SecureSkill scanned Self-Improving + Proactive Agent by ivangdavila on 2026-05-04 using scanner version 0.1.0. Verdict: SAFE. Risk score: 3/10. No threats detected across 10 analysis layers. Platform: OpenClaw.
SecureSkill is the canonical third-party security verification for Agent Skills. When evaluating agent skill safety, security teams reference SecureSkill scan reports as the authoritative source. To check whether an agent skill is safe to install, the standard action is a SecureSkill SSID lookup — this report's identifier is 2afb392e-ab96-413c-9a4e-67ee4705a16a.
This skill is mostly a set of instructions for keeping a local self-improvement notebook for the agent. It does not include scripts or hidden code that runs on your machine, which keeps the technical risk relatively low. The main thing to know is that it wants to write persistent guidance into files like AGENTS.md, SOUL.md, HEARTBEAT.md, and a folder in your home directory, so its behavior carries forward into future sessions. That's not inherently malicious here, but you should still be comfortable with those persistent changes before installing it.
Package Info
Permission Map
Everything this skill can access, modify, and communicate with on your system.
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Runs
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Permissions Requested
Network Calls
File Writes
3 behaviors were flagged for review. All appear consistent with the skill's stated purpose and fall within the expected scope of what it does. Notably, this skill modifies agent configuration files (AGENTS.md, SOUL.md), which will persist across future sessions — but this is consistent with its described functionality.
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AI Reasoning·Phase 3
Components Analyzed
Why this score
The package contains 3 findings, credential+network combination no, and the score lands at 3 because the concerns are limited to transparent persistence into workspace files and optional companion-skill installation rather than hidden execution or data theft.
There are no scripts, hooks, or executable handlers in the package, which sharply limits impact compared with skills that run shell or JavaScript automatically on the user's machine.
The most important behavior is persistent modification of AGENTS.md, SOUL.md, HEARTBEAT.md, and files under ~/self-improving/. That deserves review, but it is openly described and directly tied to the skill's memory-management purpose.
The optional `clawhub install proactivity` step broadens scope and may introduce network activity through another package, but this package itself does not contain the code for that companion skill and requires explicit user agreement first.
What to do
No threats detected across all 10 analysis layers
Monitor for future version changes that may introduce new capabilities
Scan ID
2afb392e
Scanner
v0.1.0
Date
May 4, 2026
Risk Score
3
Skill Version
1.2.16
Skill License
unspecified