clawsec-nanoclaw

SKILL.md

---
name: clawsec-nanoclaw
version: 0.0.10
description: Use when checking for security vulnerabilities in NanoClaw skills, before installing new skills, or when asked about security advisories affecting the bot
---

# ClawSec for NanoClaw

Security advisory monitoring that protects your WhatsApp bot from known vulnerabilities in skills and dependencies.

## Vercel Skills Installation

Install with the Vercel Skills CLI for this harness:

```bash
npx skills add prompt-security/clawsec --skill clawsec-nanoclaw -a openclaw -y
```

## Overview

ClawSec provides MCP tools that check installed skills against a curated feed of security advisories. It prevents installation of vulnerable skills, includes exploitability context for triage, and alerts you to issues in existing ones.

**Core principle:** Check before you install. Monitor what's running.

## When to Use

Use ClawSec tools when:
- Installing a new skill (check safety first)
- User asks "are my skills secure?"
- Investigating suspicious behavior
- Regular security audits
- After receiving security notifications

Do NOT use for:
- Code review (use other tools)
- Performance issues (different concern)
- General debugging

## MCP Tools Available

### Pre-Installation Check

```typescript
// Before installing any skill
const safety = await tools.clawsec_check_skill_safety({
  skillName: 'new-skill',
  skillVersion: '1.0.0'  // optional
});

if (!safety.safe) {
  // Show user the risks before proceeding
  console.warn(`Security issues: ${safety.advisories.map(a => a.id)}`);
}
```

### Security Audit

```typescript
// Check all installed skills (defaults to ~/.claude/skills in the container)
const result = await tools.clawsec_check_advisories({
  installRoot: '/home/node/.claude/skills'  // optional
});

if (result.matches.some((m) =>
  m.advisory.severity === 'critical' || m.advisory.exploitability_score === 'high'
)) {
  // Alert user immediately
  console.error('Urgent advisories found!');
}
```

### Browse Advisories

```typescript
// List advisories with filters
const advisories = await tools.clawsec_list_advisories({
  severity: 'high',               // optional
  exploitabilityScore: 'high'     // optional
});
```

## Quick Reference

| Task | Tool | Key Parameter |
|------|------|---------------|
| Pre-install check | `clawsec_check_skill_safety` | `skillName` |
| Audit all skills | `clawsec_check_advisories` | `installRoot` (optional) |
| Browse feed | `clawsec_list_advisories` | `severity`, `type`, `exploitabilityScore` (optional) |
| Verify package signature | `clawsec_verify_skill_package` | `packagePath` |
| Refresh advisory cache | `clawsec_refresh_cache` | (none) |
| Check file integrity | `clawsec_check_integrity` | `mode`, `autoRestore` (optional) |
| Approve file change | `clawsec_approve_change` | `path` |
| View baseline status | `clawsec_integrity_status` | `path` (optional) |
| Verify audit log | `clawsec_verify_audit` | (none) |

## Common Patterns

### Pattern 1: Safe Skill Installation

```typescript
// ALWAYS check before installing
const safety = await tools.clawsec_check_skill_safety({
  skillName: userRequestedSkill
});

if (safety.safe) {
  // Proceed with installation
  await installSkill(userRequestedSkill);
} else {
  // Show user the risks and get confirmation
  await showSecurityWarning(safety.advisories);
  if (await getUserConfirmation()) {
    await installSkill(userRequestedSkill);
  }
}
```

### Pattern 2: Periodic Security Check

```typescript
// Add to scheduled tasks
schedule_task({
  prompt: "Check advisories using clawsec_check_advisories and alert when critical or high-exploitability matches appear",
  schedule_type: "cron",
  schedule_value: "0 9 * * *"  // Daily at 9am
});
```

### Pattern 3: User Security Query

```
User: "Are my skills secure?"

You: I'll check installed skills for known vulnerabilities.
[Use clawsec_check_advisories]

Response:
✅ No urgent issues found.
- 2 low-severity/low-exploitability advisories
- All skills up to date
```

## Common Mistakes

### ❌ Installing without checking
```typescript
// DON'T
await installSkill('untrusted-skill');
```

```typescript
// DO
const safety = await tools.clawsec_check_skill_safety({
  skillName: 'untrusted-skill'
});
if (safety.safe) await installSkill('untrusted-skill');
```

### ❌ Ignoring exploitability context
```typescript
// DON'T: Use severity only
if (advisory.severity === 'high') {
  notifyNow(advisory);
}
```

```typescript
// DO: Use exploitability + severity
if (
  advisory.exploitability_score === 'high' ||
  advisory.severity === 'critical'
) {
  notifyNow(advisory);
}
```

### ❌ Skipping critical severity
```typescript
// DON'T: Ignore high exploitability in medium severity advisories
if (advisory.severity === 'critical') alert();
```

```typescript
// DO: Prioritize exploitability and severity together
if (advisory.exploitability_score === 'high' || advisory.severity === 'critical') {
  // Alert immediately
}
```

## Implementation Details

**Feed Source**: https://clawsec.prompt.security/advisories/feed.json

This signed feed is consolidated. NanoClaw receives NVD CVEs, approved community advisories, and provisional GHSA-without-CVE advisories through the same default URL.

**Update Frequency**: Every 6 hours (automatic)

**Signature Verification**: Ed25519 signed feeds
**Package Verification Policy**: pinned key only, bounded package/signature paths

**Cache Location**: `/workspace/project/data/clawsec-advisory-cache.json`

See [INSTALL.md](./INSTALL.md) for setup and [docs/](./docs/) for advanced usage.

## Real-World Impact

- Prevents installation of skills with known RCE vulnerabilities
- Alerts to supply chain attacks in dependencies
- Provides actionable remediation steps
- Zero false positives (curated feed only)

## Release Artifact Verification

For standalone installs, verify the signed release manifest before trusting `SKILL.md`, `skill.json`, or the archive. The `skill.json` file is the package metadata/SBOM source, and the release pipeline signs `checksums.json` with the ClawSec release key.

```bash
set -euo pipefail

SKILL_NAME="clawsec-nanoclaw"
VERSION="0.0.10"
REPO="prompt-security/clawsec"
TAG="${SKILL_NAME}-v${VERSION}"
BASE="https://github.com/${REPO}/releases/download/${TAG}"
ZIP_NAME="${SKILL_NAME}-v${VERSION}.zip"
TMP_DIR="$(mktemp -d)"
trap 'rm -rf "$TMP_DIR"' EXIT

RELEASE_PUBKEY_SHA256="711424e4535f84093fefb024cd1ca4ec87439e53907b305b79a631d5befba9c8"

curl -fsSL "$BASE/checksums.json" -o "$TMP_DIR/checksums.json"
curl -fsSL "$BASE/checksums.sig" -o "$TMP_DIR/checksums.sig"
curl -fsSL "$BASE/signing-public.pem" -o "$TMP_DIR/signing-public.pem"
curl -fsSL "$BASE/$ZIP_NAME" -o "$TMP_DIR/$ZIP_NAME"
curl -fsSL "$BASE/SKILL.md" -o "$TMP_DIR/SKILL.md"
curl -fsSL "$BASE/skill.json" -o "$TMP_DIR/skill.json"

ACTUAL_PUBKEY_SHA256="$(openssl pkey -pubin -in "$TMP_DIR/signing-public.pem" -outform DER | shasum -a 256 | awk '{print $1}')"
if [ "$ACTUAL_PUBKEY_SHA256" != "$RELEASE_PUBKEY_SHA256" ]; then
  echo "ERROR: signing-public.pem fingerprint mismatch" >&2
  exit 1
fi

openssl base64 -d -A -in "$TMP_DIR/checksums.sig" -out "$TMP_DIR/checksums.sig.bin"
openssl pkeyutl -verify -rawin -pubin \
  -inkey "$TMP_DIR/signing-public.pem" \
  -sigfile "$TMP_DIR/checksums.sig.bin" \
  -in "$TMP_DIR/checksums.json" >/dev/null

hash_file() {
  if command -v shasum >/dev/null 2>&1; then
    shasum -a 256 "$1" | awk '{print $1}'
  else
    sha256sum "$1" | awk '{print $1}'
  fi
}

verify_manifest_file() {
  asset="$1"
  path="$2"
  expected="$(jq -r --arg asset "$asset" '.files[$asset].sha256 // empty' "$TMP_DIR/checksums.json")"
  if [ -z "$expected" ]; then
    echo "ERROR: checksums.json missing $asset" >&2
    exit 1
  fi
  actual="$(hash_file "$path")"
  if [ "$actual" != "$expected" ]; then
    echo "ERROR: checksum mismatch for $asset" >&2
    exit 1
  fi
}

expected_archive="$(jq -r '.archive.sha256 // empty' "$TMP_DIR/checksums.json")"
if [ -z "$expected_archive" ]; then
  echo "ERROR: checksums.json missing archive.sha256" >&2
  exit 1
fi
actual_archive="$(hash_file "$TMP_DIR/$ZIP_NAME")"
if [ "$actual_archive" != "$expected_archive" ]; then
  echo "ERROR: archive checksum mismatch" >&2
  exit 1
fi

verify_manifest_file "SKILL.md" "$TMP_DIR/SKILL.md"
verify_manifest_file "skill.json" "$TMP_DIR/skill.json"

echo "Signed release manifest, archive, SKILL.md, and skill.json verified."
```

Only install or extract the archive after this verification succeeds.