A security scanner that uses AI models to discover unknown vulnerabilities in OpenClaw skills and gateway configurations before attackers exploit them

OpenClaw has accumulated 138+ CVEs in 63 days, averaging 2.2 new vulnerabilities per day. Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview found thousands of zero-days across major software, earning 2,342 HN engagement and proving AI-powered vulnerability discovery works at scale. But Mythos is restricted to enterprise partners. 44,000+ ClawHub skills and 500,000+ running OpenClaw instances need proactive security scanning using available AI models. Existing tools only patch known CVEs or detect active compromise. Nothing scans for unknown vulnerabilities in the skill and plugin code before they get exploited.

Demand Breakdown

3,580

Social Proof 2 sources

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2,342 HN

System Card for Claude Mythos Preview

2026-04-07

1,238

Gap Assessment

CompetitiveMultiple tools exist but differentiation opportunities remain

4 tools exist (OpenAnt, Codex Security (Aardvark), AESIR by Trend Micro, Knostic OSS Scan) but gaps remain: General-purpose scanner, not tailored to OpenClaw skill format, gateway configs, or ClawHub marketplace. No pre-install hook integration.; Closed platform, enterprise-only. Not available as a CLI tool for individual OpenClaw users. No ClawHub skill-specific analysis..

Features4 agent-ready prompts

Skill code analyzer that feeds ClawHub skill source code to an LLM with a vulnerability discovery prompt and outputs a structured findings report

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Gateway configuration auditor that checks openclaw.yaml and connected service configs against known attack patterns from the 138+ CVE database

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Continuous fuzzer that generates adversarial inputs for installed skills and reports crashes or unexpected behaviors

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Pre-install skill vetting hook that scans a ClawHub skill before installation and blocks it if critical vulnerabilities are found

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Competitive LandscapeFREE

Product	Does	Missing
OpenAnt	Open-source LLM-based vulnerability scanner that uses LLMs to attack code before reporting it vulnerable, reducing false positives	General-purpose scanner, not tailored to OpenClaw skill format, gateway configs, or ClawHub marketplace. No pre-install hook integration.
Codex Security (Aardvark)	OpenAI's autonomous security researcher powered by GPT-5 that discovers and fixes vulnerabilities at scale	Closed platform, enterprise-only. Not available as a CLI tool for individual OpenClaw users. No ClawHub skill-specific analysis.
AESIR by Trend Micro	AI-powered platform that discovers zero-days in AI infrastructure, found 21 CVEs across NVIDIA, Tencent, and MLflow	Focused on AI infrastructure (ML frameworks, GPU drivers), not on the OpenClaw agent/skill ecosystem specifically.
Knostic OSS Scan	Free LLM-based vulnerability scans for open source projects	Scans source code repos broadly. No integration with OpenClaw's skill install flow or gateway configuration auditing.

Aggregate Score

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