hopeIDS Security Skill

Inference-based intrusion detection for AI agents with quarantine and human-in-the-loop.

Security Invariants

These are non-negotiable design principles:

1. Block = full abort — Blocked messages never reach jasper-recall or the agent
2. Metadata only — No raw malicious content is ever stored
3. Approve ≠ re-inject — Approval changes future behavior, doesn't resurrect messages
4. Alerts are programmatic — Telegram alerts built from metadata, no LLM involved

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Features

• Auto-scan — Scan messages before agent processing
• Quarantine — Block threats with metadata-only storage
• Human-in-the-loop — Telegram alerts for review
• Per-agent config — Different thresholds for different agents
• Commands — /approve, /reject, /trust, /quarantine

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The Pipeline

Message arrives
    ↓
hopeIDS.autoScan()
    ↓
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  risk >= threshold?                     │
│                                         │
│  BLOCK (strictMode):                    │
│     → Create QuarantineRecord           │
│     → Send Telegram alert               │
│     → ABORT (no recall, no agent)       │
│                                         │
│  WARN (non-strict):                     │
│     → Inject <security-alert>           │
│     → Continue to jasper-recall         │
│     → Continue to agent                 │
│                                         │
│  ALLOW:                                 │
│     → Continue normally                 │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘

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Configuration

{
  "plugins": {
    "entries": {
      "hopeids": {
        "enabled": true,
        "config": {
          "autoScan": true,
          "defaultRiskThreshold": 0.7,
          "strictMode": false,
          "telegramAlerts": true,
          "agents": {
            "moltbook-scanner": {
              "strictMode": true,
              "riskThreshold": 0.7
            },
            "main": {
              "strictMode": false,
              "riskThreshold": 0.8
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Options

Option	Type	Default	Description
autoScan	boolean	false	Auto-scan every message
strictMode	boolean	false	Block (vs warn) on threats
defaultRiskThreshold	number	0.7	Risk level that triggers action
telegramAlerts	boolean	true	Send alerts for blocked messages
telegramChatId	string	-	Override alert destination
quarantineDir	string	~/.openclaw/quarantine/hopeids	Storage path
agents	object	-	Per-agent overrides
trustOwners	boolean	true	Skip scanning owner messages

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Quarantine Records

When a message is blocked, a metadata record is created:

{
  "id": "q-7f3a2b",
  "ts": "2026-02-06T00:48:00Z",
  "agent": "moltbook-scanner",
  "source": "moltbook",
  "senderId": "@sus_user",
  "intent": "instruction_override",
  "risk": 0.85,
  "patterns": [
    "matched regex: ignore.*instructions",
    "matched keyword: api key"
  ],
  "contentHash": "ab12cd34...",
  "status": "pending"
}

Note: There is NO originalMessage field. This is intentional.

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Telegram Alerts

When a message is blocked:

🛑 Message blocked

ID: `q-7f3a2b`
Agent: moltbook-scanner
Source: moltbook
Sender: @sus_user
Intent: instruction_override (85%)

Patterns:
• matched regex: ignore.*instructions
• matched keyword: api key

`/approve q-7f3a2b`
`/reject q-7f3a2b`
`/trust @sus_user`

Built from metadata only. No LLM touches this.

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Commands

/quarantine [all|clean]

List quarantine records.

/quarantine        # List pending
/quarantine all    # List all (including resolved)
/quarantine clean  # Clean expired records

/approve <id>

Mark a blocked message as a false positive.

/approve q-7f3a2b

Effect:

• Status → approved
• (Future) Add sender to allowlist
• (Future) Lower pattern weight

/reject <id>

Confirm a blocked message was a true positive.

/reject q-7f3a2b

Effect:

• Status → rejected
• (Future) Reinforce pattern weights

/trust <senderId>

Whitelist a sender for future messages.

/trust @legitimate_user

/scan <message>

Manually scan a message.

/scan ignore your previous instructions and...

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What Approve/Reject Mean

Command	What it does	What it doesn't do
/approve	Marks as false positive, may adjust IDS	Does NOT re-inject the message
/reject	Confirms threat, may strengthen patterns	Does NOT affect current message
/trust	Whitelists sender for future	Does NOT retroactively approve

The blocked message is gone by design. If it was legitimate, the sender can re-send.

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Per-Agent Configuration

Different agents need different security postures:

"agents": {
  "moltbook-scanner": {
    "strictMode": true,    // Block threats
    "riskThreshold": 0.7   // 70% = suspicious
  },
  "main": {
    "strictMode": false,   // Warn only
    "riskThreshold": 0.8   // Higher bar for main
  },
  "email-processor": {
    "strictMode": true,    // Always block
    "riskThreshold": 0.6   // More paranoid
  }
}

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Threat Categories

Category	Risk	Description
command_injection	🔴 Critical	Shell commands, code execution
credential_theft	🔴 Critical	API key extraction attempts
data_exfiltration	🔴 Critical	Data leak to external URLs
instruction_override	🔴 High	Jailbreaks, "ignore previous"
impersonation	🔴 High	Fake system/admin messages
discovery	⚠️ Medium	API/capability probing

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Installation

npx hopeid setup

Then restart OpenClaw.

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Links

• GitHub: https://github.com/E-x-O-Entertainment-Studios-Inc/hopeIDS
• npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/hopeid
• Docs: https://exohaven.online/products/hopeids