What does IH-META-001 flag?
Flags a SKILL.md without valid frontmatter, frontmatter missing name or description, or a name that does not match the folder.
- SKILL.md at the skill root with no frontmatter or malformed frontmatter.
- Frontmatter without name or description.
- A name that differs from the folder name.
Why it matters
OpenClaw finds and lists skills by their frontmatter. Missing or mismatched names make it harder to tell which skill you actually installed, which matters when lookalike names are common.
Severity: Low (5 points). On its own it stays below the default review threshold of 15, so it does not change the verdict, but it is still listed.
Examples
Illustrative shapes with placeholders in angle brackets. They show what the rule looks at; they are not runnable and not taken from real malware.
Can IH-META-001 fire on a safe skill?
- A folder renamed locally after install.
How do I fix an IH-META-001 finding?
- Add YAML frontmatter with name and description.
- Make the name match the folder name.
CLI guidance: The name should match the folder name.
How do I tune or allow IH-META-001?
Rename the folder or the frontmatter name so they agree.
Every key is described in Configuration. To print this rule from the CLI, run ironheights rules show IH-META-001.
What can IH-META-001 miss?
- Anything about intent. Perfect metadata says nothing about whether a skill is safe.
No finding means no rule matched. It is not proof of safety. Files larger than 1 MiB are skipped without being read; the verdict is then incomplete, not no findings, but the file is still not checked. See Limitations.
Related rules
ironheights rules list.