registry / @botbuddy/cli / 1.63.17
@botbuddy/cli@1.63.17
⚠ Under reviewBotBuddy — Swarm coordination CLI for multi-agent workflows
AI Security Review
scanned 8d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiSource review did not establish malicious behavior, and the staging-pool operation is exposed through an explicit CLI command. The two shipped daemon binaries remain behaviorally unresolved after hash-bound offline analysis, requiring manual review.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
Daemon behavior is activated when a user installs or starts the daemon service.
Impact
The binaries’ effects cannot be assessed from available analysis, so the package cannot be cleared as safe.
Mechanism
The installer can register the daemon as a system service; offline analysis could not determine what either platform binary does.
AI rationale
Source review did not establish malicious behavior, and the staging-pool operation is exposed through an explicit CLI command. The two shipped daemon binaries remain behaviorally unresolved after hash-bound offline analysis, requiring manual review.
Evidence
.lpm-inspection-tsgZcj/0-0c4dc99976f8.txt.lpm-inspection-tsgZcj/1-f2e0075e0639.txtdaemon/bin/darwin-arm64/botbuddy-daemondaemon/bin/linux-x64/botbuddy-daemonsrc/daemon/installer.mjs
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Manual Review at 98.0% confidence as Unknown with medium false-positive risk.
AI review observations
- The package ships platform daemon binaries that its installer can register as system services.
- Hash-bound offline analysis could not identify either daemon’s executable format or behavior.
- The staging-pool installer path is exposed through an explicit CLI command.
Evidence against
- The reviewed JavaScript indicates daemon service setup is performed through an installer command; no concrete attack behavior was established in the inspected source.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkWebSocket
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
7 flaggedsrc/update-check.mjsView file
15import { mkdir, readFile, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
L16: import { spawn, spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
L17: import { homedir } from "node:os";
High
Child Process
Package source references child process execution.
src/update-check.mjsView on unpkg · L15src/staging-pool/refresh-runtime.mjsView file
26const jobPath = join(app, "job.mjs");
L27: async function owned(path, directory = false, privateFile = false) {
L28: const info = await fs.lstat(path);
...
L42: const before = await configBytes();
L43: const installed = validateInstalledConfig(JSON.parse(before));
L44: const previous = installed.poolBinding;
...
L61: const rows = await fetchRegisteredPools({
L62: exec: (file, args, callOptions) => exec(process.execPath, [file, ...args], callOptions),
L63: botbuddyBin: cliEntry, env, tenant, poolId, preserveAgentContext: true, requireTenantMatch: true,
...
L125: await fs.rename(configTemp, configPath);
L126: return { ok: true, command: "refresh-runtime", tenant, poolId, runtimeVersion: metadata.version, runtimeSha256: contentDigest, personaAliases: Object.keys(next.personas), producer:
Medium
Install Persistence
Source writes installer persistence such as shell profile or service configuration.
Findings
5 High5 Medium3 Low
HighChild Processsrc/update-check.mjs
HighSame File Env Network Executionsrc/pw/daemon.mjs
HighTrigger Reachable Persistencesrc/staging-pool/cli.mjs
HighSemantic Analysis Limitedsrc/agent-credential-store.mjs#virtual:normalized:round1
HighPrevious Version Dangerous Deltasrc/stack.mjs
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumInstall Persistencesrc/staging-pool/refresh-runtime.mjs
MediumShips Native Binarydaemon/bin/darwin-arm64/botbuddy-daemon
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowUrl Strings
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @botbuddy/cli@1.63.17.
See all versions of @botbuddy/cli for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of @botbuddy/cli@1.63.17 before allowing it. Restrict the permissions described in this report.
- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
Evidence last updated: .
Think this verdict is wrong? Dispute it on GitHub or read how reports are produced.