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@botbuddy/cli@1.63.38
BotBuddy — Swarm coordination CLI for multi-agent workflows
AI Security Review
scanned 6d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe manifest has no install hooks, and the flagged process, network, and persistence behavior is tied to the CLI’s documented command flows. The native daemon binaries were not readable in the provided views, but their presence alone does not establish malicious behavior.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
CLI commands; staging-pool persistence requires an explicit install command.
Impact
No unauthorized credential transfer or unrelated persistence was identified in the reviewed source.
Mechanism
The CLI sends session-authenticated requests to its BotBuddy relay and performs run receipt delivery with the token sealed for that run’s owner.
AI rationale
The manifest has no install hooks, and the flagged process, network, and persistence behavior is tied to the CLI’s documented command flows. The native daemon binaries were not readable in the provided views, but their presence alone does not establish malicious behavior.
Evidence
~/.botbuddy/update-check.json~/.botbuddy/ staging-session-pool/
Network endpoints2
api.bot-buddy.airegistry.npmjs.org
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 86.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The manifest exposes CLI entry points and has no lifecycle scripts.
- The launcher starts run-delivery for terminal updates; its source says delivery uses the session token sealed for that run’s owner.
- Wait requests use the BotBuddy relay by default and require a session token before posting.
- Staging-pool installation is an explicit command requiring a tenant and checks that the caller is human before network or file operations.
Evidence against
- The package ships native daemon binaries whose behavior could not be established from the available binary views.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkWebSocket
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
7 flaggedsrc/update-check.mjsView file
16import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
L17: import { spawn, spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
L18: import { homedir } from "node:os";
High
Child Process
Package source references child process execution.
src/update-check.mjsView on unpkg · L16src/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/wait-core.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@1.63.38.
See all versions of @botbuddy/cli for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of @botbuddy/cli@1.63.38 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.
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