A comprehensive security framework for AI agents with root access, covering lifecycle auditing, permission hardening, and automated disaster recovery.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install huamu668-openclaw-security
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install huamu668-openclaw-security using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is OpenClaw Security Practice Guide?
The OpenClaw Security Practice guide is a professional-grade security framework designed for AI agents operating with root-level permissions. It implements a zero-trust architecture to protect the host environment while maximizing the agent's operational capabilities. By standardizing behavioral blacklists and audit protocols, it ensures that all Openclaw Skills are deployed and executed within a strictly controlled safety matrix.
This skill focuses on three critical phases: pre-action prevention through behavioral constraints and script audits, mid-action mitigation via permission hardening and hash-based integrity checks, and post-action detection using automated nightly inspections and Git-based disaster recovery. It is specifically designed to mitigate risks such as prompt injection, supply chain poisoning, and unauthorized data exfiltration.
OpenClaw Security Practice Guide Use Cases
- Performing deep security audits on newly installed Openclaw Skills to prevent malicious dependency execution.
- Hardening AI coding environments by restricting access to core configuration files and sensitive credentials.
- Automating system-wide security inspections to detect unauthorized process changes or network listeners.
- Implementing high-risk business logic controls for sensitive operations like crypto transactions or database deletions.
- Establishing automated disaster recovery for an AI agent's logic, memory, and state files.
How OpenClaw Security Practice Guide Works
- The agent identifies and classifies commands into red-line (prohibited without human confirmation) or yellow-line (logged but allowed) categories.
- All external skills or MCP packages undergo a full-text regex scan to detect hidden prompt injections or suspicious network requests.
- Core configuration files are hardened using chmod 600 permissions and SHA256 integrity baselining to prevent tampering.
- High-risk operations trigger mandatory pre-flight checks, requiring the agent to consult security intelligence skills before proceeding.
- A nightly cron job automatically scans 13 core security indicators, including DLP scans and network audits, reporting the status to the user.
- The agent's state directory is incrementally backed up to a secure private repository for fail-safe recovery.
OpenClaw Security Practice Guide Setup
To implement these security practices within your Openclaw Skills environment, follow these essential hardening steps:
# Hardening core configuration permissions
chmod 600 $HOME/.openclaw/openclaw.json
chmod 600 $HOME/.openclaw/devices/paired.json
# Generate an integrity baseline for configuration
sha256sum $HOME/.openclaw/openclaw.json > $HOME/.openclaw/.config-baseline.sha256
# Secure the audit script using the immutable bit (requires sudo)
sudo chattr +i $HOME/.openclaw/workspace/scripts/nightly-security-audit.sh
Ensure that the red-line and yellow-line command definitions are added to your primary AGENTS.md instruction file.
OpenClaw Security Practice Guide Data Schema & Taxonomy
The security framework organizes metadata and logs according to the following taxonomy:
| Data Component | Location | Security Measure |
|---|---|---|
| Core Config | openclaw.json |
600 Permissions + SHA256 Baseline |
| Device Identity | paired.json |
Restricted Read/Write Access |
| Integrity Hash | .config-baseline.sha256 |
Reference for nightly audit diffs |
| Audit Script | nightly-security-audit.sh |
Chattr +i immutable locking |
| Activity Logs | memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md |
Persistent record of yellow-line operations |
OpenClaw Security Practice Guide Advanced Features
- Zero-trust protocol for Skill/MCP installation involving deep source code inspections and regex-based prompt injection detection.
- Kernel-level script protection utilizing chattr +i to prevent the AI agent from self-modifying its own security checks.
- Automated DLP (Data Loss Prevention) scanning that monitors for accidental leakage of private keys or mnemonics in the workspace.
- Multi-domain risk scoring that forces the agent to halt execution if a business-logic risk score exceeds defined safety thresholds.
- Explicit timezone-aware cron management ensuring audit reports are delivered during human-operable windows.
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