Research Claw AI Agent
by nanoAgentTeamA self-hosted AI assistant for academic research — manages your papers, searches literature, tracks deadlines, and answers you on the channels you already use.
Research Claw is an open-source ai agent by nanoAgentTeam, written mainly in Python, with 137 GitHub stars and the MIT license. Its code was last updated Jun 8, 2026.
Scan summary: scanned Nov 5, 2026 at commit ce3a4ac. Seen able to run shell commands, run dynamic code, read environment and secrets, connect to the internet. Scan policy
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ce3a4ac · Nov 5, 2026 ScannedStatic, secrets and dependency checks completed with no critical findings. BuildsIt installed from a fresh machine.
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Findings (20)
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.exfiltration issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.credential-access issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.dependencies issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.dependencies issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.dependencies issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.dependencies issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.dependencies issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.dependencies issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.Runs shell commands. Fine for some tools, but it means the agent can run anything your user can.
agent/tools/bash.py:112 - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.Deserializes data with pickle/marshal, which can execute code.
agent/tools/overleaf.py:159 - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.Runs shell commands. Fine for some tools, but it means the agent can run anything your user can.
core/infra/envs/local.py:54 - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.Deserializes data with pickle/marshal, which can execute code.
core/olsync_cstcloud/olsync.py:44 - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.Deserializes data with pickle/marshal, which can execute code.
core/project.py:259 - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.Deserializes data with pickle/marshal, which can execute code.
core/project.py:308 - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.python-multipart@0.0.9: 8 known vulnerabilitiesPYSEC-2026-1851, PYSEC-2026-1852, PYSEC-2026-3036, PYSEC-2026-3037, PYSEC-2026-3038 +3 more
requirements.txt - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.httpcore2@2.9.1: 1 known vulnerabilityPYSEC-2026-3844
requirements.txt - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.httpx2@2.9.1: 5 known vulnerabilitiesPYSEC-2026-3845, PYSEC-2026-3846, PYSEC-2026-3847, PYSEC-2026-3848, PYSEC-2026-3849
requirements.txt - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.selenium@4.9.1: 1 known vulnerabilityPYSEC-2023-206
requirements.txt - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.idna@3.9.0: 3 known vulnerabilitiesPYSEC-2026-215, PYSEC-2026-215, PYSEC-2026-215
channels/im_api/dingtalk/requirements.txt - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.No manifest declaring network access and environment variables (agent.json)
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