Claude Code, Skill
Researchclaw Skill
Researchclaw Skill, a skill listed in the PlugVet directory.
Compatibility: Not stated.
Grade C
One Medium finding. Read the report before installing.
Not a guarantee. A hygiene check of the source at the commit shown, not a security audit.
SECRETS_PATH_CREDENTIAL
Why this grade
- SECRETS_PATH_CREDENTIAL Medium
Mentions a credential store path (~/.ssh, id_rsa, .npmrc, .aws/credentials, credentials.json, .netrc).
.claude/skills/researchclaw/assets/config-template.yaml, line 31
# key_path: "~/.ssh/id_rsa"
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What was checked
Plain notes from the hygiene checks.
Permissions
Pass
No shell or command call was found in the code. This check does not read permissions an entry declares. A permission line to run shell commands and write or edit files was found in this repository, and it may apply to this entry.
Install and update
Pass
No install-time script found, and dependencies are pinned or absent.
Network
Concern
can reach api.semanticscholar.org. The description does not name that host. can reach export.arxiv.org. The description does not name that host.
NETWORK_UNNAMED_HOST
skills/researchclaw/references/troubleshooting.md, line 228
curl -s https://api.semanticscholar.org/graph/v1/paper/search?query=test | head -100
skills/researchclaw/references/troubleshooting.md, line 229
curl -s "http://export.arxiv.org/api/query?search_query=all:test&max_results=1" | head -100
Secrets
Concern
reads a credential or environment file.
SECRETS_PATH_CREDENTIAL
.claude/skills/researchclaw/assets/config-template.yaml, line 31
# key_path: "~/.ssh/id_rsa"
skills/researchclaw/assets/config-template.yaml, line 31
# key_path: "~/.ssh/id_rsa"
Agent instructions
Pass
No instruction to ignore earlier instructions or to hide a step.
Obfuscation
Pass
No encoded or minified payload found.
Licence
Pass
A licence file is present (LICENSE).
Maintainer activity
Pass
The latest commit is within the last 365 days.
Note
Hygiene check of commit 49512fd6bc39. can reach api.semanticscholar.org. The description does not name that host. can reach export.arxiv.org. The description does not name that host. reads a credential or environment file.
Date and source
Date checked:
github.com
Commit graded: 49512fd6bc39e4137cbd316d649f1b15a462b4ec
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