OpenClaw Arbiter
Audits installed skills to report exactly what system resources each one accesses — network, subprocess, file I/O, environment variables, and unsafe operations.
The Problem
You install skills and trust them blindly. A skill that claims to format markdown could also open network connections, execute shell commands, or read your environment variables. Nothing reports what permissions each skill actually uses.
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Commands
Full Audit
Deep audit of all installed skills with line-level findings.
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/arbiter.py audit --workspace /path/to/workspace
Audit Single Skill
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/arbiter.py audit openclaw-warden --workspace /path/to/workspace
Permission Matrix
Compact table showing permission categories per skill.
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/arbiter.py report --workspace /path/to/workspace
Quick Status
One-line summary of permission risk.
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/arbiter.py status --workspace /path/to/workspace
What It Detects
| Category | Risk | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Serialization | CRITICAL | pickle, eval(), exec(), import |
| Subprocess | HIGH | subprocess, os.system, Popen, command substitution |
| Network | HIGH | urllib, requests, curl, wget, hardcoded URLs |
| File Write | MEDIUM | open('w'), shutil.copy, os.remove, rm |
| Environment | MEDIUM | os.environ, os.getenv, os.putenv |
| Crypto | LOW | hashlib, hmac, ssl |
| File Read | LOW | open('r'), os.walk, glob |
Exit Codes
- •
0— Clean, all skills within normal bounds - •
1— Elevated permissions detected (review needed) - •
2— Critical permissions detected (action needed)
No External Dependencies
Python standard library only. No pip install. No network calls. Everything runs locally.
Cross-Platform
Works with OpenClaw, Claude Code, Cursor, and any tool using the Agent Skills specification.