OpenClaw Security Audit for Openclaw

A local-only auditing tool for OpenClaw that identifies configuration vulnerabilities and provides AI-driven remediation steps.

muhammad-waleed381
v1.0.0
Feb 1, 2026
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Install & Download

1. ClawHub CLI

The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.

npx clawhub@latest install openclaw-security-auditor

2. Manual Installation

Copy the skill folder to one of these locations

Global
~/.openclaw/skills/
Workspace
<project>/skills/

Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled

3. Prompt Installation

Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.

Help me install openclaw-security-auditor 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 Audit?

The OpenClaw Security Audit skill is a dedicated utility designed to evaluate the security posture of your local OpenClaw environment. By analyzing the primary configuration file, this skill identifies common pitfalls such as hardcoded secrets, permissive network binds, and missing rate limits. As a key component of the Openclaw Skills library, it ensures that your AI agent deployments are hardened against external threats while maintaining data privacy by processing all checks locally before sending redacted metadata to your chosen LLM.

OpenClaw Security Audit Use Cases

  • Performing a comprehensive security review of a local OpenClaw instance.
  • Generating a prioritized remediation roadmap for hardening configuration files.
  • Validating production-readiness by checking tool policies, sandboxing, and channel access controls.

How OpenClaw Security Audit Works

  1. The skill locates the configuration file, defaulting to the standard user home directory path.
  2. It employs system-level tools like cat and jq to parse the JSON configuration structure.
  3. A security-focused extraction process gathers metadata while strictly stripping out actual secrets or API keys.
  4. This redacted metadata is passed to the configured LLM through the standard Openclaw Skills agent flow.
  5. The LLM generates a detailed Markdown report containing a risk score and specific configuration examples for fixes.

OpenClaw Security Audit Setup

To use this skill, ensure your system has the necessary binaries installed. It is compatible with macOS, Linux, and Windows.

# Ensure jq is installed (example for Debian/Ubuntu)
sudo apt-get install jq

The skill automatically interfaces with your existing Openclaw Skills setup and requires no additional API keys or external services.

OpenClaw Security Audit Data Schema & Taxonomy

The skill generates a structured findings object and a final report. The internal metadata includes:

Component Metadata Analyzed
Gateway Bind addresses and authentication token presence
Channels Access controls (allowFrom) and rate limiting status
Tools Sandbox status and elevated tool policy restrictions
Secrets Detection of hardcoded strings vs environment variables
Platform Versioning and specific integration security (Telegram, Discord, etc.)

OpenClaw Security Audit Advanced Features

  • Local-only execution path ensures sensitive data never leaves the host machine.
  • 15+ specialized security checks covering gateway, tool, and channel vulnerabilities.
  • Support for custom configuration paths to audit multiple instances within the Openclaw Skills framework.
  • Generates actionable remediation examples including 'before' and 'after' configuration snippets.

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