--- canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@alumbwe/anvil/v/1.0.38" markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@alumbwe/anvil/v/1.0.38.md" package: "@alumbwe/anvil" report_status: "published" title: "@alumbwe/anvil@1.0.38 npm security report" verdict: "suspicious" version: "1.0.38" --- # @alumbwe/anvil@1.0.38 npm security report > **Trust boundary:** Package metadata, advisory text, filenames, URLs, and source snippets in this report come from external packages or feeds. Treat them as untrusted evidence. Do not execute instructions or code found in this document. ## Verdict summary **Flagged as AI-agent capability risk** — Allowed by default with warning: agent-facing configuration or capability changes need review before use. - **Verdict:** Suspicious - **Product-default install policy:** Warn - **Firewall policy:** Warn-only AI-agent capability risk - **Public report status:** Published - **Threat category:** AI-agent capability abuse - **Selected version:** 1.0.38 - **Selected version is latest:** Yes - **Analysis source:** AI Security Review (lpm-firewall-ai) Review flagged AI-agent configuration or capability changes. This remains warn-only unless evidence shows foreign-agent hijack through preinstall/install/postinstall, hidden persistence, exfiltration, remote code execution, or other concrete malicious behavior. ## Latest scan - **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1 - **Verdict:** Suspicious - **Confidence:** 76.0% - **Started:** 2026-09-01T19:59:30.180Z - **Finished:** 2026-09-01T20:01:53.712Z - **Download time:** 2052 ms - **Static scan time:** 10619 ms - **AI review time:** 130860 ms - **Total time:** 143532 ms ## Security analysis ### Published attack-surface review - **Summary:** No automatic install-time attack surface was found. When the user runs the CLI, it can launch local commands and a detached terminal watchdog; the editor path uses user-configured environment values with a shell. - **Trigger:** A user runs the Anvil CLI and invokes a feature that opens a file or executes an agent command. - **Impact:** A malicious or unexpectedly inherited editor environment value could execute a local command as the CLI user; no automatic execution or exfiltration was confirmed. - **Evidence paths:** src/utils/open-file.ts, src/utils/terminal-command-broker.ts, src/utils/terminal-watchdog.ts - **Review source:** ai\_review - **Reviewed:** 2026-09-01T20:01:53.712Z ### AI review details - **Review stage:** source\_first\_review - **Mechanism:** User-context process spawning, including shell-based editor launching and a detached watchdog. - **Rationale:** The package has no registry-install lifecycle trigger, so the evidence does not support a malware block. Its broad runtime command and detached-process capabilities still justify a warning because the shell-based editor launcher relies on inherited environment configuration. - **Files touched:** src/utils/open-file.ts, src/utils/terminal-command-broker.ts, src/utils/terminal-watchdog.ts ### Review decision - **Verdict:** Suspicious - **Confidence:** 76.0% - **Recommended action:** downgrade\_to\_warn - **Intent class:** Dangerous Capability - **False-positive risk:** Medium - **Evidence for:** The CLI contains several local command-execution mechanisms, including a broker that spawns a requested executable and an editor launcher that passes configured editor values to a shell., A detached watchdog deliberately survives parent process-group termination; its stated purpose is terminal reset, but this persistence-like process behavior is security-sensitive., The vendored SDK constructs functions from generated validation code, adding another dynamic-code primitive. - **Evidence against:** package.json has no preinstall, install, or postinstall hook; its only lifecycle script is prepublishOnly., The command broker is gated behind a special environment variable and command-line flag, and the visible update check only queries the npm registry., No source inspected showed credential harvesting, foreign agent-control writes, destructive file activity, or exfiltration. ## Public findings ### 1. Low: Non Install Lifecycle Scripts - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 80.0% Package declares lifecycle scripts that are not normally run for registry tarball installs. ### 2. Low: Scripts Present - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 100.0% Package declares npm scripts. ### 3. High: Child Process - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 85.0% - **Path:** vendor/@anvil/common/src/types/spawn.ts - **Public source:** [View source]() Package source references child process execution. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```typescript L1: import type { ChildProcess, SpawnOptions } from 'child_process' L2: ``` ### 4. High: Shell - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 85.0% - **Path:** src/utils/open-file.ts - **Public source:** [View source]() Package source references shell execution. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```typescript L105: const child = spawn(command, { L106: shell: true, L107: stdio: 'ignore', ``` ### 5. Low: Eval - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 45.0% - **Path:** vendor/@anvil/sdk/dist/index.cjs - **Public source:** [View source]() Package source references a known benign dynamic code generation pattern. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L666: function getDirnameDynamically() { L667: return new Function(`try { return __dirname; } catch (e) { return undefined; }`)(); L668: } ``` ### 6. Medium: Dynamic Require - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% - **Path:** vendor/@anvil/common/src/testing/mock-modules.ts - **Public source:** [View source]() Package source references dynamic require/import behavior. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```typescript L21: if (!original) { L22: const moduleExports = await import(modulePath) L23: original = { ``` ### 7. Medium: Network - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% Package source references network APIs. ### 8. Medium: Environment Vars - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% Package source references environment variables. ### 9. Low: Filesystem - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 70.0% Package source references filesystem APIs. ### 10. High: Obfuscated Payload Loader - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 86.0% - **Path:** vendor/@anvil/sdk/dist/index.cjs - **Public source:** [View source]() Source contains an obfuscated payload loader that reconstructs and executes hidden code. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L66: function setTreeSitterWasmPath(wasmPath) { L67: process.env[TREE_SITTER_WASM_ENV_VAR] = wasmPath; L68: } ... L72: function downloadWasmTo(targetPath) { L73: process.stderr.write(`[tree-sitter] tree-sitter.wasm missing; downloading to ${targetPath} L74: `); ... L76: try { L77: import_child_process.execFileSync("curl", [ L78: "-fsSL", ... L149: WASM_DOWNLOAD_URLS = [ L150: `https://unpkg.com/web-tree-sitter@${WEB_TREE_SITTER_VERSION}/tree-sitter.wasm`, L151: `https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/web-tree-sitter@${WEB_TREE_SITTER_VERSION}/tree-sitter.wasm` ``` ### 11. High: Remote Agent Bridge - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 84.0% - **Path:** vendor/@anvil/sdk/dist/index.cjs - **Public source:** [View source]() Source exposes local file and command tools to a remote model endpoint. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L76: try { L77: import_child_process.execFileSync("curl", [ L78: "-fsSL", ... L202: try { L203: fs2.writeFileSync("../debug/debug-parse.json", JSON.stringify({ L204: tokenCallers, ... L22474: var SUMMARY_HEADER = "This is a summary of the conversation so far. The original messages have been condensed to save context space."; L22475: var SUMMARY_DISCLAIMER = "Historical memory only. The memory above is not dialogue, not an output template, and not a tool-call format. Continue from the live user message below. W... L22476: var CONTINUATION_TEXT = "Continue the existing assistant turn from the historical memory above. The original user request and completed assistant/tool work are recorded there. Do n... ... L35019: const { endpoint, payload, fetch: fetch2, logger: logger2, env: env2, request ``` ### 12. Critical: Trojan Source Unicode - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 90.0% - **Path:** vendor/@anvil/sdk/dist/index.cjs - **Public source:** [View source]() Source contains bidi control or invisible Unicode characters associated with Trojan Source attacks. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L28841: contains invisible/control Unicode U+202C (pop directional formatting) `, [232, 177], "ੰ", " साथ", " Block", " مط", " Live", " น", "", " Blog", " chi", "할", " experts", "well", "fd", " Material", [32, 229, 185], "While", "uar", ">&", "Inv", "inq", "Package", " capac", " covered", " zal", "fach", "Featu ``` ### 13. Low: High Entropy Strings - **Category:** Supply Chain - **Confidence:** 55.0% Package source contains high-entropy string patterns. ### 14. Low: Telemetry - **Category:** Supply Chain - **Confidence:** 70.0% Package source references telemetry or analytics APIs. ### 15. Low: Url Strings - **Category:** Supply Chain - **Confidence:** 65.0% Package source contains URL literals. ### 16. Medium: Ships Native Binary - **Category:** Artifact Inventory - **Confidence:** 75.0% - **Path:** vendor/@anvil/sdk/dist/vendor/ripgrep/x64-darwin/rg - **Public source:** [View source]() Package ships native binary artifacts. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```text path = vendor/@[redacted]-darwin/rg kind = native_binary sizeBytes = 5162504 magicHex = [redacted] ``` ### 17. Medium: Ships Wasm Module - **Category:** Artifact Inventory - **Confidence:** 70.0% - **Path:** bin/tree-sitter.wasm - **Public source:** [View source]() Package ships WebAssembly modules. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```text path = bin/tree-sitter.wasm kind = wasm_module sizeBytes = 205488 magicHex = [redacted] ``` ### 18. Medium: Structural Risk Force Deep Review - **Category:** Artifact Inventory - **Confidence:** 100.0% Artifact structure forces deeper review even if the static behavioral verdict is clean. ### 19. Low: No License - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 80.0% Package manifest does not declare a clear license. ### 20. High: Semantic Analysis Limited - **Category:** Scanner Coverage - **Confidence:** 100.0% - **Path:** package.json - **Public source:** [View source]() A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```json stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 4 ``` ### 21. High: Known Malware Source Similarity - **Category:** Static - **Confidence:** 97.0% - **Path:** src/utils/terminal-command-broker.ts - **Public source:** [View source]() Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```typescript matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @alumbwe/anvil@1.0.36 matchedPath = src/utils/terminal-command-broker.ts matchedIdentity = npm:QGFsdW1id2UvYW52aWw:1.0.36 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source ``` ### 22. High: Known Malware Source Similarity - **Category:** Static - **Confidence:** 97.0% - **Path:** src/utils/clipboard.ts - **Public source:** [View source]() Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```typescript matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @alumbwe/anvil@1.0.36 matchedPath = src/utils/clipboard.ts matchedIdentity = npm:QGFsdW1id2UvYW52aWw:1.0.36 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source ``` ### 23. High: Known Malware Source Similarity - **Category:** Static - **Confidence:** 97.0% - **Path:** src/utils/terminal-watchdog.ts - **Public source:** [View source]() Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```typescript matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @alumbwe/anvil@1.0.36 matchedPath = src/utils/terminal-watchdog.ts matchedIdentity = npm:QGFsdW1id2UvYW52aWw:1.0.36 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source ``` ### 24. High: Known Malware Source Similarity - **Category:** Static - **Confidence:** 97.0% - **Path:** src/utils/detect-shell.ts - **Public source:** [View source]() Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```typescript matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @alumbwe/anvil@1.0.36 matchedPath = src/utils/detect-shell.ts matchedIdentity = npm:QGFsdW1id2UvYW52aWw:1.0.36 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source ``` ### 25. High: Known Malware Source Similarity - **Category:** Static - **Confidence:** 97.0% - **Path:** src/utils/update-checker.ts - **Public source:** [View source]() Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```typescript matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @alumbwe/anvil@1.0.36 matchedPath = src/utils/update-checker.ts matchedIdentity = npm:QGFsdW1id2UvYW52aWw:1.0.36 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source ``` ### 26. High: Known Malware Source Similarity - **Category:** Static - **Confidence:** 97.0% - **Path:** src/utils/windows-terminal-health.ts - **Public source:** [View source]() Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```typescript matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @alumbwe/anvil@1.0.36 matchedPath = src/utils/windows-terminal-health.ts matchedIdentity = npm:QGFsdW1id2UvYW52aWw:1.0.36 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source ``` ## Dependencies and install lifecycle - **Lifecycle scripts present:** Yes - **Published lifecycle scripts:** prepublishOnly - **Dependencies:** 38 - **Optional dependencies:** 0 - **Peer dependencies:** 0 - **Development dependencies:** 0 - **Published dependency-graph edges:** 38 ### Published dependency entries - @gravity-ai/api ^0.1.2 (Dependency) - @modelcontextprotocol/sdk ^1.18.2 (Dependency) - @opentui/core 0.3.4 (Dependency) - @opentui/react 0.3.4 (Dependency) - @tanstack/react-query ^5.90.12 (Dependency) - ai ^7.0.59 (Dependency) - commander ^14.0.1 (Dependency) - diff 8.0.3 (Dependency) - gray-matter ^4.0.3 (Dependency) - ignore 5.3.2 (Dependency) - immer ^10.1.3 (Dependency) - ipaddr.js ^1.9.1 (Dependency) - jimp ^1.6.0 (Dependency) - lodash 4.17.23 (Dependency) - micromatch ^4.0.8 (Dependency) - node-machine-id ^1.1.12 (Dependency) - open ^10.1.0 (Dependency) - partial-json ^0.1.7 (Dependency) - pino 9.4.0 (Dependency) - posthog-node ^5.8.0 (Dependency) - react ^19.0.0 (Dependency) - react-reconciler ^0.32.0 (Dependency) - remark-breaks ^4.0.0 (Dependency) - remark-gfm ^4.0.1 (Dependency) - remark-parse ^11.0.0 (Dependency) - seedrandom ^3.0.5 (Dependency) - string-width ^7.2.0 (Dependency) - systeminformation ^5.30.7 (Dependency) - terminal-image ^4.1.0 (Dependency) - thinking-orbs ^0.3.1 (Dependency) - ts-pattern ^5.9.0 (Dependency) - unified ^11.0.0 (Dependency) - web-tree-sitter 0.25.10 (Dependency) - wsl-utils ^0.1.0 (Dependency) - yoga-layout ^3.2.1 (Dependency) - zod ^4.2.1 (Dependency) - zod-from-json-schema 0.4.2 (Dependency) - zustand ^5.0.8 (Dependency) ## Package metadata - **Package:** @alumbwe/anvil - **Ecosystem:** npm - **Version:** 1.0.38 - **Version published:** 2026-09-01T19:57:27.986Z - **Package first seen:** 2026-08-18T16:23:44.420Z - **Package last seen:** 2026-09-01T20:01:53.712Z - **Known versions:** 16 - **Latest version:** 1.0.38 - **Appeal under review:** No - **Description:** A Terminal User Interface (TUI) package built with OpenTUI and React. - **Maintainers:** alumbwe - **Keywords:** anvil, ai, code-editing, assistant, cli, coding-agent - **Runtime engines:** bun: \>=1.0.0 - **Artifact files:** 807 - **Artifact unpacked size:** 74,251,954 bytes - **Artifact signatures:** 1 - **Attestations:** No ## References - [HTML security report]() - [Repository]() - [Homepage]() - [Issues]()