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@botbuddy/cli@1.63.40
BotBuddy — Swarm coordination CLI for multi-agent workflows
AI Security Review
scanned 6d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe flagged process execution and persistence support documented CLI features, while staging-pool setup requires an explicit human-only command. Credential-bearing relay requests use the configured relay URL, and no concrete malicious behavior was found.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.
Trigger
CLI invocation; staging-pool persistence requires the explicit install command. Run delivery checks for pending run updates and can be disabled.
Impact
No malicious impact was identified in the reviewed source.
Mechanism
Checks npm for this package’s latest version, sends wait requests to the configured relay, and delivers BotBuddy run updates to its service. Staging-pool install writes its job and configuration after an explicit human-only command.
AI rationale
The flagged process execution and persistence support documented CLI features, while staging-pool setup requires an explicit human-only command. Credential-bearing relay requests use the configured relay URL, and no concrete malicious behavior was found.
Evidence
~/.botbuddy/update-check.json~/.botbuddy run-delivery state and pending run records~/.botbuddy/staging-session-pool/<pool>/
Network endpoints3
registry.npmjs.orgapi.bot-buddy.aicaller-configured relay URL (opts.url)
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 91.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The manifest describes a swarm-coordination CLI and exposes CLI binaries and optional reporter/telemetry exports.
- The update check queries npm for the latest version of this package.
- Staging-pool persistence runs through an explicit human-only install command that refuses agent sessions before network or file operations.
- Wait requests send the supplied session token to the configured relay URL.
- Run delivery handles pending terminal updates, and can be disabled with BOTBUDDY_RUN_DELIVERY=off; telemetry delivery targets BotBuddy’s service and filters event fields.
Evidence against
- No concrete credential theft, unrelated-target account action, destructive action, or concealed execution was identified.
- The reviewed network requests support package updates, configured relay operations, and BotBuddy run delivery.
- Staging-pool files and launch-agent setup require an explicit command.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetwork
Source & flagged code
6 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
4 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
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@1.63.40.
See all versions of @botbuddy/cli for other recorded verdicts.
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