hiclaw-multi-agent-orchestration
Fail
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Oct 8, 2026
Risk Level: HIGHREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSCOMMAND_EXECUTIONDYNAMIC_EXECUTIONINDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTIONPRIVILEGE_ESCALATIONMETADATA_POISONING
Full Analysis
- [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: The skill provides commands to download and immediately execute scripts from an untrusted source (higress.ai).
- Evidence:
bash <(curl -sSL https://higress.ai/hiclaw/install.sh)in the installation section for macOS/Linux. - Evidence:
iex $wc.DownloadString('https://higress.ai/hiclaw/install.ps1')in the PowerShell installation section for Windows. - [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill fetches resources and helm charts from various untrusted domains.
- Evidence:
helm repo add higress.io https://higress.io/helm-chartsdownloads Kubernetes charts. - Evidence: Pulling worker skills from
https://skills.shorhttp://nacos:8848/nacosat runtime. - [DYNAMIC_EXECUTION]: The skill configures workers to download and execute Node.js packages at runtime using
npx -y, bypassing user confirmation. - Evidence:
@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem,@modelcontextprotocol/server-git, and@modelcontextprotocol/server-postgresare executed vianpxwithin the Worker and MCP server definitions. - Evidence: Support for the
hermesruntime, which is described as being for "autonomous code execution." - [INDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION]: The architecture relies on ingesting messages from Matrix rooms to coordinate agent actions, creating a surface for indirect instructions to influence the manager and workers.
- Ingestion points: Matrix communication rooms where Manager, Workers, and Humans collaborate (SKILL.md).
- Boundary markers: Absent. No specific delimiters or safety warnings are provided to prevent the agent from obeying instructions embedded in room messages.
- Capability inventory: Resource management via
hiclaw apply/delete(affecting K8s/Docker), Helm deployment, and autonomous code execution capabilities in workers (SKILL.md). - Sanitization: Absent. There is no mention of filtering or escaping external content from the Matrix interface.
- [PRIVILEGE_ESCALATION]: The Windows installation instructions attempt to bypass existing security policies.
- Evidence:
Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Forceis used in the PowerShell script to allow execution of downloaded code. - [METADATA_POISONING]: There is a discrepancy between the stated author in the documentation and the authoritative vendor record.
- Evidence: The skill claims to be by "ara.so", which conflicts with the verified author "reason-machines".
Recommendations
- HIGH: Downloads and executes remote code from: https://higress.ai/hiclaw/install.sh - DO NOT USE without thorough review
- AI detected serious security threats
Audit Metadata