Install ClawHub skills safely: start with review, not speed

Why this matters

Skills are where OpenClaw becomes more than chat.
Skills also increase your risk surface.

Minimum review sequence

Before installing a skill, check these four points:

1. where it comes from
2. what it can access
3. whether you can understand the critical code path
4. whether there are issues, discussion, or known risk signals

Add SlowMist's full-text rule

The SlowMist guide highlights a key point:
Do not audit executable scripts only. Scan .md/.json files too to catch hidden dependency-install and prompt-injection instructions.

• SlowMist Security Practice Guide
• SlowMist Validation Guide

Open these links first

• ClawHub docs
• ClawHub directory source code
• OpenClaw skills repository
• Awesome OpenClaw Skills
• Datawhale OpenClaw tutorial

Security reading before bulk installs

• Snyk ToxicSkills study
• The Hacker News on malicious skills
• Trend Micro analysis

Completion criteria

• only one to two high-value skills installed
• source and permission notes recorded
• one repeatable workflow tested

Next step: open Security baseline 2026.