SecureSkill scanned self-improvement by mike5230odense on 2026-05-09 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 4def52bc-ad8a-4abb-aebc-6d3bc494e4ff.
This skill is mainly a structured note-taking and memory workflow for AI agents. It reminds the agent to record mistakes and useful discoveries, and it can help turn repeated lessons into reusable skills or persistent workspace guidance. I did not find signs of credential theft, hidden network traffic, or attempts to trick the scanner. The only real caution is that it intentionally writes or promotes guidance into long-lived agent memory files, which is expected for this kind of skill but still worth reviewing before use.
Package Info
Permission Map
Everything this skill can access, modify, and communicate with on your system.
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Permissions Requested
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File Writes
Code Execution
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 (CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md, SOUL.md, TOOLS.md), which will persist across future sessions — but this is consistent with its described functionality.
Deterministic Scan·Phase 1
Threat Correlation·Phase 2
AI Reasoning·Phase 3
Components Analyzed
Why this score
The package behaves like a documentation-and-automation aid for recording lessons learned. Its executable pieces are simple: two scripts print reminders, one helper creates a local skill scaffold, and one hook injects a reminder file into bootstrap context.
There are no outbound network calls in executable code, no reads of sensitive credential paths, and no attempts to hide behavior from reviewers. That keeps the overall risk low.
The main security consideration is persistence: the skill encourages promoting content into long-lived agent guidance files such as CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md, SOUL.md, and TOOLS.md. Because this is transparent and purpose-matched, it is a low-severity concern rather than a blocking issue.
The helper script does write files, but it validates the output path to stay relative and rejects '..' traversal and absolute paths. That reduces the chance of unintended filesystem impact.
What to do
No threats detected across all 10 analysis layers
Monitor for future version changes that may introduce new capabilities
Scan ID
4def52bc
Scanner
v0.1.0
Date
May 9, 2026
Risk Score
3
Skill Version
1.0.0
Skill License
unspecified