent Skills spec
- warning
description-no-whendescription does not say WHEN to use the skill (no "use when")
Process rating: all ten parameters 44/100
- 0Result and completion. Does not say what the result is
- 0Inputs and preconditions. Does not say what the process needs to start
- 0Progress reporting. Says nothing while it works
- 20When it triggers. No condition that starts the skill
- 30Running it twice. 2 mutating operations with no state check
- 40Consistency. Frontmatter name (clawchat) differs from the folder (clawchat-p2p)
- 50Failures and branches. 0 branches, has a failure section
- 60Tools and files. Uses tools (bash) that frontmatter does not declare
- 100Steps. 7 steps
- 100Execution cost. Instruction body is 929 tokens
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 83: 120–800 characters recommended
- +3Output format is not stated: the model decides each time
- +1No license
- +2Single-language instructions
- +4Structure: 10 headings
- +3Step-by-step instructions: 7 items
- +4Has examples (6 code blocks)
Quality base 70; lint remarks subtract, signals add up to 100. Result: 69.