Skills/ClawHub/openclaw-gateway-watchdog-skill

openclaw-gateway-watchdog-skill@1.0.4

CAUTION· static only

Publisher claims: "Monitor the OpenClaw Gateway plus configured Spark, Local API Hub, and Dashboard loopback health endpoints with a read-only watchdog state machine, local state files, cooldown dedupe, and optional Discord alerts on macOS. Use for explicitly configured foreground checks, cron execution, LaunchAgent installation, recovery notification, and low-noise incident reporting; it does not rewrite OpenClaw config or restart services." Observed in sandbox: static analysis only — behavior not yet observed.

Registry ClawHubPublisher jonathanjing · publishing for 103 daysInstalls 1,975Last detonated 5d ago
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Coverage

Static only; nothing was run yet.

The label rests on the code, the instruction files and the publisher. The honeypot run replaces this verdict when it completes.

Is [email protected] safe to install?

KillerSkills analysed it statically (a sandbox run is pending) on 2026-11-09 and scored it 59/100 (Caution). It is not known to be malicious, but it has behaviour or code a security policy should decide on before install. Notable findings: Access to sensitive file paths; Discord webhook URL; Access to sensitive file paths. Summary: static analysis only — behavior not yet observed.

Behavior trace

Queued for honeypot run · static analysis only
t+CategoryObserved action

This version has not been detonated yet. The score above counts behavior as unknown (50/100), so it cannot read Verified until the honeypot run completes and replaces this verdict.

Static findings

HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathsscripts/gateway-watchdog.sh:14 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesOPENCLAW_ENV_FILE="${OPENCLAW_ENV_FILE:-$HOME/.openclaw/.env}"Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05
HIGH
Discord webhook URLSKILL.md:104 · Discord webhook URL — data will be sent to Discordexport DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL="https://discord.com/api/webhooks/..."Fix: Remove the call, or declare the host in frontmatter and explain in the README what is sent and why.
AST07
MEDIUM
Process kill commandscripts/gateway-watchdog.sh:104 · Process kill command — agent can terminate processesif [[ -n "$old_pid" ]] && ! kill -0 "$old_pid" 2>/dev/null; thenFix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
MEDIUM
File permission modification commandscripts/install-launchd.sh:55 · File permission modification command — agent changes file ownership/permissionschmod +x "$WATCHDOG_SCRIPT"Fix: Request the narrowest permission that works; replace wildcards with the exact paths or hosts.
AST05
HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathsSKILL.md:59 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system files… only, the script may read the single `SPARK_API_TOKEN` value from `~/.openclaw/.env` when that token is not already configured. ## Files in this skill - `scripts…Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05

Cost to the agent

Instructions loaded
≈1,394 tok
1 file · 9 in bundle

Tokens estimated at four characters each. Skills load their instruction text when triggered; the figure is what that costs.

Known vulnerabilities

Vulnerability advisories (OSV) cover npm and PyPI packages; this registry has no advisory database.

What would make this Verified

21 points to 80 · weights: behavior 45%, static 25%, prompt 15%, publisher 15%
  1. Unclaimed publisher≈ +8 on the totalClaim jonathanjing: a verified publisher gets +50 on publisher trust. It is free and usually instant with GitHub sign-in.
  2. Access to sensitive file paths≈ +4 on the totalStop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
  3. Discord webhook URL≈ +4 on the totalRemove the call, or declare the host in frontmatter and explain in the README what is sent and why.
  4. Process kill command≈ +2 on the totalBuild commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
  5. File permission modification command≈ +2 on the totalRequest the narrowest permission that works; replace wildcards with the exact paths or hosts.
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