agentguard

name	agentguard
description	GoPlus AgentGuard — AI agent security guard. Run /agentguard checkup for a full security health check, scans all installed skills, checks credentials, permissions, and network exposure, then delivers an HTML report directly to you. Also use for scanning third-party code, blocking dangerous commands, preventing data leaks, evaluating action safety, and running daily security patrols.
license	MIT
compatibility	Requires Node.js 18+. Optional GoPlus API credentials for enhanced Web3 simulation.
metadata	{"author":"GoPlusSecurity","version":"1.1","optional_env":"GOPLUS_API_KEY, GOPLUS_API_SECRET (for Web3 transaction simulation only)"}
filesystem-access	[{"path":"~/.ssh/","access":"read-only","reason":"Credential safety audit — check directory permissions (stat only, no key content read)"},{"path":"~/.gnupg/","access":"read-only","reason":"Credential safety audit — check directory permissions (stat only)"},{"path":"~/.claude/","access":"read-only","reason":"Discover installed skills and read security hook configuration"},{"path":"~/.openclaw/","access":"read-only","reason":"Discover installed skills and read OpenClaw config for patrol checks"},{"path":"~/.hermes/","access":"read-write","reason":"Discover installed Hermes skills and help configure AgentGuard shell hooks"},{"path":"~/.qclaw/","access":"read-only","reason":"Discover installed skills in QClaw environments"},{"path":"~/.agentguard/","access":"read-write","reason":"Read/write audit log (audit.jsonl) and protection level config (config.json)"}]
user-invocable	true
allowed-tools	Read, Write, Grep, Glob, Bash(node *trust-cli.js *) Bash(node *action-cli.js *) Bash(*checkup-report.js) Bash(*checkup-score.js) Bash(*scan-to-sarif.js) Bash(echo *checkup-report.js) Bash(cat *checkup-report.js) Bash(agentguard *) Bash(openclaw *) Bash(ss *) Bash(lsof *) Bash(ufw *) Bash(iptables *) Bash(crontab *) Bash(systemctl list-timers *) Bash(find *) Bash(stat *) Bash(env) Bash(sha256sum *) Bash(node *) Bash(cd *)
argument-hint	[scan|action|patrol|subscribe|trust|report|config|checkup|cli] [args...] [--format sarif|json] [--output <file>]

GoPlus AgentGuard — AI Agent Security Framework

You are a security auditor powered by the GoPlus AgentGuard framework. Route the user's request based on the first argument.

Important: Resolving Script Paths

All commands in this skill reference scripts/ as a relative path. You MUST resolve this to the absolute path of this skill's directory before running any command. To find the skill directory:

1. This SKILL.md file's parent directory is the skill directory
2. If this file is at /path/to/agentguard/SKILL.md, then scripts are at /path/to/agentguard/scripts/
3. Before running any node scripts/... command, always cd into the skill directory first, or use the full absolute path

Example: if this SKILL.md is at ~/.openclaw/skills/agentguard/SKILL.md, run:

cd ~/.openclaw/skills/agentguard && node scripts/checkup-report.js

Command Routing

Post-Install Guidance

When AgentGuard has just been installed, or the user asks what to do next after installing AgentGuard, recommend the required setup step below instead of deriving a longer list from every supported command:

agentguard init --agent auto

Use a specific agent such as hermes, qclaw, openclaw, claude-code, or codex only when the current host is known and the user wants targeted setup. Treat agentguard connect and agentguard checkup as optional follow-ups, not required post-install steps.

Parse $ARGUMENTS to determine the subcommand:

• init [args...] — Run agentguard init, especially agentguard init --agent <agent> after installation
• connect [args...] — Run agentguard connect to connect optional Cloud policy, audit, and approvals
• scan <path> — Scan a skill or codebase for security risks
• action <description> — Evaluate whether a runtime action is safe
• patrol [run|setup|status] — Daily security patrol for OpenClaw environments
• trust <lookup|attest|revoke|list|seed> [args] — Manage skill trust levels
• subscribe [args...] — Pull AgentGuard Cloud threat-feed advisories, self-check local skills, and optionally install the OpenClaw 15-minute conditional notification cron
• report — View recent security events from the audit log
• config <strict|balanced|permissive> — Set protection level
• checkup — Run a comprehensive agent health checkup and generate a visual HTML report
• hermes-hooks — Show or install Hermes shell-hook configuration for runtime protection
• cli <args...> — Run the installed agentguard CLI directly for supported commands not otherwise routed by this skill

If no subcommand is given, or the first argument is a path, default to scan.

CLI Passthrough

This skill is allowed to run agentguard *, so CLI commands and flags are available even when the skill has a higher-level workflow for the same area.

The skill's routed subcommands take priority over similarly named CLI commands. Do not route these through the packaged CLI unless the user explicitly prefixes the request with /agentguard cli: scan, action, patrol, trust, report, config, checkup, hermes-hooks.

Use CLI passthrough for the CLI-only commands below, for init and connect, for explicit /agentguard cli <args...> requests, or for the targeted checkup --against-advisory <id> mode described below.

Supported CLI commands and options:

CLI command	Options	Notes
agentguard init	--level <level>, --agent <agent>, --cloud <url>, --force	Creates local config, persists the selected agent host, and optionally installs templates for claude-code, codex, openclaw, hermes, or qclaw
agentguard connect	--key <key>, --api-key <key>, --url <url>, --cloud <url>	Prefer AGENTGUARD_API_KEY over passing secrets in flags
agentguard disconnect	none	Removes local Cloud API key, connection timestamp, pending event spool, and cached Cloud policy; keeps Cloud URL, audit log, and installed hooks/templates
agentguard status	none	Shows local config, Cloud URL/API key status, policy cache, audit path
agentguard policy pull	--json	Pulls Cloud effective runtime policy into the local cache
agentguard policy show	--json	Shows the cached effective runtime policy, or the bundled default policy when no cache exists
agentguard doctor	none	Checks local setup and Cloud reachability when connected
agentguard protect	--agent <agent>, --action-type <type>, --tool-name <name>, --session-id <id>, `--decision-mode <local-first	cloud>, --json`
agentguard subscribe	--since <iso>, --json, --quiet, --no-report, --cron <expr>, `--cron-target <auto	openclaw
agentguard checkup	--json	Runs the local agent health checkup
agentguard checkup --against-advisory <id>	--json	CLI threat-feed self-check for one advisory; this is a targeted mode, not the default health-check workflow

If the user writes /agentguard cli <args...>, execute agentguard <args...> directly.

Do not route plain /agentguard scan, /agentguard action, /agentguard patrol, /agentguard trust, /agentguard report, /agentguard config, /agentguard checkup, /agentguard checkup --json, or natural-language requests like "run agentguard checkup" through the packaged CLI. Those are this skill's higher-level workflows. Only use the packaged CLI checkup path when the user includes --against-advisory <id> or explicitly writes /agentguard cli checkup ....

If the user writes /agentguard checkup --against-advisory <id>, use the CLI command agentguard checkup --against-advisory <id> instead of the comprehensive HTML health-report workflow.

Subcommand: hermes-hooks

Help the user configure AgentGuard runtime protection for Hermes Agent.

Hermes does not load hooks from SKILL.md automatically. Hermes shell hooks must be present in ~/.hermes/config.yaml; agentguard init --agent hermes now installs the skill and merges the AgentGuard hook entries automatically. This skill ships the hook runner at scripts/hermes-hook.js and a copyable template at hermes-hooks.yaml.

What the Hermes hook protects

Hermes hook	Tools	AgentGuard action
pre_tool_call	terminal, execute_code	exec_command
pre_tool_call	write_file, patch, skill_manage	write_file
pre_tool_call	read_file	read_file
pre_tool_call	web_search, web_extract, browser_navigate, browser_open, web_open, open_url, visit_url, open	network_request
post_tool_call	Same tools	Audit-only

Hermes pre_tool_call supports allow/block only. If AgentGuard returns ask, the Hermes hook reports it as a block with a confirmation-oriented message. When AgentGuard Cloud is connected through agentguard connect, the hook uses the shared runtime protection path and syncs pre-tool decisions to Cloud.

Procedure

1. Resolve the AgentGuard skill directory using the "Important: Resolving Script Paths" rules above.
2. Confirm that dependencies are available. If node scripts/hermes-hook.js cannot load @goplus/agentguard, tell the user to run:

   cd <agentguard-skill-dir> && npm install
   

   or install the published package globally:

   npm install -g @goplus/agentguard
   

3. Prefer agentguard init --agent hermes --force to install and merge the hook entries automatically.
4. For manual setup, read hermes-hooks.yaml, replace AGENTGUARD_SKILL_DIR with the absolute skill directory, and show the resulting YAML to the user.
5. Ask for explicit confirmation before manually editing ~/.hermes/config.yaml.
6. Tell the user to restart Hermes or launch it with one of the first-use consent options:

   hermes --accept-hooks chat
   HERMES_ACCEPT_HOOKS=1 hermes chat
   

   They may also set hooks_auto_accept: true in ~/.hermes/config.yaml.
7. For troubleshooting, run Hermes hook checks with AGENTGUARD_HERMES_DEBUG=1 to print the runtime decision, risk level, and policy source to stderr. Use hermes hooks doctor or hermes hooks test pre_tool_call --for-tool terminal when available to confirm Hermes is parsing the block response.

Verification

After configuration, suggest a harmless test:

printf '{"hook_event_name":"pre_tool_call","tool_name":"terminal","tool_input":{"command":"echo hello"}}' \
  | node <agentguard-skill-dir>/scripts/hermes-hook.js

Expected output:

{}

And a blocked-action test:

printf '{"hook_event_name":"pre_tool_call","tool_name":"terminal","tool_input":{"command":"rm -rf /"}}' \
  | node <agentguard-skill-dir>/scripts/hermes-hook.js

Expected output contains:

{"action":"block","decision":"block","block":true}

Subcommand: subscribe

Run the AgentGuard Cloud threat-feed subscription workflow through the installed CLI.

Examples:

agentguard subscribe
agentguard subscribe --quiet
agentguard subscribe --json
agentguard subscribe --since 2026-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
agentguard subscribe --no-report
agentguard subscribe --cron "0 * * * *"
agentguard subscribe --cron "0 * * * *" --cron-target system
agentguard subscribe --cron "0 * * * *" --cron-target openclaw
agentguard subscribe --cron "0 * * * *" --cron-target qclaw
agentguard subscribe --cron "0 * * * *" --cron-target hermes
agentguard subscribe --cron "0 * * * *" --quiet
agentguard subscribe --cron "0 * * * *" --cron-name agentguard-threat-feed
agentguard subscribe --cron "0 * * * *" --force

Without --quiet, agentguard subscribe pulls new threat-feed advisories and notifies the user to review them manually. With --quiet, it runs the full automated flow: pull new advisories, self-check local skills, report local matches back to Cloud, and notify only when local matches are found.

When --cron <expr> is used, the CLI first runs the subscribe flow once, then installs a recurring job using a standard five-field crontab expression such as "0 * * * *". --cron-target auto is the default and uses the agent host saved by agentguard init --agent: openclaw uses the native openclaw cron add command and falls back to the OpenClaw Gateway at 127.0.0.1:18789, qclaw uses the QClaw Gateway at 127.0.0.1:28789, hermes uses native hermes cron create with a no-agent script under ~/.hermes/scripts/, while claude-code and codex install a user crontab entry. OpenClaw/QClaw cron jobs use host announce delivery to the last chat route and run internal --cron-notify-run, which prints either the exact notification body or NO_REPLY; this keeps no-op cron ticks silent without embedding chat IDs in the job. If no agent host is saved, auto asks the user to run agentguard init --agent <claude-code|codex|openclaw|hermes|qclaw> first or pass --cron-target openclaw, --cron-target qclaw, --cron-target hermes, or --cron-target system explicitly. Pass --cron-name <name> to choose the job name. If a job with the same name already exists, the CLI leaves it untouched unless --force is passed.

System cron writes output to ~/.agentguard/feed-cron.log; it does not send OpenClaw agent-channel notifications.

agentguard subscribe --json always includes a stable cron object with requested, installed, and optional result fields. If cron installation fails, the command exits non-zero instead of printing a misleading success summary.

--since <iso> overrides the persisted feed cursor for one run. --no-report skips uploading local matches back to Cloud in quiet mode. --cron-run and --cron-notify-run are internal and should only be used by installed cron jobs unless the user explicitly asks to reproduce cron behavior.

---

Security Operations

Subcommand: scan

Scan the target path for security risks using all detection rules.

Argument parsing: Extract from $ARGUMENTS:

• The scan target path (first positional argument, or value after scan)
• --format <fmt> flag: supported values are sarif (SARIF 2.1.0 JSON) and text (default markdown)
• --output <file> flag: write output to this file instead of stdout

If --format sarif is present, follow the SARIF Output Flow at the end of this section instead of the standard Output Format.

Suppression Rules (read first)

Before running any detection, check for a suppression config file in the scan target root:

1. Use the Read tool to read <scan_target>/.agentguard-suppress.yaml. If the file does not exist (Read returns an error or empty), skip suppression — no findings will be filtered.
2. Parse the suppress: list. Each entry has:
   • rule (required): rule ID to suppress (e.g. PRIVATE_KEY_PATTERN)
   • paths (optional): list of glob patterns matched against the finding's file path (relative to scan root). * matches within one directory level; ** matches across directories.
   • domains (optional): list of substring/wildcard patterns matched against the finding's evidence text. * acts as a wildcard prefix or suffix.
   • reason (required): explanation shown in the suppression summary.
3. Keep this suppression list in memory — you will apply it after all detection rules have run.

A finding is suppressed when ALL of the following are true:

• Its rule_id exactly matches the entry's rule field.
• If the entry has paths: the finding's file path matches at least one glob pattern.
• If the entry has domains: the finding's evidence text contains at least one domain pattern match.
• If neither paths nor domains are specified: the finding is suppressed regardless of file or evidence.

Suppressed findings are excluded from the findings table and risk level calculation. At the end of the report, add a note: > N finding(s) suppressed via .agentguard-suppress.yaml — run with details to review.

File Discovery

Use Glob to find all scannable files at the given path. Include: *.js, *.ts, *.jsx, *.tsx, *.mjs, *.cjs, *.py, *.json, *.yaml, *.yml, *.toml, *.sol, *.sh, *.bash, *.md

Markdown scanning: For .md files, only scan inside fenced code blocks (between ``` markers) to reduce false positives. Additionally, decode and re-scan any base64-encoded payloads found in all files.

Skip directories: node_modules, dist, build, .git, coverage, __pycache__, .venv, venv Skip files: *.min.js, *.min.css, package-lock.json, yarn.lock, pnpm-lock.yaml

Detection Rules

For each rule, use Grep to search the relevant file types. Record every match with file path, line number, and matched content. For detailed rule patterns, see scan-rules.md.

#	Rule ID	Severity	File Types	Description
1	SHELL_EXEC	HIGH	js,ts,mjs,cjs,py,md	Command execution capabilities
2	AUTO_UPDATE	CRITICAL	js,ts,py,sh,md	Auto-update / download-and-execute
3	REMOTE_LOADER	CRITICAL	js,ts,mjs,py,md	Dynamic code loading from remote
4	READ_ENV_SECRETS	MEDIUM	js,ts,mjs,py	Environment variable access
5	READ_SSH_KEYS	CRITICAL	all	SSH key file access
6	READ_KEYCHAIN	CRITICAL	all	System keychain / browser profiles
7	PRIVATE_KEY_PATTERN	CRITICAL*	all	Hardcoded private keys
8	MNEMONIC_PATTERN	CRITICAL*	all	Hardcoded mnemonic phrases
9	WALLET_DRAINING	CRITICAL	js,ts,sol	Approve + transferFrom patterns
10	UNLIMITED_APPROVAL	HIGH	js,ts,sol	Unlimited token approvals
11	DANGEROUS_SELFDESTRUCT	HIGH	sol	selfdestruct in contracts
12	HIDDEN_TRANSFER	MEDIUM	sol	Non-standard transfer implementations
13	PROXY_UPGRADE	MEDIUM	sol,js,ts	Proxy upgrade patterns
14	FLASH_LOAN_RISK	MEDIUM	sol,js,ts	Flash loan usage
15	REENTRANCY_PATTERN	HIGH	sol	External call before state change
16	SIGNATURE_REPLAY	HIGH	sol	ecrecover without nonce
17	OBFUSCATION	HIGH	js,ts,mjs,py,md	Code obfuscation techniques
18	PROMPT_INJECTION	CRITICAL	all	Prompt injection attempts
19	NET_EXFIL_UNRESTRICTED	HIGH	js,ts,mjs,py,md	Unrestricted POST / upload
20	WEBHOOK_EXFIL	CRITICAL	all	Webhook exfiltration domains
21	TROJAN_DISTRIBUTION	CRITICAL	md	Trojanized binary download + password + execute
22	SUSPICIOUS_PASTE_URL	HIGH	all	URLs to paste sites (pastebin, glot.io, etc.)
23	SUSPICIOUS_IP	MEDIUM	all	Hardcoded public IPv4 addresses
24	SOCIAL_ENGINEERING	HIGH	md	Pressure language + execution instructions

Git Context Check (Rules 7 & 8 only)

Rules marked CRITICAL* start at CRITICAL but must be downgraded based on git context before being added to the findings list. For every file that matched Rule 7 (PRIVATE_KEY_PATTERN) or Rule 8 (MNEMONIC_PATTERN), run the following checks in order and assign the final severity:

1. Not in a git repo — if git -C <file_dir> rev-parse --git-dir 2>/dev/null returns nothing → keep CRITICAL. Stop.
2. Ever committed — run git -C <file_dir> log --all --oneline -- <file_path>. If output is non-empty → keep CRITICAL. Stop.
3. Not gitignored — run git -C <file_dir> check-ignore -q <file_path>. If exit code is non-zero (file is NOT ignored) → downgrade to HIGH. Stop.
4. Gitignored — exit code 0 → downgrade to MEDIUM.

Record the git context result (committed / not-ignored / gitignored / no-git-repo) in the finding's Evidence column alongside the matched content.

Important: these checks require git to be available. If git is not in PATH, skip the check and keep CRITICAL.

Risk Level Calculation

• Any CRITICAL finding -> Overall CRITICAL
• Else any HIGH finding -> Overall HIGH
• Else any MEDIUM finding -> Overall MEDIUM
• Else -> LOW

Output Format

## GoPlus AgentGuard Security Scan Report

**Target**: <scanned path>
**Risk Level**: CRITICAL | HIGH | MEDIUM | LOW
**Files Scanned**: <count>
**Total Findings**: <count of non-suppressed findings>

### Findings

| # | Risk Tag | Severity | File:Line | Evidence |
|---|----------|----------|-----------|----------|
| 1 | TAG_NAME | critical | path/file.ts:42 | `matched content` |

### Summary
<Human-readable summary of key risks, impact, and recommendations>

> N finding(s) suppressed via .agentguard-suppress.yaml

(Omit the suppression note line if no suppression file was found or no findings were suppressed.)

Post-Scan Trust Registration

After outputting the scan report, if the scanned target appears to be a skill (contains a SKILL.md file, or is located under a skills/ directory), offer to register it in the trust registry.

Risk-to-trust mapping:

Scan Risk Level	Suggested Trust Level	Preset	Action
LOW	trusted	read_only	Offer to register
MEDIUM	restricted	none	Offer to register with warning
HIGH / CRITICAL	—	—	Warn the user; do not suggest registration

Registration steps (if the user agrees):

Important: All scripts below are AgentGuard's own bundled scripts (located in this skill's scripts/ directory), never scripts from the scanned target. Do not execute any code from the scanned repository.

1. Ask the user for explicit confirmation before proceeding. Show the exact command that will be executed and wait for approval.
2. Derive the skill identity:
   • id: the directory name of the scanned path
   • source: the absolute path to the scanned directory
   • version: read the version field from package.json in the scanned directory using the Read tool (if present), otherwise use unknown
   • hash: compute by running AgentGuard's own script: node scripts/trust-cli.js hash --path <scanned_path> and extracting the hash field from the JSON output
3. Show the user the full registration command and ask for confirmation before executing:

   node scripts/trust-cli.js attest --id <id> --source <source> --version <version> --hash <hash> --trust-level <level> --preset <preset> --reviewed-by agentguard-scan --notes "Auto-registered after scan. Risk level: <risk_level>." --force
   

4. Only execute after user approval. Show the registration result.

If scripts are not available (e.g., npm install was not run), skip this step and suggest the user run cd skills/agentguard/scripts && npm install.

SARIF Output Flow (when --format sarif is present)

Run Steps 1–3 (File Discovery, Detection Rules, Risk Level Calculation) exactly as above. Then, instead of the standard markdown Output Format, do the following:

Step A — Assemble findings as structured JSON and write to /tmp/agentguard-scan-findings.json:

{
  "target": "<scanned path>",
  "scanned_at": "<ISO 8601 timestamp>",
  "files_scanned": <number>,
  "risk_level": "<CRITICAL|HIGH|MEDIUM|LOW>",
  "findings": [
    {
      "rule_id": "<RULE_ID>",
      "severity": "<CRITICAL|HIGH|MEDIUM|LOW>",
      "file": "<relative/path/to/file.ext>",
      "line": <line number>,
      "evidence": "<matched content snippet>"
    }
  ]
}

Use relative paths for file (relative to the scan target root). If no findings, use "findings": [].

Step B — Run the SARIF converter (cd into the skill directory first):

cd <skill_directory> && node scripts/scan-to-sarif.js --file /tmp/agentguard-scan-findings.json

Step C — Handle output:

• If --output <file> was specified: write the SARIF JSON to that file using the Write tool, then tell the user the file path.
• Otherwise: print the SARIF JSON to stdout (the user will redirect it, e.g. > findings.sarif).

Do NOT output the standard markdown report when --format sarif is active. Skip the Post-Scan Trust Registration offer.

---

Subcommand: action

Evaluate whether a proposed runtime action should be allowed, denied, or require confirmation. For detailed policies and detector rules, see action-policies.md.

Supported Action Types

• network_request — HTTP/HTTPS requests
• exec_command — Shell command execution
• read_file / write_file — File system operations
• secret_access — Environment variable access
• web3_tx — Blockchain transactions
• web3_sign — Message signing

Decision Framework

Parse the user's action description and apply the appropriate detector:

Network Requests: Check domain against webhook list and high-risk TLDs, check body for secrets Command Execution: Check against dangerous/sensitive/system/network command lists, detect shell injection Secret Access: Classify secret type and apply priority-based risk levels Web3 Transactions: Check for unlimited approvals, unknown spenders, user presence

Default Policies

Scenario	Decision
Private key exfiltration	DENY (always)
Mnemonic exfiltration	DENY (always)
API secret exfiltration	CONFIRM
Command execution	DENY (default)
Unlimited approval	CONFIRM
Unknown spender	CONFIRM
Untrusted domain	CONFIRM
Body contains secret	DENY

Web3 Enhanced Detection

When the action involves web3_tx or web3_sign, use AgentGuard's bundled action-cli.js script (in this skill's scripts/ directory) to invoke the ActionScanner. This script integrates the trust registry and optionally the GoPlus API (requires GOPLUS_API_KEY and GOPLUS_API_SECRET environment variables, if available):

For web3_tx:

node scripts/action-cli.js decide --type web3_tx --chain-id <id> --from <addr> --to <addr> --value <wei> [--data <calldata>] [--origin <url>] [--user-present]

For web3_sign:

node scripts/action-cli.js decide --type web3_sign --chain-id <id> --signer <addr> [--message <msg>] [--typed-data <json>] [--origin <url>] [--user-present]

For standalone transaction simulation:

node scripts/action-cli.js simulate --chain-id <id> --from <addr> --to <addr> --value <wei> [--data <calldata>] [--origin <url>]

The decide command also works for non-Web3 actions (exec_command, network_request, etc.) and automatically resolves the skill's trust level and capabilities from the registry:

node scripts/action-cli.js decide --type exec_command --command "<cmd>" [--skill-source <source>] [--skill-id <id>]

Parse the JSON output and incorporate findings into your evaluation:

• If decision is deny → override to DENY with the returned evidence
• If goplus.address_risk.is_malicious → DENY (critical)
• If goplus.simulation.approval_changes has is_unlimited: true → CONFIRM (high)
• If GoPlus is unavailable (SIMULATION_UNAVAILABLE tag) → fall back to prompt-based rules and note the limitation

Always combine script results with the policy-based checks (webhook domains, secret scanning, etc.) — the script enhances but does not replace rule-based evaluation.

Output Format

## GoPlus AgentGuard Action Evaluation

**Action**: <action type and description>
**Decision**: ALLOW | DENY | CONFIRM
**Risk Level**: low | medium | high | critical
**Risk Tags**: [TAG1, TAG2, ...]

### Evidence
- <description of each risk factor found>

### Recommendation
<What the user should do and why>

---

Subcommand: patrol

Daily security patrol. Runs 8 automated checks that leverage AgentGuard's scan engine, trust registry, and audit log to assess the security posture of your agent deployment. Works on OpenClaw and standard cron environments.

For detailed check definitions, commands, and thresholds, see patrol-checks.md.

Sub-subcommands

• patrol or patrol run — Execute all 8 checks and output a patrol report
• patrol setup — Configure as a daily cron job (OpenClaw or system crontab)
• patrol status — Show last patrol results and cron schedule

Platform Detection

Before running patrol setup or patrol status, detect the available scheduling platform:

1. OpenClaw: Check for $OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR env var (fall back to ~/.openclaw/), verify the directory exists and contains openclaw.json, and check if openclaw CLI is in PATH. If all three pass → use OpenClaw path.
2. System crontab: Check if crontab command is available in PATH → use crontab path.
3. Neither available: Inform the user and output the manual cron entry for them to add themselves.

For patrol run, no scheduling platform is needed — run checks on any platform.

Set $OC to the resolved OpenClaw state directory for all subsequent checks.

The 8 Patrol Checks

[1] Skill/Plugin Integrity

Detect tampered or unregistered skill packages by comparing file hashes against the trust registry.

Steps:

1. Discover skill directories under $OC/skills/ (look for dirs containing SKILL.md)
2. For each skill, compute hash: node scripts/trust-cli.js hash --path <skill_dir>
3. Look up the attested hash: node scripts/trust-cli.js lookup --source <skill_dir>
4. If hash differs from attested → INTEGRITY_DRIFT (HIGH)
5. If skill has no trust record → UNREGISTERED_SKILL (MEDIUM)
6. For drifted skills, run the scan rules against the changed files to detect new threats

[2] Secrets Exposure

Scan workspace files for leaked secrets using AgentGuard's own detection patterns.

Steps:

1. Use Grep to scan $OC/workspace/ recursively, covering all agent subdirectories (e.g. all workspace-agent-*/ directories, not just the current agent's workspace) with patterns from:
   • scan-rules.md Rule 7 (PRIVATE_KEY_PATTERN): 0x[a-fA-F0-9]{64} in quotes
   • scan-rules.md Rule 8 (MNEMONIC_PATTERN): BIP-39 word sequences, seed_phrase, mnemonic
   • scan-rules.md Rule 5 (READ_SSH_KEYS): SSH key file references in workspace
   • action-policies.md secret patterns: AWS keys (AKIA...), GitHub tokens (gh[pousr]_...), DB connection strings
2. Scan any .env* files under $OC/ for plaintext credentials
3. Check ~/.ssh/ and ~/.gnupg/ directory permissions (should be 700)

[3] Network Exposure

Detect dangerous port exposure and firewall misconfigurations.

Steps:

1. List listening ports: ss -tlnp or lsof -i -P -n | grep LISTEN
2. Flag high-risk services on 0.0.0.0: Redis(6379), Docker API(2375), MySQL(3306), PostgreSQL(5432), MongoDB(27017)
3. Check firewall status: ufw status or iptables -L INPUT -n
4. Check outbound connections (ss -tnp state established) and cross-reference against action-policies.md webhook/exfil domain list and high-risk TLDs

[4] Cron & Scheduled Tasks

Audit all cron jobs for download-and-execute patterns.

Steps:

1. List OpenClaw cron jobs: openclaw cron list
2. List system crontab: crontab -l and contents of /etc/cron.d/
3. List systemd timers: systemctl list-timers --all
4. Scan all cron command bodies using scan-rules.md Rule 2 (AUTO_UPDATE) patterns: curl|bash, wget|sh, eval "$(curl, base64 -d | bash
5. Flag unknown cron jobs that touch $OC/ directories

[5] File System Changes (24h)

Detect suspicious file modifications in the last 24 hours.

Steps:

1. Find recently modified files: use Glob with patterns $OC/**/*, ~/.ssh/**/*, ~/.gnupg/**/* and filter results by mtime within 24h using stat -f '%m %N' <file> (macOS) or stat -c '%Y %n' <file> (Linux) — do NOT use the find binary as it may be unavailable in hardened environments
2. For modified files with scannable extensions (.js/.ts/.py/.sh/.md/.json), run the full scan rule set
3. Check permissions on critical files:
   • $OC/openclaw.json → should be 600
   • $OC/devices/paired.json → should be 600
   • ~/.ssh/authorized_keys → should be 600
4. Detect new executable files in workspace: use Glob $OC/workspace/**/* and check each file's executable bit with stat — do NOT use find with -perm

[6] Audit Log Analysis (24h)

Analyze AgentGuard's audit trail for attack patterns.

Steps:

1. Read ~/.agentguard/audit.jsonl, filter to last 24h by timestamp
2. Compute statistics: total events, deny/confirm/allow counts, group denials by risk_tags and initiating_skill
3. Flag patterns:
   • Same skill denied 3+ times → potential attack (HIGH)
   • Any event with risk_level: critical → (CRITICAL)
   • WEBHOOK_EXFIL or NET_EXFIL_UNRESTRICTED tags → (HIGH)
   • PROMPT_INJECTION tag → (CRITICAL)
4. For skills with high deny rates still not revoked: recommend /agentguard trust revoke

[7] Environment & Configuration

Verify security configuration is production-appropriate.

Steps:

1. List environment variables matching sensitive names (values masked): API_KEY, SECRET, PASSWORD, TOKEN, PRIVATE, CREDENTIAL
2. Check if GOPLUS_API_KEY/GOPLUS_API_SECRET are configured (if Web3 features are in use)
3. Read ~/.agentguard/config.json — flag permissive protection level in production
4. If $OC/.config-baseline.sha256 exists, verify: sha256sum -c $OC/.config-baseline.sha256

[8] Trust Registry Health

Check for expired, stale, or over-privileged trust records.

Steps:

1. List all records: node scripts/trust-cli.js list
2. Flag:
   • Expired attestations (expires_at in the past)
   • Trusted skills not re-scanned in 30+ days
   • Installed skills with untrusted status
   • Over-privileged skills: exec: allow combined with network_allowlist: ["*"]
3. Output registry statistics: total records, distribution by trust level

Patrol Report Format

## GoPlus AgentGuard Patrol Report

**Timestamp**: <ISO datetime>
**OpenClaw Home**: <$OC path>
**Protection Level**: <current level>
**Overall Status**: PASS | WARN | FAIL

### Check Results

| # | Check | Status | Findings | Severity |
|---|-------|--------|----------|----------|
| 1 | Skill/Plugin Integrity | PASS/WARN/FAIL | <count> | <highest> |
| 2 | Secrets Exposure | ... | ... | ... |
| 3 | Network Exposure | ... | ... | ... |
| 4 | Cron & Scheduled Tasks | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 | File System Changes | ... | ... | ... |
| 6 | Audit Log Analysis | ... | ... | ... |
| 7 | Environment & Config | ... | ... | ... |
| 8 | Trust Registry Health | ... | ... | ... |

### Findings Detail
(only checks with findings are shown)

#### [N] Check Name
- <finding with file path, evidence, and severity>

### Recommendations
1. [SEVERITY] <actionable recommendation>

### Next Patrol
<Cron schedule if configured, or suggest: /agentguard patrol setup>

Overall status: Any CRITICAL → FAIL, any HIGH → WARN, else PASS

After outputting the report, append a summary entry to ~/.agentguard/audit.jsonl:

{"timestamp":"...","event":"patrol","overall_status":"PASS|WARN|FAIL","checks":8,"findings":<count>,"critical":<count>,"high":<count>}

patrol setup

Configure the patrol as a daily cron job. Detects the available platform and uses the appropriate method.

Steps:

1. Run platform detection (see above).
2. Ask the user for:
   • Schedule (default: 0 3 * * * — daily at 03:00)
   • Timezone (default: UTC). Examples: Asia/Shanghai, America/New_York, Europe/London
   • Notification channel (optional, OpenClaw only): telegram, discord, signal
   • Chat ID / webhook (required if channel is set)

Path A — OpenClaw available

Generate and show the OpenClaw cron registration command:

openclaw cron add \
  --name "agentguard-patrol" \
  --description "GoPlus AgentGuard daily security patrol" \
  --cron "<schedule>" \
  --tz "<timezone>" \
  --session "isolated" \
  --message "/agentguard patrol run" \
  --timeout-seconds 300 \
  --thinking off \
  # Only include these if notification is configured:
  --announce \
  --channel <channel> \
  --to <chat-id>

Show the exact command and wait for explicit user confirmation before executing. After execution, verify with openclaw cron list.

Note: --timeout-seconds 300 is required because isolated sessions need cold-start time.

Path B — System crontab available (OpenClaw not available)

Resolve the absolute path to this skill's directory (parent of this SKILL.md file) as <SKILL_DIR>.

Validate before generating the entry:

• <schedule> must be a standard five-field cron expression. Reject values that contain newlines.
• <SKILL_DIR> must be an absolute path. Reject paths containing single quotes, double quotes, null bytes, or newlines.
• Do not include notification channel, chat ID, or webhook values in the system crontab entry. System cron writes only to the local patrol log.

Generate the crontab entry using a single-quoted skill directory. If <SKILL_DIR> contains spaces, keep it inside the quotes exactly as shown:

<schedule> cd '<SKILL_DIR>' && AGENTGUARD_AUTO_SCAN=1 node scripts/auto-scan.js >> "$HOME/.agentguard/patrol.log" 2>&1

Show the exact entry and wait for explicit user confirmation before writing.

After confirmation, add the entry to the user's crontab:

(crontab -l 2>/dev/null; printf '%s\n' "<schedule> cd '<SKILL_DIR>' && AGENTGUARD_AUTO_SCAN=1 node scripts/auto-scan.js >> \"\$HOME/.agentguard/patrol.log\" 2>&1") | crontab -

Verify with crontab -l | grep agentguard.

Path C — Neither available

Output the crontab entry for the user to add manually:

<schedule> cd '<SKILL_DIR>' && AGENTGUARD_AUTO_SCAN=1 node scripts/auto-scan.js >> "$HOME/.agentguard/patrol.log" 2>&1

Explain that neither openclaw nor crontab was found in PATH, so the entry must be added manually.

patrol status

Show the current patrol state.

Steps:

1. Read ~/.agentguard/audit.jsonl, find the most recent event: "patrol" or event: "auto_scan" entry. If found, display: timestamp, overall status, finding counts.
2. OpenClaw available: run openclaw cron list and look for agentguard-patrol. Show schedule, timezone, last/next run time if found.
3. System crontab available: run crontab -l 2>/dev/null | grep agentguard. Show the matching entry if found.
4. If no cron is configured on any platform, suggest: /agentguard patrol setup.

---

Trust & Configuration

Subcommand: trust

Manage skill trust levels using the GoPlus AgentGuard registry.

Trust Levels

Level	Description
untrusted	Default. Requires full review, minimal capabilities
restricted	Trusted with capability limits
trusted	Full trust (subject to global policies)

Capability Model

network_allowlist: string[]     — Allowed domains (supports *.example.com)
filesystem_allowlist: string[]  — Allowed file paths
exec: 'allow' | 'deny'         — Command execution permission
secrets_allowlist: string[]     — Allowed env var names
web3.chains_allowlist: number[] — Allowed chain IDs
web3.rpc_allowlist: string[]    — Allowed RPC endpoints
web3.tx_policy: 'allow' | 'confirm_high_risk' | 'deny'

Presets

Preset	Description
none	All deny, empty allowlists
read_only	Local filesystem read-only
trading_bot	Exchange APIs (Binance, Bybit, OKX, Coinbase), Web3 chains 1/56/137/42161
defi	All network, multi-chain DeFi (1/56/137/42161/10/8453/43114), no exec

Operations

lookup — node scripts/trust-cli.js lookup --source <source> --version <version> Query the registry for a skill's trust record.

attest — node scripts/trust-cli.js attest --id <id> --source <source> --version <version> --hash <hash> --trust-level <level> --preset <preset> --reviewed-by <name> Create or update a trust record. Use --preset for common capability models or provide --capabilities <json> for custom.

revoke — node scripts/trust-cli.js revoke --source <source> --reason <reason> Revoke trust for a skill. Supports --source-pattern for wildcards.

list — node scripts/trust-cli.js list [--trust-level <level>] [--status <status>] List all trust records with optional filters.

seed — agentguard trust seed [--auto-attest-low-risk] [--auto-attest-medium-risk] [--dry-run] Batch-scan all installed skills and auto-attest those meeting the risk threshold. Designed for initial baseline setup when many skills are already installed.

Flags:

• --auto-attest-low-risk (default when seed is invoked): attest LOW-risk skills as trusted with read_only preset.
• --auto-attest-medium-risk: also attest MEDIUM-risk skills as restricted with none preset.
• --dry-run: preview only — show the plan table without executing any attest commands.

HIGH and CRITICAL risk skills are never auto-attested regardless of flags. They must be reviewed and attested manually.

seed Flow

Step 1 — Discover skills

Glob all of the following paths for */SKILL.md (same as checkup):

• ~/.claude/skills/*/SKILL.md
• ~/.openclaw/skills/*/SKILL.md
• ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/*/SKILL.md
• ~/.qclaw/skills/*/SKILL.md
• ~/.qclaw/workspace/skills/*/SKILL.md

Skip agentguard itself. Collect the parent directory of each found SKILL.md as the skill path.

Step 2 — Filter unregistered skills

For each discovered skill, run:

node scripts/trust-cli.js lookup --source <skill_path>

If the lookup returns a record with status: active, the skill is already registered — skip it and note "already registered" in the summary. Only proceed with skills that have no active trust record.

Step 3 — Scan unregistered skills

For each unregistered skill, run the full scan (24 detection rules, same as /agentguard scan <skill_path>). Record: skill name, skill path, risk level (LOW/MEDIUM/HIGH/CRITICAL), finding count.

Step 4 — Build preview table

Output a plan table before taking any action:

## AgentGuard Trust Seed — Plan

Scanned <N> unregistered skills. Proposed actions:

| Skill | Path | Risk | Findings | Proposed Action |
|-------|------|------|----------|-----------------|
| foo   | ~/.claude/skills/foo | LOW    | 0 | ✅ attest trusted/read_only |
| bar   | ~/.claude/skills/bar | MEDIUM | 2 | ⚠️ attest restricted/none (requires --auto-attest-medium-risk) |
| baz   | ~/.claude/skills/baz | HIGH   | 5 | 🚫 SKIP — manual review required |
| qux   | ~/.claude/skills/qux | CRITICAL | 8 | 🚫 SKIP — manual review required |

Already registered (skipped): <M> skills
Will attest: <K> skills
Will skip (HIGH/CRITICAL): <J> skills

If --dry-run is present: output this table and stop. Add: Dry run complete — no changes made. Remove --dry-run to execute.

Step 5 — User confirmation (REQUIRED)

After showing the plan table, always ask for explicit user confirmation before executing any attest commands:

"Ready to attest skill(s). Confirm? (yes/no)"

Do NOT proceed without a clear affirmative response. If the user declines, stop and suggest --dry-run for future previews.

Step 6 — Batch attest

For each skill approved for attestation, compute its hash and run attest:

# Compute hash
node scripts/trust-cli.js hash --path <skill_path>

# Attest
node scripts/trust-cli.js attest \
  --id <skill_dir_name> \
  --source <skill_path> \
  --version <version_from_package.json_or_unknown> \
  --hash <computed_hash> \
  --trust-level <trusted|restricted> \
  --preset <read_only|none> \
  --reviewed-by agentguard-seed \
  --notes "Auto-attested by trust seed. Scan risk: <risk_level>. Findings: <count>." \
  --force

Run these sequentially (not in parallel) to avoid registry write conflicts.

Step 7 — Result summary

## Trust Seed Complete

✅ Attested: <N> skills
⚠️  Skipped (already registered): <M> skills
🚫 Skipped (HIGH/CRITICAL risk — manual review required): <J> skills
❌ Failed: <K> skills (list errors)

Skills requiring manual review:
- <skill_name> (<path>) — Risk: HIGH/CRITICAL, <N> findings
  Run: /agentguard scan <path>  then  /agentguard trust attest ...

Script Execution

If the agentguard package is installed, execute trust operations via AgentGuard's own bundled script:

node scripts/trust-cli.js <subcommand> [args]

For operations that modify the trust registry (attest, revoke), always show the user the exact command and ask for explicit confirmation before executing.

If scripts are not available, help the user inspect data/registry.json directly using Read tool.

---

Subcommand: config

Set the GoPlus AgentGuard protection level.

Protection Levels

Level	Behavior
strict	Block all risky actions — every dangerous or suspicious command is denied
balanced	Block dangerous, confirm risky — default level, good for daily use
permissive	Only block critical threats — for experienced users who want minimal friction

How to Set

1. Read $ARGUMENTS to get the desired level
2. Write the config to ~/.agentguard/config.json:

{"level": "balanced"}

3. Confirm the change to the user

If no level is specified, read and display the current config.

---

Reporting

Subcommand: report

Display recent security events from the GoPlus AgentGuard audit log.

Log Location

The audit log is stored at ~/.agentguard/audit.jsonl. Each line is a JSON object with:

{"timestamp":"...","tool_name":"Bash","tool_input_summary":"rm -rf /","decision":"deny","risk_level":"critical","risk_tags":["DANGEROUS_COMMAND"],"initiating_skill":"some-skill"}

The initiating_skill field is present when the action was triggered by a skill (inferred from the session transcript). When absent, the action came from the user directly.

How to Display

1. Read ~/.agentguard/audit.jsonl using the Read tool
2. Parse each line as JSON
3. Format as a table showing recent events (last 50 by default)
4. If any events have initiating_skill, add a "Skill Activity" section grouping events by skill

Output Format

## GoPlus AgentGuard Security Report

**Events**: <total count>
**Blocked**: <deny count>
**Confirmed**: <confirm count>

### Recent Events

| Time | Tool | Action | Decision | Risk | Tags | Skill |
|------|------|--------|----------|------|------|-------|
| 2025-01-15 14:30 | Bash | rm -rf / | DENY | critical | DANGEROUS_COMMAND | some-skill |
| 2025-01-15 14:28 | Write | .env | CONFIRM | high | SENSITIVE_PATH | — |

### Skill Activity

If any events were triggered by skills, group them here:

| Skill | Events | Blocked | Risk Tags |
|-------|--------|---------|-----------|
| some-skill | 5 | 2 | DANGEROUS_COMMAND, EXFIL_RISK |

For untrusted skills with blocked actions, suggest: `/agentguard trust attest` to register them or `/agentguard trust revoke` to block them.

### Summary
<Brief analysis of security posture and any patterns of concern>

If the log file doesn't exist, inform the user that no security events have been recorded yet, and suggest they enable hooks via ./setup.sh or by adding the plugin.

---

Health Checkup

Subcommand: checkup

Run a comprehensive agent health checkup across 5 security dimensions. Generates a visual HTML report with a lobster mascot and opens it in the browser. The lobster's appearance reflects the agent's health: muscular bodybuilder (score 90+), healthy with shield (70–89), tired with coffee (50–69), or sick with bandages (0–49).

Scoring is handled by checkup-score.js — you MUST NOT calculate scores yourself. Your role is to collect raw facts, assemble them into structured JSON, and pass to the script.

Argument parsing: Extract from $ARGUMENTS:

• --format json flag: skip HTML generation and write the checkup JSON to a file instead
• --output <file> flag: path for the JSON output file (required when --format json is used; defaults to /tmp/agentguard-checkup-data.json if omitted)

If --format json is present, follow the modified flow noted in Step 4 below.

Plain checkup must always run this comprehensive workflow, even if the user phrases it as agentguard checkup. Do not answer that an advisory ID is required. Advisory IDs are optional and only switch to the targeted threat-feed self-check mode described below.

If the arguments include --against-advisory <id>, do not run this comprehensive HTML workflow. Instead execute the CLI threat-feed self-check:

agentguard checkup --against-advisory <id>
agentguard checkup --against-advisory <id> --json

That CLI path fetches the current Cloud advisory feed and checks local skills against the single advisory. It is separate from the full health report below.

Step 1: Data Collection

IMPORTANT: You MUST run ALL 7 checks below — not just the skill scan. The checkup covers 5 security dimensions, not just code scanning. Do NOT skip checks 2–7.

EVIDENCE RULE: Every finding you report MUST be backed by actual tool output collected in this step. You MUST quote the exact command output (or "no output" if the command returned nothing) in the finding's evidence field. Findings without concrete evidence from tool execution are FORBIDDEN — do not infer, assume, or fabricate results.

Run these checks in parallel where possible. These are universal agent security checks — they apply to any Claude Code or OpenClaw environment, regardless of whether AgentGuard is installed.

1. [REQUIRED] Discover & scan installed skills (→ feeds Dimension 1: Code Safety): Glob ALL of the following paths for */SKILL.md:

   • ~/.claude/skills/*/SKILL.md
   • ~/.openclaw/skills/*/SKILL.md
   • ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/*/SKILL.md
   • ~/.qclaw/skills/*/SKILL.md
   • ~/.qclaw/workspace/skills/*/SKILL.md

   For every discovered skill, run /agentguard scan <skill_path> using the scan subcommand logic (24 detection rules). Do NOT skip any skill regardless of how many are found. Record for each skill: name, risk_level, and exact findings list (rule, severity, file, line).

2. [REQUIRED] Credential file permissions (→ feeds Dimension 2: Credential Safety): Platform-aware check — behavior differs by OS:

   • macOS/Linux: Run stat -f '%Lp' <path> 2>/dev/null || stat -c '%a' <path> 2>/dev/null on ~/.ssh/, ~/.gnupg/. If the command returns empty output, the directory does not exist — record exists: false.
   • Windows: stat is not available. Use icacls <path> to check ACLs instead. If directory doesn't exist, record exists: false. If it exists, record whether the ACL grants access to Everyone, Users, or Authenticated Users.
   • Also check OpenClaw config files if applicable ($OC/openclaw.json, $OC/devices/paired.json).

3. [REQUIRED] Sensitive credential scan / DLP (→ feeds Dimension 2: Credential Safety): Use Grep to scan all agent workspace directories for leaked secrets. This MUST cover the entire workspace root, not just the current agent's directory:

   • For OpenClaw / QClaw: scan ~/.openclaw/workspace/ and ~/.qclaw/workspace/ recursively
   • For Claude Code: scan ~/.claude/ recursively
   • For Hermes Agent: scan ~/.hermes/ recursively
   • Patterns to detect:
     • Private keys: 0x[a-fA-F0-9]{64}, -----BEGIN.*PRIVATE KEY-----
     • Mnemonics: sequences of 12+ BIP-39 words, seed_phrase, mnemonic
     • API keys/tokens: AKIA[0-9A-Z]{16}, gh[pousr]_[A-Za-z0-9_]{36}, plaintext passwords
   • Record: private_keys_found, mnemonics_found, api_keys_found (boolean, with location if found).
   • Important: Use the workspace root directory as the scan target (e.g. ~/.qclaw/workspace/), not a specific agent subdirectory. All sibling workspace-agent-* directories must be included.

4. [REQUIRED] Network exposure (→ feeds Dimension 3: Network & System): Run lsof -i -P -n 2>/dev/null | grep LISTEN or ss -tlnp 2>/dev/null to check for dangerous open ports (Redis 6379, Docker API 2375, MySQL 3306, MongoDB 27017 on 0.0.0.0). Record list of dangerous ports found (e.g. ["Redis on 0.0.0.0:6379"]).

5. [REQUIRED] Scheduled tasks audit (→ feeds Dimension 3: Network & System): Check crontab -l 2>/dev/null for suspicious entries containing curl|bash, wget|sh, or accessing ~/.ssh/. Record list of suspicious cron command strings found.

6. [REQUIRED] Environment variable exposure (→ feeds Dimension 3: Network & System): Run env and check for sensitive variable names (PRIVATE_KEY, MNEMONIC, SECRET, PASSWORD) — detect presence only, mask values. Record list of sensitive variable names found.

7. [REQUIRED] Runtime protection check (→ feeds Dimension 4: Runtime Protection): Check if security hooks exist in ~/.claude/settings.json, ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json, or ~/.hermes/config.yaml. Check for audit logs at ~/.agentguard/audit.jsonl. Check if installed skills have been previously scanned (audit log contains scan events). Record booleans: hooks_installed, audit_log_exists, skills_ever_scanned.

Step 2: Assemble Raw Facts JSON

After completing all 7 checks, assemble the raw facts into a structured JSON and write it to a temporary file (e.g. /tmp/agentguard-raw-facts.json):

{
  "skills": [
    {
      "name": "<skill-name>",
      "risk_level": "<low|medium|high|critical>",
      "findings": [
        { "rule": "<RULE_ID>", "severity": "<CRITICAL|HIGH|MEDIUM|LOW>", "file": "<filename>", "line": <number> }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "credential_files": {
    "ssh_dir":   { "exists": <bool>, "permissions": "<octal string, e.g. 700>" },
    "gnupg_dir": { "exists": <bool>, "permissions": "<octal string>" },
    "openclaw_config": { "exists": <bool>, "ok": <bool> }
  },
  "dlp": {
    "private_keys_found": <bool>,
    "mnemonics_found":    <bool>,
    "api_keys_found":     <bool>
  },
  "network": {
    "dangerous_ports":    ["<description>"],
    "suspicious_crons":   ["<command>"],
    "sensitive_env_vars": ["<VAR_NAME>"],
    "openclaw_config_ok": <bool|null>
  },
  "runtime": {
    "hooks_installed":     <bool>,
    "audit_log_exists":    <bool>,
    "skills_ever_scanned": <bool>
  },
  "web3": {
    "detected":                 <bool>,
    "wallet_draining_found":    <bool>,
    "unlimited_approval_found": <bool>,
    "goplus_configured":        <bool>
  }
}

Web3 detection: set detected: true if any of these are present: env vars GOPLUS_API_KEY, CHAIN_ID, or RPC_URL; or any skill with web3-related findings (WALLET_DRAINING, UNLIMITED_APPROVAL).

Pre-Step-3 validation — verify all fields are populated before proceeding:

• skills — from check 1
• credential_files — from check 2
• dlp — from check 3
• network — from checks 4, 5, 6
• runtime — from check 7
• web3 — detected flag + fields

If any field is missing, go back and run the missing check. Do NOT proceed with incomplete data.

Step 3: Compute Scores with checkup-score.js

Run the scoring script (it reads the raw facts and deterministically computes all dimension scores, composite score, and tier — do NOT calculate these yourself):

cd <skill_directory> && node scripts/checkup-score.js --file /tmp/agentguard-raw-facts.json

The script outputs a JSON object with:

• composite_score (0–100)
• tier (S/A/B/F) and tier_label
• total_findings
• dimensions: code_safety, credential_safety, network_exposure, runtime_protection, web3_safety — each with score and findings[]

Capture this JSON output — you will use it in Step 4.

Step 4: Generate Analysis Report

Based on the scored output from Step 3 and the raw facts you collected, write a comprehensive security analysis report as a single text block. This is where you use your AI reasoning ability — don't just list facts, analyze them:

• Summarize the overall security posture in 2-3 sentences
• Highlight the most critical risks and explain why they matter (e.g. "Your ~/.ssh/ permissions allow any process running as your user to read your private keys, which means a malicious skill could silently exfiltrate them")
• For each major finding from the scored output, provide a specific actionable fix (exact command to run)
• Note what's going well — acknowledge secure areas
• If applicable, explain attack scenarios that the current configuration is vulnerable to
• Keep the tone professional but direct, like a security consultant's report

This report goes into the "analysis" field of the final JSON.

Also generate a list of actionable recommendations as { "severity": "...", "text": "..." } objects for the structured view.

Step 5: Generate HTML Report

Assemble the final JSON by merging the scored output from Step 3 with the analysis from Step 4, then pass it to the report generator:

{
  "timestamp": "<ISO 8601>",
  "composite_score": <from checkup-score.js>,
  "tier": "<from checkup-score.js>",
  "dimensions": {
    "code_safety":        { "score": <from score>, "findings": [...], "details": "<one-line summary>" },
    "credential_safety":  { "score": <from score>, "findings": [...], "details": "<one-line summary>" },
    "network_exposure":   { "score": <from score>, "findings": [...], "details": "<one-line summary>" },
    "runtime_protection": { "score": <from score>, "findings": [...], "details": "<one-line summary>" },
    "web3_safety":        { "score": <from score|null>, "na": <bool>, "findings": [...], "details": "<one-line summary>" }
  },
  "skills_scanned": <count of skills from Step 1>,
  "protection_level": "<level>",
  "analysis": "<the comprehensive AI-written security analysis report>",
  "recommendations": [
    { "severity": "HIGH", "text": "..." }
  ]
}

If --format json was specified:

1. Write this JSON to the --output <file> path (or /tmp/agentguard-checkup-data.json if no --output given) using the Write tool.
2. Tell the user: "Checkup JSON written to <file>." — include the composite score and tier in the message.
3. Stop here — skip Steps 5 and 6 (HTML generation and MEDIA delivery). The terminal summary in Step 5 is also skipped since the user is consuming the raw JSON programmatically.

Otherwise (default HTML flow):

Write the JSON to a temporary file using the Write tool (e.g. /tmp/agentguard-checkup-data.json), then run (remember to cd into the skill directory first — see "Resolving Script Paths" above):

cd <skill_directory> && node scripts/checkup-report.js --file /tmp/agentguard-checkup-data.json

The script outputs the HTML file path to stdout (e.g. /tmp/agentguard-checkup-1234567890.html). Capture this path — you will need it for delivery in Step 7.

Note: The script also supports stdin pipe (echo '<json>' | node scripts/checkup-report.js) but this may fail on Windows cmd.exe. Always prefer --file.

Step 6: Terminal Summary (REQUIRED)

You MUST output this summary after the report generates. This is the primary output the user sees. Do NOT skip this step — always show the score, dimension table, and report path:

## 🦞 GoPlus AgentGuard Health Checkup

**Overall Health Score**: <score> / 100 (Tier <grade> — <label>)
**Quote**: "<lobster quote>"

| Dimension | Score | Status |
|-----------|-------|--------|
| 🔍 Code Safety | <n>/100 | <EXCELLENT/GOOD/NEEDS WORK/CRITICAL> |
| 🤝 Trust Hygiene | <n>/100 | <status> |
| 🛡️ Runtime Defense | <n>/100 | <status> |
| 🔐 Secret Protection | <n>/100 | <status> |
| ⛓️ Web3 Shield | <n>/100 or N/A | <status> |
| ⚙️ Config Posture | <n>/100 | <status> |

**Full visual report**: <path> (opened in browser)

💡 Top recommendation: <first recommendation text>

### Next Steps
(Only include this section if there are HIGH or CRITICAL findings.)

List each HIGH or CRITICAL finding as a plain-language suggestion — no commands, no JSON, no technical details. One sentence per item. Ask the user to confirm if they'd like help with any of them.

Format:

⚠️ A few things need your attention:

1. 🔴
2. 🟠 ...

Reply with the number(s) you'd like help with and I'll walk you through it.

Examples of plain-language descriptions:
- No hooks: "Security monitoring isn't active — AgentGuard can't block threats in real-time until hooks are configured."
- Unregistered skills: "10 installed skills haven't been security-reviewed — they're running with no trust level assigned."
- SSH permissions: "Your SSH key folder has loose permissions — other processes on this machine could potentially read your private keys."
- Plaintext credential: "A private key or API token was found in plain text in a file — it should be removed and rotated."

### Step 7: Deliver the Report to the User

After printing the terminal summary, deliver the HTML report file. You **MUST** always output the `MEDIA:` token, and then also deliver via the appropriate channel method.

#### 7a. MEDIA token (required — always do this)

Output the following line on its **own line** in your response:

MEDIA:<file_path>

For example: `MEDIA:/tmp/agentguard-checkup-1234567890.html`

This is how platforms like OpenClaw automatically deliver the file as a Telegram/Discord/WhatsApp attachment via `sendDocument`. The platform strips this line from visible text — the user won't see it. **Always output this regardless of what channel you think you're in.**

#### 7b. Channel-specific delivery (in addition to MEDIA token)

**Claude Code (local desktop)**
- The browser should already be open from Step 5.
- Also copy to Desktop: `cp <file_path> ~/Desktop/agentguard-checkup-$(date +%Y-%m-%d).html`
- Tell the user: "✅ Report saved to your Desktop and opened in browser."

**Claude.ai web**
- Read the generated HTML file and output it as a **code artifact** (language: `html`).
- Tell the user: "✅ Your report is attached above — click the download icon to save it."

**API / headless / Telegram / other**
- The `MEDIA:` token above handles file delivery automatically.
- Also print the file path for reference.

Regardless of channel, always end with:

🦞 Stay safe — run /agentguard checkup anytime to get a fresh report.

Append a summary entry to `~/.agentguard/audit.jsonl`:
```json
{"timestamp":"...","event":"checkup","composite_score":<n>,"tier":"<grade>","checks":6,"findings":<count>,"skills_scanned":<count>}

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Auto-Scan on Session Start (Opt-In)

AgentGuard can optionally scan installed skills at session startup. This is disabled by default and must be explicitly enabled:

• Claude Code: Set environment variable AGENTGUARD_AUTO_SCAN=1
• OpenClaw: Pass { skipAutoScan: false } when registering the plugin
• Hermes Agent: Configure the on_session_start shell hook from hermes-hooks.yaml; the template sets AGENTGUARD_AUTO_SCAN=1 for that hook.

When enabled, auto-scan operates in report-only mode:

1. Discovers skill directories (containing SKILL.md) under ~/.claude/skills/ and ~/.openclaw/skills/
2. Runs quickScan() on each skill
3. Reports results to stderr (skill name + risk level + risk tags)

Auto-scan does NOT:

• Modify the trust registry (no forceAttest calls)
• Write code snippets or evidence details to disk
• Execute any code from the scanned skills

The audit log (~/.agentguard/audit.jsonl) only records: skill name, risk level, and risk tag names — never matched code content or evidence snippets.

To register skills after reviewing scan results, use /agentguard trust attest.