hermes-agent Security Audit Report

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hermes-agent is an AI agent skill, created by nousresearch and published at nousresearch/hermes-agent. ClawSecure audited hermes-agent across 50 files through the 3-Layer Audit Protocol covering all ten OWASP ASI Top 10 categories, assigning a security score of 85/100 (Safe). The 2 findings concentrate in Malicious Code and Permissions Manifest, including Attempts to access sensitive file: .ssh/ and Missing config.json - agent may not be properly configured. 1 was rated high or critical severity.

Is hermes-agent safe?

ClawSecure audited hermes-agent and assigned a security score of 85/100 (Safe), identifying 2 findings across Malicious Code and Permissions Manifest. Review the findings below before installing.

What did ClawSecure find in hermes-agent?

ClawSecure identified 2 findings in hermes-agent, concentrated in Malicious Code and Permissions Manifest. 1 was rated high or critical severity. The most severe include Attempts to access sensitive file: .ssh/ and Missing config.json - agent may not be properly configured.

How was hermes-agent audited?

ClawSecure ran hermes-agent through its 3-Layer Audit Protocol with full OWASP ASI Top 10 coverage, scanning 50 files from nousresearch/hermes-agent.

What does a score of 85 mean?

ClawSecure assigned hermes-agent a security score of 85/100, placing it in the Safe range. Scores of 80 or above qualify for ClawSecure Verified status, though 1 finding was rated high or critical and warrants review. ClawSecure derives this score with a weighted deduction model (critical -20, high -10, medium -5, low -2 from a base of 100).

Audit Findings for hermes-agent

ClawSecure detected 2 security findings in hermes-agent, spanning Malicious Code and Permissions Manifest.

high · Attempts to access sensitive file: .ssh/. Malicious Code finding detected in .env.example.
medium · Missing config.json - agent may not be properly configured. Permissions Manifest finding.

Each finding is expandable in the interactive list below.

3-Layer Audit Protocol

Security Recommendations for hermes-agent

Audit external network connections

hermes-agent connects to external endpoints. Verify every outbound connection goes to a trusted destination. Unauthorized callbacks are a primary indicator of ClawHavoc malware and data exfiltration. ClawSecure's proprietary engine monitors for known malicious endpoints including C2 infrastructure.

Add a config.json permissions manifest

A config.json file declares what an agent component can access: file system, network, shell execution and more. Without it, users have no visibility into what the component can do before installing. This is the single most impactful security improvement for any AI agent skill.

Pin dependencies to exact versions

Unpinned dependencies allow supply-chain attacks where a compromised version is pulled in automatically. Use exact version numbers in package.json (for example 1.2.3 instead of ^1.2.3) to keep unauthorized code out of your dependency tree. ClawSecure checks every dependency against known CVE databases.

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Scanned on September 4, 2026. hermes-agent is one of thousands of agents audited by ClawSecure from the community-curated awesome-openclaw-skills list and the openclaw/skills repository.

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