🍈🛡️ GuavaGuard v4.0

Zero-dependency security scanner for AI Agent Skills.

One file. No install. 13 threat categories. Catches what Cisco, Snyk, and VirusTotal miss.

# That's it. Copy the file, run it.
node guava-guard.js ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/ --verbose --self-exclude

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Why GuavaGuard?

The OpenClaw/ClawHub ecosystem has a serious security problem:

• 341 malicious skills found by Koi Security (ClawHavoc campaign)
• 283 leaky skills exposing API keys through LLM context (Snyk)
• 26% of 31,000 skills have at least one vulnerability (Cisco)
• 30,000+ exposed instances on the public internet (Censys)
• Prompt worms actively spreading through Moltbook (Simula Research Lab)

Cisco's scanner needs Python + pip + API keys. GuavaGuard needs Node.js and 3 seconds.

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Quick Start

# Scan your skills directory
node guava-guard.js ./skills/ --verbose

# Full scan with dependency analysis
node guava-guard.js ./skills/ --verbose --check-deps --self-exclude

# Generate reports
node guava-guard.js ./skills/ --json --sarif --html

# CI/CD: fail build on findings
node guava-guard.js ./skills/ --fail-on-findings --sarif

Or install via ClawHub:

clawhub install guava-guard

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What It Detects (13 Categories)

#	Category	Severity	What It Catches
1	Prompt Injection	🔴 CRIT	ignore previous instructions, zero-width Unicode, BiDi attacks, XML tags, homoglyphs
2	Malicious Code	🔴 CRIT	eval(), reverse shells, raw sockets, Function() constructor
3	Suspicious Downloads	🔴 CRIT	curl|bash, password-protected ZIPs, fake prerequisites
4	Credential Handling	🟠 HIGH	.env reading, SSH keys, crypto wallets, OpenClaw config access
5	Secret Detection	🟠 HIGH	Hardcoded API keys, AWS keys, private keys, Shannon entropy analysis
6	Exfiltration	🟡 MED	webhook.site, POST with secrets, DNS exfil, curl data exfil
7	Dependency Chain	🟠 HIGH	Risky npm packages, lifecycle scripts, remote deps, wildcard versions
8	Financial Access	🟡 MED	Crypto transactions, Stripe/PayPal/Plaid API calls
9	Leaky Skills ⭐	🔴 CRIT	"Save API key to memory", verbatim output traps, PII collection
10	Memory Poisoning ⭐	🔴 CRIT	SOUL.md writes, rule overrides, persistent behavior changes
11	Prompt Worms ⭐	🔴 CRIT	Self-replicating prompts, agent propagation, CSS-hidden payloads
12	Persistence ⭐	🟠 HIGH	Cron abuse, LaunchAgents, systemd, heartbeat manipulation
13	CVE Patterns ⭐	🔴 CRIT	CVE-2026-25253 (gatewayUrl injection), sandbox disabling

⭐ = New in v4.0 — not detected by Cisco Skill Scanner

Plus: Cross-cutting Engines

Engine	What It Does
JS Data Flow	Tracks require() → secret reads → fetch()/exec() chains
Cross-File Analysis	Detects payloads split across multiple files
Combo Multipliers	Credential + exfil = 2x risk, memory poison = 1.5x, prompt worm = 2x
Obfuscation	Hex encoding, base64→exec, charCode construction

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v4.0 vs The Competition

Feature	GuavaGuard v4	Cisco Scanner	Snyk Evo	Koi Clawdex
Zero dependencies	✅	❌ Python+pip	❌	❌
Single file	✅	❌	❌	❌
Leaky Skills	✅	❌	✅	❌
Memory Poisoning	✅	❌	❌	❌
Prompt Worms	✅	❌	❌	❌
CVE Patterns	✅	❌	❌	❌
Persistence	✅	❌	❌	❌
JS Data Flow	✅	✅ (AST)	✅	❌
Cross-file	✅	✅	❌	❌
Unicode/BiDi	✅	❌	❌	❌
Homoglyphs	✅	❌	❌	❌
SARIF (CI/CD)	✅	✅	❌	❌
HTML Report	✅	❌	❌	❌
Custom Rules	✅	✅ (YARA)	❌	❌
LLM Analysis	❌ (v5)	✅ (API key)	❌	❌
VirusTotal	❌ (v5)	✅ (API key)	❌	❌

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Output Examples

Terminal

🍈🛡️  GuavaGuard v4.0.0 Security Scanner
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📂 Scanning: ./skills/
📦 Skills found: 20

🟢 my-safe-skill — CLEAN (risk: 0)
🟡 sketch-tool — SUSPICIOUS (risk: 45)
   📁 data-flow
      💀 [CRITICAL] Data flow: secret read (L36) → network call (L56)
🔴 totally-legit — MALICIOUS (risk: 100)
   📁 prompt-worm
      💀 [CRITICAL] Prompt worm: self-replication instruction
   📁 memory-poisoning
      💀 [CRITICAL] Memory poisoning: SOUL/IDENTITY file modification

HTML Report (--html)

Dark-theme dashboard with stats grid, color-coded findings, and per-skill breakdowns.

SARIF (--sarif)

Upload directly to GitHub Code Scanning for PR annotations.

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Options

Flag	Description
--verbose, -v	Detailed findings with categories and samples
--json	JSON report with recommendations
--sarif	SARIF report (GitHub Code Scanning)
--html	HTML visual dashboard
--self-exclude	Skip scanning the guava-guard directory itself
--strict	Lower thresholds (suspicious=20, malicious=60)
--summary-only	Print only the summary table
--check-deps	Scan package.json for dependency chain risks
--rules <file>	Load custom rules from JSON file
--fail-on-findings	Exit code 1 if any findings (CI/CD)

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Risk Scoring

Findings are scored by severity, then amplified by combo multipliers:

Combo	Multiplier	Why
Credential + Exfiltration	2x	Data theft pipeline
Obfuscation + Malicious Code	2x	Actively hiding attacks
Leaky Skills + Exfiltration	2x	Secret leaks at scale
Prompt Worm	2x	Network-wide propagation
Memory Poisoning	1.5x	Persistent backdoor
Lifecycle Script + Exec	2x	Install-time compromise
Known IoC match	→ 100	Confirmed threat

Risk Score	Verdict
0	🟢 CLEAN
1-29	🟢 LOW RISK
30-79	🟡 SUSPICIOUS
80-100	🔴 MALICIOUS

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Custom Rules

[
  {
    "id": "MY_RULE_001",
    "pattern": "dangerous_function\\(",
    "flags": "gi",
    "severity": "HIGH",
    "cat": "malicious-code",
    "desc": "Custom: dangerous function call",
    "codeOnly": true
  }
]

node guava-guard.js ./skills/ --rules my-rules.json

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CI/CD Integration

GitHub Actions

- name: Scan skills
  run: node guava-guard.js ./skills/ --sarif --fail-on-findings --check-deps

- name: Upload SARIF
  uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v3
  with:
    sarif_file: skills/guava-guard.sarif

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Changelog

v4.0.0 (2026-02-10)

• Leaky Skills detection — credential-in-context, verbatim output, PII collection (Snyk research)
• Memory poisoning — SOUL.md writes, rule overrides, persistence instructions (Palo Alto IBC)
• Prompt worm patterns — self-replication, agent propagation, CSS hiding (Simula Lab)
• JS data flow analysis — secret→network, import trifecta, URL interpolation (zero-dep)
• CVE-2026-25253 patterns — gatewayUrl injection, sandbox disabling, Gatekeeper bypass
• Persistence detection — cron abuse, LaunchAgents, systemd, heartbeat manipulation
• Cross-file analysis — phantom refs, base64 fragments, load→exec chains
• HTML report — dark-theme visual dashboard
• Enhanced combo multipliers — leaky+exfil=2x, memory-poison=1.5x, prompt-worm=2x

v3.1.0

• Custom rules (--rules)
• SARIF output (--sarif)
• --fail-on-findings for CI/CD

v3.0.0

• Unicode BiDi/homoglyph/invisible character detection
• Dependency chain scanning
• Hidden file detection

v2.0.0

• Context-aware scanning (code vs docs, ~80% FP reduction)
• Self-exclusion, whitelist support
• Flow analysis, entropy-based secret detection
• Snyk ToxicSkills taxonomy alignment

v1.0.0

• Initial release with ClawHavoc IoCs

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References

• Snyk: 280+ Leaky Skills (Feb 2026)
• Snyk: From SKILL.md to Shell Access (Feb 2026)
• Cisco: Personal AI Agents Are a Security Nightmare (Feb 2026)
• Cisco Skill Scanner — Python multi-engine scanner
• Koi: ClawHavoc Campaign (Feb 2026)
• Palo Alto: The Moltbook Case (IBC Framework) (Feb 2026)
• Adversa.ai: OpenClaw Security Guide (Feb 2026)
• TheHackerNews: VirusTotal + ClawHub (Feb 2026)
• CyberSecureFox: Prompt Worms (Feb 2026)

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License

MIT

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