@chem-x/starter-kit@26.9.12-272
Chemical X Protocol: Private drop-in architecture starter kit and capsule generator
AI Security Review
scanned 1mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiNo automatic npm lifecycle execution or self-dependency chain was found. However, an explicit scaffold operation downloads and writes an unvalidated remote payload, so the package should be warned pending trust in that service and payload format.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
The user runs the scaffold or init CLI command with a license key.
Impact
A compromised or changed service could place arbitrary files, including agent instructions or executable project artifacts, outside the intended scaffold structure.
Mechanism
Remote payload download followed by unchecked project file writes.
AI rationale
No automatic npm lifecycle execution or self-dependency chain was found. However, an explicit scaffold operation downloads and writes an unvalidated remote payload, so the package should be warned pending trust in that service and payload format.
Evidence
cli/license.jscli/scaffold.js~/.chemical-x/device_id~/.chemical-x/config.json[selected project]/<server-supplied relPath>[selected project]/.cursorrules
Network endpoints1
chemicalx.xophz.com/api/starter-kit/download
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 88.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The package exposes several CLI entry points that run its runtime code.
- The licensed scaffold command requests a file payload from a remote service.
- The response file map is written directly to disk with no visible path or content validation.
- Scaffolding adds a Cursor rules file to the newly created project.
Evidence against
- package.json contains no npm install lifecycle hook or self-dependency.
- The remote download and project writes require an explicit CLI scaffold or init action.
- Git hook and workflow installation is presented through an interactive installer.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
NoLicense
Source & flagged code
5 flagged · loading sourcecli/navigator-share.jsView file
2import path from 'node:path';
L3: import { spawnSync } from 'node:child_process';
L4: import {
High
Child Process
Package source references child process execution.
cli/navigator-share.jsView on unpkg · L2cli/terminal.jsView file
10} else if (platform === "win32") {
L11: spawnSync("cmd.exe", ["/c", "start", '""', url], { stdio: "ignore" });
L12: } else {
High
cli/license.jsView file
3import os from 'node:os';
L4: import { spawnSync } from 'node:child_process';
L5: import {
...
L16:
L17: export const API_BASE = process.env.CHEMICAL_X_API_URL || 'https://chemicalx.xophz.com';
L18: export const URL_LEARN = 'https://chemicalx.xophz.com';
Findings
5 High2 Medium5 Low
HighChild Processcli/navigator-share.js
HighShellcli/terminal.js
HighSame File Env Network Executioncli/license.js
HighTrigger Reachable External Ai Agent Control Surface Mutationcli/scaffold.js
HighPrevious Version Dangerous Deltacli/audit/social-git.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
LowScripts Present
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowUrl Strings
LowNo License
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @chem-x/starter-kit@26.9.12-272.
See all versions of @chem-x/starter-kit for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of @chem-x/starter-kit@26.9.12-272 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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