Solo developers carry an uncomfortable reality: you're responsible for the security posture of everything you build, with none of the resources of a real security team. No dedicated auditors. No automated scanners negotiated into an enterprise contract. No pentester on call. Just you, your projects, and the vague sense that something is probably wrong somewhere.

ClawFlows doesn't fix that entirely, but it dramatically narrows the gap. The Security & Privacy category ships workflows that automate what a junior security engineer would do if you had one. Running them weekly is not a substitute for a real security program, but it's vastly better than the "I'll get to it" posture most solo devs operate in.

Key Takeaways

ClawFlows includes multiple security workflows in the Security & Privacy category of nikilster/clawflows.
The core four are security-audit, rotate-passwords, check-breaches, and digital-hygiene.
Running them weekly takes about 10 minutes of attention and handles 80% of basic security posture.
check-dependencies handles the code-level security — profiled separately in Check-Dependencies: NPM Security Automation.
All workflows are open source and customizable for your specific stack.

The Four Workflows You Should Run Weekly

1. security-audit

A comprehensive scan across your environment. It checks:

Exposed secrets in Git repos (using gitleaks or similar)
SSH key ages and usage
Open ports on your machine
Firewall status
Software update status
2FA enabled on configured accounts

The workflow produces a report with pass/fail for each check and an overall score. A clean report takes about 30 seconds to generate.

2. rotate-passwords

Not all passwords — just the ones that need rotating based on age, compromise, or policy. The workflow integrates with your password manager (1Password, Bitwarden, KeePass) and identifies credentials that are:

Over a year old
Flagged in a breach
Reused across sites
Weak by current standards

It doesn't rotate automatically by default — it produces a list for you to act on. Some users configure it to rotate specific service accounts automatically.

3. check-breaches

Queries Have I Been Pwned and similar databases for any of your email addresses or usernames. Flags new breaches since the last run. This is the "did anything bad happen in the last week?" check.

It's fast (seconds) and surprisingly useful. Breaches announced weeks after the fact often include accounts you forgot existed.

4. digital-hygiene

A broader routine that wraps up assorted small tasks:

Clearing old browser sessions
Revoking stale OAuth grants on GitHub, Google, and similar
Reviewing app permissions on your phone (via a companion skill)
Checking DNS-level blocking (Pi-hole, NextDNS) is working
Verifying backups ran (pairs with Backup Workflows)

Think of it as the Sunday-afternoon tidy-up for your digital footprint.

The Weekly Security Routine

A sane schedule for a solo dev:

Weekly (10 minutes total):

security-audit — see the current posture
check-breaches — catch anything new
digital-hygiene — tidy up the edges

Monthly: 4. rotate-passwords — act on the flagged credentials 5. check-dependencies — audit your code dependencies (see Check-Dependencies: NPM Security Automation)

That's it. Five workflows, about 15 minutes of attention per week, and your security posture stops being a source of anxiety.

Why Solo Devs Need This More Than Teams

Teams have layered defenses. If the solo dev forgets to rotate SSH keys, nobody else is going to notice. If the solo dev's AWS access keys leak, no SOC is going to see the anomaly. You are the entire defense in depth, and automation is how you make that tractable.

Running these workflows weekly is the closest thing to having a junior security engineer check on your environment while you sleep. It's not a full security program — for that, see something like the OWASP guidance — but it's a massive improvement over nothing.

Customization Examples

Some ways people customize the security workflows:

A freelancer added a step to audit all client SSH accounts for staleness
A startup founder added a check for AWS IAM keys older than 90 days
A consultant added a step to verify client repos aren't exposing secrets
A privacy-focused user added checks for DNS leaks and VPN status

Each of these is a few lines added to the workflow definition. We walk through authoring changes in Writing Your First Custom ClawFlow.

The Digital Hygiene Angle

Digital hygiene is underrated as a security practice. Most breaches don't come from zero-days — they come from stale credentials, forgotten accounts, and over-permissioned OAuth grants. Running digital-hygiene weekly is boring but effective.

We cover the broader philosophy in Digital Hygiene Workflows for Privacy.

Integration With Other Workflows

Security workflows pair well with:

check-dependencies — code-level security, profiled in Check-Dependencies: NPM Security Automation
audit-env-files — catches secret leaks before they happen
backup-photos and friends — security without backups is incomplete
activate-focus-mode — because security reviews need uninterrupted attention

FAQ

Does security-audit require root access?

Some checks do (firewall status, open ports), others don't. The workflow runs what it can with current permissions and skips what it can't, reporting clearly on any skipped checks.

Can I run these on a remote server?

Yes. ClawFlows workflows run anywhere OpenClaw runs, including VPSes and cloud instances. Many users run security-audit as a cron job on their personal server.

Does it integrate with 1Password / Bitwarden?

rotate-passwords supports both via their CLIs. You need to have the CLI authenticated; the workflow doesn't store your master password.

What's the difference from a commercial security scanner?

Commercial scanners are more comprehensive and actively updated by security teams. These workflows hit the high-value basics for free, open source, and under your control. They're complementary, not competitive.

How do I handle false positives?

Each workflow supports an allowlist for known-acceptable conditions. You can exclude specific checks or mark specific results as "known and accepted."

Start Running Security Audits This Weekend

Solo dev security is a procrastination problem more than a knowledge problem. The workflows exist. The install is trivial. The weekly run takes ten minutes. There's no excuse left except actually doing it.

Install ClawFlows this weekend (see How to Install ClawFlows in One Command), run security-audit once to see the baseline, and schedule it weekly. Your future self — and your users — will thank you.

Explore all 113 workflows at aiskill.market/workflows or submit your own.

Sources

nikilster/clawflows on GitHub — source for security workflows
OWASP — open security standards and guidance
Have I Been Pwned
113 Workflows That Run Your Digital Life
Anthropic Claude docs

Security Audit Workflows for Solo Devs