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canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@canonry/canonry/v/7.79.0"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@canonry/canonry/v/7.79.0.md"
package: "@canonry/canonry"
report_status: "published"
title: "@canonry/canonry@7.79.0 npm security report"
verdict: "clean"
version: "7.79.0"
---

# @canonry/canonry@7.79.0 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Allowed — no malicious behavior detected** — No malicious behavior detected. 16 low-signal pattern(s) reviewed.

- **Verdict:** Clean
- **Product-default install policy:** Allow
- **Firewall policy:** No policy match
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** None published
- **Selected version:** 7.79.0
- **Selected version is latest:** No
- **Analysis source:** AI Security Review (lpm-firewall-ai)

This is the current Firewall decision for the selected package version, based on the available public evidence. Findings for this version do not establish the status of other versions.

AI assessment: clean; recommendation: mark clean. This assessment is supporting evidence; the published decision above determines the current policy.

The flagged credential and process behaviors are explained by the product’s local authentication, configured provider integration, and CLI functionality. Runtime telemetry is disclosed, can be disabled, and sends anonymous identifiers and ordinary runtime/event metadata to Canonry’s own endpoint.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Clean
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 91.0%
- **Started:** 2026-10-31T19:57:47.986Z
- **Finished:** 2026-10-31T19:59:12.773Z
- **Download time:** 756 ms
- **Static scan time:** 18246 ms
- **AI review time:** 65784 ms
- **Total time:** 84787 ms

The recorded confidence comes from the underlying analysis. Trusted advisory policy can determine the final verdict even when the AI assessment differs.

## Security analysis

### Published attack-surface review

- **Summary:** No attack was identified; reviewed network and process behavior fits the package’s stated platform and CLI functions.

- **Trigger:** CLI or server use; telemetry runs when enabled, and DuckDB installation occurs when its installer is invoked.

- **Impact:** No unauthorized credential collection, unrelated data transfer, or harmful automatic action was established.

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-10-31T19:59:12.773Z

### AI review details

- **Review stage:** source\_first\_review

- **Mechanism:** The package sends disclosed anonymous usage events to Canonry, sends configured provider credentials to provider endpoints, and can install its DuckDB plugin.

- **Rationale:** The flagged credential and process behaviors are explained by the product’s local authentication, configured provider integration, and CLI functionality. Runtime telemetry is disclosed, can be disabled, and sends anonymous identifiers and ordinary runtime/event metadata to Canonry’s own endpoint.

- **Network endpoints:** canonry.ai, openrouter.ai

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Clean

- **Confidence:** 91.0%

- **Recommended action:** mark\_clean

- **Intent class:** Benign

- **False-positive risk:** Low

- **Evidence for AI clean decision:** The package exposes Canonry CLI and MCP commands and a library entry point, consistent with its self-hosted AI visibility platform purpose., Telemetry is disclosed in the first-run notice and can be disabled with \`canonry telemetry disable\`; environment settings can also turn it off., Telemetry sends anonymous and session identifiers, event details, package and runtime versions, OS, and architecture to Canonry’s own endpoint., The OpenRouter adapter sends its configured API key to OpenRouter or a caller-configured base URL as a bearer credential., The flagged \`/auth/login\` handler verifies the submitted name and password as local application credentials., The flagged child-process code runs a package-manager install for the DuckDB plugin when its installer is called.

- **Evidence against:** The manifest has no preinstall, install, or postinstall hook., The reviewed credential flow uses the configured AI provider endpoint rather than an unrelated collector., The reviewed process execution is scoped to DuckDB installation; another spawn path starts the Canonry server daemon.

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @canonry/canonry@7.79.0.

- Review the evidence and your use of @canonry/canonry@7.79.0 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.

## Public findings

### 1. Low: Scripts Present
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

Package declares npm scripts.

### 2. High: Child Process
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/chunk-PRCBHOVR.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@canonry/canonry@7.79.0/dist/chunk-PRCBHOVR.js>)

Package source references child process execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L60653: // ../integration-commoncrawl/src/plugin-installer.ts
L60654: import { spawn } from "child_process";
L60655: import fs4 from "fs/promises";
```

### 3. Low: Eval
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 45.0%

Package source references a known benign dynamic code generation pattern.

### 4. Medium: Network
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references network APIs.

### 5. Medium: Environment Vars
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references environment variables.

### 6. Low: Filesystem
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 70.0%

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 7. High: Credential Redirect Persistence
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/chunk-PRCBHOVR.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@canonry/canonry@7.79.0/dist/chunk-PRCBHOVR.js>)

Manifest-reachable source sends a prompted API credential to a fixed unofficial gateway and persists the redirection.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Manifest-reachable source captures an API credential, sends it to a fixed unofficial gateway, and persists that redirection in agent or shell configuration.
dist/chunk-PRCBHOVR.js:
oauthAuthorizationCodes,
function isMcpAuthorizationRoute(request) {
throw forbidden(`This action requires the "${scope}" scope on your API key.`);
var NARROW_KEY_DENIED_MESSAGE = "This API key is narrower than the install, so it cannot use an administrator surface.";
throw forbidden("Internal diagnostics require a host-approved operator API key. Customer accounts and scopes cannot grant operator access.");
function requirePaidReadScope(request, allowedScopes = [ADS_WRITE_SCOPE, ADS_APPROVE_SCOPE, ADS_ACTIVATE_SCOPE], denialMessage = "This API key was not granted access to OpenAI Ads ...
throw forbidden("This AP
```

### 8. High: Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 82.0%
- **Path:** dist/chunk-PRCBHOVR.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@canonry/canonry@7.79.0/dist/chunk-PRCBHOVR.js>)

Source combines command execution, command-output handling, and outbound requests; review data flow before blocking.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1230: });
L1231: return `${PREFIX}${salt.toString("base64")}$${derived.toString("base64")}`;
L1232: }
...
L1537: });
L1538: app.post("/auth/login", async (request, reply) => {
L1539: const parsed = loginRequestSchema.safeParse(request.body);
...
L4998: try {
L4999: const parsed = new URL(/^https?:\/\//i.test(trimmed) ? trimmed : `https://${trimmed}`);
L5000: return parsed.hostname.toLowerCase().replace(/\.$/, "") || null;
...
L6780: if (first === 10 || first === 172 && second >= 16 && second <= 31 || first === 192 && second === 168) {
L6781: return "which is private space";
L6782: }
```

### 9. Critical: Browser Credential Phishing
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/chunk-PM2DB3HE.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@canonry/canonry@7.79.0/dist/chunk-PM2DB3HE.js>)

Source appears to collect browser login credentials for exfiltration.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1017: *
L1018: * See [twitter mentions example](https://github.com/markdown-it/linkify-it/blob/master/examples/twitter.mjs).
L1019: */
...
L2763: const length = colonIndex - schemeStart;
L2764: const c0 = url.charCodeAt(schemeStart) | 32;
L2765: if (length === 2) {
...
L2795: if (!urlIsValidHostname) {
L2796: if (url.startsWith("data:")) {
L2797: return null;
...
L3181: // ../../node_modules/.pnpm/tldts-core@7.4.19/node_modules/tldts-core/dist/es6/src/options.js
L3182: function setDefaultsImpl({ allowIcannDomains = true, allowPrivateDomains = false, detectIp = true, detectSpecialUse = false, extractHostname: extractHostname2 = true, mixedInputs =...
L3183: return {
```

### 10. Critical: Trojan Source Unicode
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** assets/assets/vendor-yaml-Y43rmNgW.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@canonry/canonry@7.79.0/assets/assets/vendor-yaml-Y43rmNgW.js>)

Source contains bidi control or invisible Unicode characters associated with Trojan Source attacks.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L89: contains invisible/control Unicode U+FEFF (zero width no-break space)
`,this.pos),this.lineEndPos=e),e===-1?this.atEnd?this.buffer.substring(this.pos):null:(this.buffer[e-1]===`\r`&&--e,this.buffer.substring(this.pos,e))}hasChars(e){return this.pos+e<=this.buffer.length}setNext(e){return this.buffer=this.buff
```

### 11. High: Cross File Remote Execution Context
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 72.0%
- **Path:** dist/chunk-R7HQNCG5.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@canonry/canonry@7.79.0/dist/chunk-R7HQNCG5.js>)

Source spawns a local helper that also contains network and dynamic execution context; review data flow before blocking.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Cross-file remote execution chain: dist/chunk-R7HQNCG5.js spawns dist/chunk-PM2DB3HE.js; helper contains network access plus dynamic code execution.
L394: try {
L395: value = JSON.parse(readFileSync(source === "-" ? 0 : source, "utf8"));
L396: } catch {
...
L416: if (printSeoJson(value, format)) return;
L417: console.log(`SEO data: ${value.available ? "available" : "unavailable"}`);
L418: if (value.reason) console.log(value.reason);
...
L652: access: "stored",
L653: help: "Host operator only. Read private upstream receipts and cost for reconciliation.",
L654: run: (input) => showSeoOperatorTask(requirePositional(input, 0, { command: "seo.operator.task", usage: "canonry seo operator task <task-id>", message: "task ID is required" }), inp...
...
L3140: message: `Unknown --from value "${opts.
```

### 12. Critical: Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/chunk-PM2DB3HE.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@canonry/canonry@7.79.0/dist/chunk-PM2DB3HE.js>)

A package entrypoint or install-time lifecycle script reaches a source file with blocking dangerous behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable chain: manifest.exports -> dist/index.js -> dist/chunk-PM2DB3HE.js
L1017: *
L1018: * See [twitter mentions example](https://github.com/markdown-it/linkify-it/blob/master/examples/twitter.mjs).
L1019: */
...
L2763: const length = colonIndex - schemeStart;
L2764: const c0 = url.charCodeAt(schemeStart) | 32;
L2765: if (length === 2) {
...
L2795: if (!urlIsValidHostname) {
L2796: if (url.startsWith("data:")) {
L2797: return null;
...
L3181: // ../../node_modules/.pnpm/tldts-core@7.4.19/node_modules/tldts-core/dist/es6/src/options.js
L3182: function setDefaultsImpl({ allowIcannDomains = true, allowPrivateDomains = false, detectIp = true, detectSpecialUse = false, extractHostname: extractHostname2 = true, mixedInputs =...
L3183: return {
```

### 13. Low: High Entropy Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 55.0%

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

### 14. Low: Url Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 65.0%

Package source contains URL literals.

### 15. 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.

### 16. High: Semantic Analysis Limited
- **Category:** Scanner Coverage
- **Confidence:** 100.0%
- **Path:** dist/chunk-PRCBHOVR.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@canonry/canonry@7.79.0/dist/chunk-PRCBHOVR.js>)

A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_path_work_budget_exceeded; limitedFiles = 2
```

## Dependencies and install lifecycle
- **Lifecycle scripts present:** No

- **Dependencies:** 26
- **Optional dependencies:** 0
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 36
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 26

### Published dependency entries
- @anthropic-ai/sdk ^0.137.0 (Dependency)
- @canonry/aeo-audit 7.5.0 (Dependency)
- @earendil-works/pi-agent-core 1.3.0 (Dependency)
- @earendil-works/pi-ai 1.3.0 (Dependency)
- @fastify/rate-limit ^11.2.1 (Dependency)
- @fastify/static ^10.1.6 (Dependency)
- @google/genai ^2.30.0 (Dependency)
- @modelcontextprotocol/client ^2.4.0 (Dependency)
- @modelcontextprotocol/node ^2.1.2 (Dependency)
- @modelcontextprotocol/server ^2.4.0 (Dependency)
- @types/better-sqlite3 ^9.6.0 (Dependency)
- better-sqlite3 ^13.0.3 (Dependency)
- chrome-remote-interface ^0.34.0 (Dependency)
- cron-parser ^5.10.2 (Dependency)
- drizzle-orm ^0.45.4 (Dependency)
- fastify ^5.12.7 (Dependency)
- graphology 0.26.0 (Dependency)
- graphology-layout-forceatlas2 0.10.1 (Dependency)
- graphology-layout-noverlap 0.4.2 (Dependency)
- node-cron ^4.6.0 (Dependency)
- openai ^7.40.0 (Dependency)
- pdf-lib ^1.17.1 (Dependency)
- pino-pretty ^13.2.0 (Dependency)
- undici ^8.12.3 (Dependency)
- yaml ^2.9.1 (Dependency)
- zod ^4.6.7 (Dependency)

## Package metadata
- **Package:** @canonry/canonry
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 7.79.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Version published:** 2026-10-31T19:50:49.275Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-07-02T17:18:01.598Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-11-04T16:41:58.278Z
- **Known versions:** 189
- **Latest version:** 7.90.0
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** Self-hosted AI visibility (AEO) platform: track how ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity cite your domain, join it with Search Console, GA4, server-side traffic, and paid media, and fix what you find through agent tools (CLI, REST, MCP). Local SQLite.
- **Maintainers:** arberx
- **Keywords:** aeo, answer-engine-optimization, geo, generative-engine-optimization, ai-visibility, citation-tracking, seo, mcp, chatgpt, claude, gemini, perplexity
- **Runtime engines:** node: \>=22.23.4 \<23 || \>=24.22.1 \<25 || \>=26.12.1 \<27
- **Artifact files:** 201
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 15,342,429 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 2
- **Attestations:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@canonry/canonry/v/7.79.0>)
- [Repository](<https://github.com/Canonry/canonry>)
- [Homepage](<https://canonry.ai/>)
- [Issues](<https://github.com/Canonry/canonry/issues>)
