git:20260518.032831e to git:20260710.2925510
14 added, 24 removed. Audit A to B.
---
- name: "Audit OpenClaw host security posture and hardening gaps"
- slug: "audit-openclaw-host-security-posture-and-hardening-gaps"
- description: "This skill uses OpenClaw's healthcheck workflow to inspect the host running the assistant, surface risky exposure, and turn the findings into a staged hardening plan. It is for operator-style audits with explicit approval gates, not a generic software listing or a replacement for OS administration."
- verification: "listed"
+ title: "Audit OpenClaw host security posture and hardening gaps"
+ description: "This skill uses OpenClaw’s healthcheck workflow to inspect the host running the assistant, surface risky exposure, and turn the findings into a staged hardening plan. It is for operator-style audits with explicit approval gates, not a generic software listing or a replacement for OS administration."
+ verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/tree/main/skills/healthcheck"
author: "OpenClaw"
publisher_type: "open_source_project"
- category: "Security & Verification"
- framework: "OpenClaw"
+ category:
+ - "Security & Verification"
+ framework:
+ - "OpenClaw"
---
# Audit OpenClaw host security posture and hardening gaps
- This skill uses OpenClaw's healthcheck workflow to inspect the host running the assistant, surface risky exposure, and turn the findings into a staged hardening plan. It is for operator-style audits with explicit approval gates, not a generic software listing or a replacement for OS administration.
+ This skill uses OpenClaw’s healthcheck workflow to inspect the host running the assistant, surface risky exposure, and turn the findings into a staged hardening plan. It is for operator-style audits with explicit approval gates, not a generic software listing or a replacement for OS administration.
## Prerequisites
OpenClaw CLI
## Installation
- Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- - npm install -g openclaw@latest
- - Use pnpm for source checkouts. The repository is a pnpm workspace, and bundled
- - git clone https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw.git
- - pnpm install
-
- Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- - Runtime: **Node 24 (recommended) or Node 22.19+**.
- - Public inbound DMs require an explicit opt-in: set dmPolicy="open" and include "*" in the channel allowlist (allowFrom / channels.discord.allowFrom / channels.slack.allowFrom; legacy: channels.discord.dm.allowFrom, ch...
- - Group/channel safety: set agents.defaults.sandbox.mode: "non-main" to run non-main sessions inside sandboxes. Docker is the default sandbox backend; SSH and OpenShell backends are also available.
-
- Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- - **OpenClaw** is a _personal AI assistant_ you run on your own devices.
- - [Website](https://openclaw.ai) · [Docs](https://docs.openclaw.ai) · [Vision](VISION.md) · [DeepWiki](https://deepwiki.com/openclaw/openclaw) · [Getting Started](https://docs.openclaw.ai/start/getting-started) · [Updat...
- - New install? Start here: [Getting started](https://docs.openclaw.ai/start/getting-started)
+ Choose whichever fits your setup:
- - Source: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/tree/main/skills/healthcheck
- - Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openclaw/openclaw/HEAD/README.md
+ 1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
+ 2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
+ 3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
+ 4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
+ 5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.
## Documentation
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/tree/main/skills/healthcheck
## Source
- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/audit-openclaw-host-security-posture-and-hardening-gaps/)