This is how we build trust. (and why it matters to every single one of you)

28d (edited) • OpenClaw - Security Alerts

Hey Builders,

I need to talk to you about something that doesn't get enough attention in the AI agent space. And honestly, it's the thing that will separate the platforms that survive from the ones that become cautionary tales.

Security.

Not the boring kind. Not the "we take your privacy seriously" copy-paste nonsense. I'm talking about real, transparent, community-driven security for AI agents that can take real-world actions.

Think about what OpenClaw agents can actually do. They execute shell commands on your machine. They send messages through WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, Slack. They read and write files. They fetch URLs. They schedule automated tasks. They access your connected services and APIs.

That's not a chatbot. That's a digital employee with the keys to your kingdom.

Done wrong, that's a massive liability. Done right, it changes personal computing forever.

OpenClaw just launched the OpenClaw Trust page, and I want to break down why this matters to you as a builder.

They're building our entire security program in the open. Here's what that looks like:

1. TOTAL TRANSPARENCY - OC is developing our threat model publicly on GitHub. Not hiding behind "security through obscurity." They arelaying out every risk - prompt injection, indirect injection, tool abuse, identity spoofing - all of it. Because attackers already know these techniques. The only people kept in the dark by secrecy are the users.

2. PUBLIC SECURITY ROADMAP - Every defensive engineering goal is tracked as a public GitHub issue. Input validation for injection attempts. Tool confirmation for sensitive actions. Fine-grained per-tool permissions. Spending controls. Signed releases. You can see it all, track our progress, and contribute.

3. DEEP CODE REVIEW - OC is doing a full, manual, top-to-bottom security review of the entire codebase. Not just running automated scanners. Human experts going through every line of agent execution, tool implementation, message processing, gateway code, auth, session management - everything. Led by Jamieson O'Reilly, founder of Dvuln and CREST Advisory Council member.

4. FORMAL SECURITY TRIAGE - OC has a formal process for handling vulnerability reports with aggressive SLAs. Critical issues get a 24-hour first response and a 7-day fix target. High severity gets 48 hours and 30 days.OC is commit to crediting researchers and never pursuing legal action against good-faith security research.

Here's why this matters to YOU:

You're building agents that represent you. Your business. Your clients. Your reputation. If the platform underneath you isn't secure, nothing you build on top of it is either.

Supply chain security for ClawHub skills? In scope. Mobile app security? In scope. Desktop app? In scope. Extensions and plugins? In scope.

Their exact words: "Nothing is out of scope."

And the best part? You can help. Contribute to the threat model via pull request. Review security-labeled issues. Report vulnerabilities. Help improve the documentation.

This is an great example of what building in public actually looks like when it comes to security. Kudos OC!

Check out the full Trust page: https://trust.openclaw.ai/trust

And if you find something, report it. That's how we/they will make this platform bulletproof - together.

P.S I will be updating the course I was working on to include information from OC Trust Center.

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