---
canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@ciandt-flow/flow-ai-obs/v/0.11.0"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@ciandt-flow/flow-ai-obs/v/0.11.0.md"
package: "@ciandt-flow/flow-ai-obs"
report_status: "published"
title: "@ciandt-flow/flow-ai-obs@0.11.0 npm security report"
verdict: "suspicious"
version: "0.11.0"
---

# @ciandt-flow/flow-ai-obs@0.11.0 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Flagged as agent extension risk** — Allowed by default with warning: install-time first-party agent extension setup was detected.

- **Verdict:** Suspicious
- **Product-default install policy:** Warn
- **Firewall policy:** Warn-only agent extension risk
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** Agent extension lifecycle risk
- **Selected version:** 0.11.0
- **Selected version is latest:** No
- **Analysis source:** AI Security Review (lpm-firewall-ai)

LPM treats this as warn-only first-party agent extension lifecycle risk. Installation automatically modifies the global Claude Code settings file to register package-owned hooks. Those hooks export Claude session and tool telemetry to the configured Flow endpoint when credentials are available.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Verdict:** Suspicious
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Started:** 2026-08-10T15:12:57.740Z
- **Finished:** 2026-08-10T15:13:45.224Z
- **Download time:** 505 ms
- **Static scan time:** 571 ms
- **AI review time:** 46406 ms
- **Total time:** 47484 ms

## Security analysis

### Published attack-surface review

- **Summary:** Installation automatically modifies the global Claude Code settings file to register package-owned hooks. Those hooks export Claude session and tool telemetry to the configured Flow endpoint when credentials are available.

- **Trigger:** npm postinstall; later Claude Code hook events

- **Impact:** Prompt, tool, and assistant-output telemetry can leave the host through the configured observability service.

- **Evidence paths:** package.json, dist/setup.js, dist/index.js, README.md

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-08-10T15:13:45.224Z

### AI review details

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

- **Mechanism:** package-owned Claude hooks and OTLP trace export

- **Rationale:** The package has a significant, unconsented install-time Claude Code configuration mutation and observability export surface. Source inspection shows it is a documented first-party integration with package-owned hooks, so it merits a warning rather than a block.

- **Files touched:** package.json, dist/setup.js, dist/index.js, ~/.claude/settings.json, ~/.config/flow-ai-obs/config.json

- **Network endpoints:** https://flow.ciandt.com/flow-langfuse-gateway/v1/traces, https://flow.ciandt.com/otel, https://registry.npmjs.org

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Suspicious

- **Confidence:** 90.0%

- **Recommended action:** downgrade\_to\_warn

- **Intent class:** Dangerous Capability

- **False-positive risk:** Low

- **Evidence for:** package.json postinstall executes dist/setup.js automatically., dist/setup.js writes ~/.claude/settings.json and registers four flow-ai-obs hooks., dist/index.js captures prompts, tool input/output, transcript output, and skill content., dist/index.js POSTs traces to Flow gateway endpoints.

- **Evidence against:** README.md accurately documents Claude Code observability and hook setup., Hooks invoke the package’s own flow-ai-obs command., Network URLs are Flow/OTLP endpoints with HTTPS and SSRF checks., No remote code loading, eval, destructive action, or unrelated exfiltration found.

## Public findings

### 1. High: Install Time Lifecycle Scripts
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** package.json
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@ciandt-flow/flow-ai-obs@0.11.0/package.json>)

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```json
scripts.postinstall = node -e "require('fs').existsSync('dist/setup.js') && require('child_process').execFileSync(process.execPath, ['dist/setup.js'], {stdio:'inherit'})"
```

### 2. Medium: Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** package.json
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@ciandt-flow/flow-ai-obs@0.11.0/package.json>)

Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```json
scripts.postinstall = node -e "require('fs').existsSync('dist/setup.js') && require('child_process').execFileSync(process.execPath, ['dist/setup.js'], {stdio:'inherit'})"
```

### 3. Low: Non Install Lifecycle Scripts
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 80.0%

Package declares lifecycle scripts that are not normally run for registry tarball installs.

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

Package declares npm scripts.

### 5. High: Child Process
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@ciandt-flow/flow-ai-obs@0.11.0/dist/index.js>)

Package source references child process execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: 'use strict';var child_process=require('child_process'),util=require('util'),I=require('fs'),x=require('path'),me=require('os'),Je=require('https'),Ke=require('http'),crypto=requir...
L2: `;try{I.writeFileSync(Ge,e,{flag:"a"});}catch(r){process.stderr.write(`[flow-obs debug ERROR] ${r.message}
```

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

Package source references network APIs.

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

Package source references environment variables.

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

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 9. High: Same File Env Network Execution
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@ciandt-flow/flow-ai-obs@0.11.0/dist/index.js>)

A single source file combines environment access, network access, and code or shell execution; review context before blocking.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: 'use strict';var child_process=require('child_process'),util=require('util'),I=require('fs'),x=require('path'),me=require('os'),Je=require('https'),Ke=require('http'),crypto=requir...
L2: `;try{I.writeFileSync(Ge,e,{flag:"a"});}catch(r){process.stderr.write(`[flow-obs debug ERROR] ${r.message}
```

### 10. High: Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 82.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@ciandt-flow/flow-ai-obs@0.11.0/dist/index.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: 'use strict';var child_process=require('child_process'),util=require('util'),I=require('fs'),x=require('path'),me=require('os'),Je=require('https'),Ke=require('http'),crypto=requir...
L2: `;try{I.writeFileSync(Ge,e,{flag:"a"});}catch(r){process.stderr.write(`[flow-obs debug ERROR] ${r.message}
```

### 11. High: Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 84.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@ciandt-flow/flow-ai-obs@0.11.0/dist/cli.js>)

Source gates dangerous network, credential, or execution behavior behind CI, host, platform, time, or geo fingerprint checks.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: #!/usr/bin/env node
L2: 'use strict';var Re=require('readline/promises'),ls=require('https'),k=require('fs'),ht=require('os'),bt=require('path'),child_process=require('child_process'),Rs=require('http'),u...
L3: `);}catch(o){throw n.close(),o}if(n.close(),e!==void 0)return e;throw new Error("Too many invalid attempts for yes/no prompt")}async function yn(t,e){let n=Re__namespace.createInte...
L4: \u256D${o}\u256E
...
L11: 
L12: `);let n=child_process.spawn("npm",["install","-g",`${e}@${t}`],{detached:true,stdio:"ignore",shell:process.platform==="win32",windowsHide:true});n.on("error",()=>{}),n.unref();}as...
L13: \u256D${l}\u256E
...
L30: `)+`
L31: `),1}var le=g(()=>{"use strict";ut();});function Pn(){if(process.platform==="linux"&&process.getuid?.()===0&&process.env.SUDO_USER){let e=c
```

### 12. High: Cross File Remote Execution Context
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 72.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@ciandt-flow/flow-ai-obs@0.11.0/dist/cli.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/cli.js spawns dist/index.js; helper contains network access plus dynamic code execution.
L1: #!/usr/bin/env node
L2: 'use strict';var Re=require('readline/promises'),ls=require('https'),k=require('fs'),ht=require('os'),bt=require('path'),child_process=require('child_process'),Rs=require('http'),u...
L3: `);}catch(o){throw n.close(),o}if(n.close(),e!==void 0)return e;throw new Error("Too many invalid attempts for yes/no prompt")}async function yn(t,e){let n=Re__namespace.createInte...
L4: \u256D${o}\u256E
...
L11: 
L12: `);let n=child_process.spawn("npm",["install","-g",`${e}@${t}`],{detached:true,stdio:"ignore",shell:process.platform==="win32",windowsHide:true});n.on("error",()=>{}),n.unref();}as...
L13: \u256D${l}\u256E
...
L30: `)+`
L31: `),1}var l
```

### 13. High: Trigger Reachable Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@ciandt-flow/flow-ai-obs@0.11.0/dist/index.js>)

A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches command-output exfiltration behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable command-output exfiltration chain: manifest.main -> dist/index.js
L1: 'use strict';var child_process=require('child_process'),util=require('util'),I=require('fs'),x=require('path'),me=require('os'),Je=require('https'),Ke=require('http'),crypto=requir...
L2: `;try{I.writeFileSync(Ge,e,{flag:"a"});}catch(r){process.stderr.write(`[flow-obs debug ERROR] ${r.message}
```

### 14. High: Runtime Package Install
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 86.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@ciandt-flow/flow-ai-obs@0.11.0/dist/cli.js>)

Package source invokes a package manager install command at runtime.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L19: `),S(h));}let d=setTimeout(()=>w(false),e);A.once("line",h=>w(h.trim().toLowerCase()==="y")),A.once("close",()=>w(false));})}async function kn(t){let e=F().name;return process.stde...
L20: `),new Promise(n=>{let r=child_process.spawn("npm",["install","-g",`${e}@${t}`],{stdio:"inherit",shell:process.platform==="win32"}),s=false;function i(o,a){if(!s){if(s=true,o)proce...
L21: 
...
L28: 
L29: `)+P(`     npm install -g @ciandt-flow/flow-ai-obs
L30: `)+`
```

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

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

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

Package source contains URL literals.

### 17. 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.

### 18. Low: No License
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 80.0%

Package manifest does not declare a clear license.

## Dependencies and install lifecycle
- **Lifecycle scripts present:** Yes
- **Published lifecycle scripts:** postinstall, prepublishOnly
- **Dependencies:** 0
- **Optional dependencies:** 1
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 11
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 1

### Published dependency entries
- keytar 7.9.0 (OptionalDependency)

## Package metadata
- **Package:** @ciandt-flow/flow-ai-obs
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 0.11.0
- **License:** SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE.md
- **Version published:** 2026-08-10T15:09:30.736Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-07-08T20:03:31.048Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-08-20T14:44:18.338Z
- **Known versions:** 4
- **Latest version:** 0.12.0
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** Claude Code hooks for Langfuse OTLP tracing — cross-platform
- **Author:** CI&T Flow Team
- **Maintainers:** ulyssesf, jhenifers, davipeterlinicit, weslleysr, leonardom-cit
- **Keywords:** claude-code, langfuse, observability, otlp, hooks, flow, ciandt
- **Runtime engines:** node: \>=18.0.0
- **Artifact files:** 6
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 132,709 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 1
- **Attestations:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@ciandt-flow/flow-ai-obs/v/0.11.0>)
- [Repository](<https://github.com/CI-T-HyperX/flow-codeassistant-observability>)
- [Homepage](<https://github.com/CI-T-HyperX/flow-codeassistant-observability#readme>)
- [Issues](<https://github.com/CI-T-HyperX/flow-codeassistant-observability/issues>)
