SecureSkill scanned video-transcript-downloader by steipete on 2026-05-10 using scanner version 0.1.0. Verdict: CAUTION. Risk score: 4/10. 1 finding 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 0724ef1c-592a-4b8b-9da9-146955a11ecd.
This skill is a straightforward downloader utility. It fetches transcripts directly from YouTube when possible and otherwise uses yt-dlp and ffmpeg to download subtitles, audio, or video files to your machine. I did not find signs of credential theft, hidden data exfiltration, persistence, or prompt-manipulation tricks. The caution rating is mainly because it runs external binaries and accesses remote URLs, which is normal for a downloader but still deserves review before use.
Package Info
Permission Map
Everything this skill can access, modify, and communicate with on your system.
Reads from
Writes to
Runs
Talks to
Permissions Requested
Network Calls
File Writes
1 behavior was flagged for review. Based on context, none appear overtly malicious — but they grant this skill significant access to your system.
Deterministic Scan·Phase 1
Threat Correlation·Phase 2
AI Reasoning·Phase 3
Components Analyzed
Why this score
Score 4 because: 1 findings present, credential+network no, primary criterion is that the skill makes outbound network requests and executes external binaries on the user's machine.
The code is transparent about its main behavior: it fetches transcripts, downloads media, and cleans subtitle text. I did not find hidden telemetry, credential reads, persistence, or scanner-targeted instructions.
The main risk comes from operational capability rather than malicious intent: user-supplied URLs are handed to yt-dlp, and the skill spawns external tools that interact with remote services.
Temporary file deletion and output-directory writes are consistent with normal downloader behavior. The recursive temp cleanup looks purpose-matched rather than destructive because it only targets the mkdtemp-created directory.
This is a reasonable utility skill, but it should still be reviewed like any downloader because it combines network access, subprocess execution, and file writes.
What to do
Check whether the undeclared capabilities are necessary for your use case
Test in a sandboxed environment before granting full access
Scan ID
0724ef1c
Scanner
v0.1.0
Date
May 10, 2026
Risk Score
4
Skill Version
1.0.0
Skill License
unspecified