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Openclaw Monitoring

Openclaw Monitoring, a skill listed in the PlugVet directory.

Compatibility: Not stated.

Grade C

One Medium finding. Read the report before installing.

Graded by PlugVetRubric v2

Not a guarantee. A hygiene check of the source at the commit shown, not a security audit.

PERMISSION_SHELL_UNDECLARED

Why this grade

  • PERMISSION_SHELL_UNDECLARED Medium

    Runs shell commands that the manifest or description does not mention.

    start_monitoring.py, line 39 caffeinate_proc = subprocess.Popen(["caffeinate", "-dims"])

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What was checked

Plain notes from the hygiene checks.

  • Permissions

    Concern

    requests shell access. No manifest field names shell or command execution.

    PERMISSION_SHELL_UNDECLARED

    start_monitoring.py, line 39

    caffeinate_proc = subprocess.Popen(["caffeinate", "-dims"])

  • Install and update

    Note

    The docs document an installer that pipes a download into a shell.

    INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER

    SETUP_GUIDE.md, line 91

    curl -fsSL https://openclaw.ai/install.sh | bash

  • Network

    Concern

    can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address.

    NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST

    start_monitoring.py, line 21

    resp = requests.post(f"{backend_url}/init-session", json={}, timeout=10)

  • Secrets

    Concern

    reads a credential or environment file.

    SECRETS_ENV_READ SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV

    backend.py, line 22

    VIDEO_DB_API_KEY = os.getenv("VIDEO_DB_API_KEY")

    try_without_setup.py, line 10

    VIDEO_DB_API_KEY in your .env file.

    try_without_setup.py, line 28

    VIDEO_DB_API_KEY = os.getenv("VIDEO_DB_API_KEY")

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    try_without_setup.py, line 39

    raise ValueError("VIDEO_DB_API_KEY not set in .env")

    videodb-monitoring-skill/monitor.ts, line 57

    if (process.env.VIDEODB_API_KEY) return process.env.VIDEODB_API_KEY;

    videodb-monitoring-skill/monitor.ts, line 58

    if (process.env.VIDEO_DB_API_KEY) return process.env.VIDEO_DB_API_KEY;

    videodb-monitoring-skill/monitor.ts, line 64

    skillConfig?.env?.VIDEODB_API_KEY ||

    videodb-monitoring-skill/monitor.ts, line 70

    const configPath = `${SKILL_CONFIG_BASE}.env.${key}`;

    videodb-monitoring-skill/monitor.ts, line 109

    readOpenClawConfig().skills?.entries?.["videodb-monitoring"]?.env?.VIDEODB_MONITOR_PID;

    videodb-monitoring-skill/monitor.ts, line 259

    console.error(` openclaw config set ${SKILL_CONFIG_BASE}.env.VIDEODB_API_KEY 'sk-xxx'`);

    videodb-monitoring-skill/videodb.ts, line 54

    let apiKey = process.env.VIDEODB_API_KEY || process.env.VIDEO_DB_API_KEY;

    videodb-monitoring-skill/videodb.ts, line 61

    const env = skillConfig?.env;

    videodb-monitoring-skill/videodb.ts, line 77

    console.error(` openclaw config set ${SKILL_CONFIG_PATH}.env.VIDEODB_API_KEY 'sk-xxx'\n`);

  • Agent instructions

    Pass

    No instruction to ignore earlier instructions or to hide a step.

  • Obfuscation

    Concern

    contains an encoded blob in a file that should be readable.

    OBFUSCATION_ENCODED_BLOB

    README.md, line 11

    <img src="https://codaio.imgix.net/docs/_s5lUnUCIU/blobs/bl-RgjcFrrJjj/d3cbc44f8584ecd42f2a97d981a144dce6a66d83ddd5864f723b7808c7d1dfbc25034f2f25e1b2188e78f78f37bcb79d3c34ca937cbb0

  • Licence

    Note

    no licence file found.

    LICENCE_MISSING

    No file path was stored.

    no licence file found.

  • Maintainer activity

    Pass

    The latest commit is within the last 365 days.

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Note

Hygiene check of commit 90cbbb2b1cc1. requests shell access. No manifest field names shell or command execution. The docs document an installer that pipes a download into a shell. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. reads a credential or environment file. contains an encoded blob in a file that should be readable. no licence file found.

Date and source

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Commit graded: 90cbbb2b1cc161ffff3a2e8726d514d67e52fb73

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