registry / @companion-ai/feynman / 0.3.34
@companion-ai/feynman@0.3.34
Research-first CLI agent built on Pi and alphaXiv
AI Security Review
scanned 2mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiSource inspection contradicts the scanner's malicious classification: the preinstall hook only enforces Node compatibility, while the archive and Pi patching are package-aligned runtime behavior. No concrete malicious chain was found.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
npm installation or explicit feynman CLI launch
Impact
No observed credential exfiltration, remote payload execution, destructive action, or foreign agent-control mutation.
Mechanism
Node-version validation and package-local bundled-runtime setup
AI rationale
Source inspection contradicts the scanner's malicious classification: the preinstall hook only enforces Node compatibility, while the archive and Pi patching are package-aligned runtime behavior. No concrete malicious chain was found.
Evidence
package.jsonscripts/check-node-version.mjsbin/feynman.jsscripts/patch-embedded-pi.mjs.feynman/runtime-workspace.tgz.feynman/runtime-workspace.sha256
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 94.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- npm preinstall hook exists.
- Explicit CLI launch dynamically imports a bundled runtime patcher.
- A compressed runtime workspace is shipped and restored after SHA-256 verification.
Evidence against
- Preinstall only checks the local Node version and otherwise only prints errors/exits.
- No install-time network, credential harvesting, shell execution, or foreign AI-agent config mutation found.
- Runtime archive restoration is package-local and checksum-gated.
- Networked research tools are runtime, user-invoked data-source integrations.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsEvalFilesystemNativeBindingsNetworkShellWebSocket
HighEntropyStringsMinifiedPossibleObfuscationProtestwareTelemetry
Source & flagged code
13 flaggedpackage.jsonView file
•scripts.preinstall = node ./scripts/check-node-version.mjs
High
Install Time Lifecycle Scripts
Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.
package.jsonView on unpkgbin/feynman.jsView file
25if (compareNodeVersions(parsedNodeVersion, parseNodeVersion(MIN_NODE_VERSION)) < 0 || parsedNodeVersion.major > MAX_NODE_MAJOR) {
L26: const isWindows = process.platform === "win32";
L27: console.error(`feynman supports Node.js ${MIN_NODE_VERSION} through ${MAX_NODE_MAJOR}.x (detected ${process.versions.node}).`);
...
L30: : isWindows
L31: ? "Install a supported Node.js release from https://nodejs.org, or use the standalone installer:"
L32: : `Switch to a supported Node release with \`nvm install ${PREFERRED_NODE_MAJOR} && nvm use ${PREFERRED_NODE_MAJOR}\`, or use the standalone installer:`);
High
Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability
Source gates dangerous network, credential, or execution behavior behind CI, host, platform, time, or geo fingerprint checks.
bin/feynman.jsView on unpkg · L25Findings
1 Critical6 High9 Medium7 Low
CriticalTrojan Source Unicodedist/workbench-web/assets/index-oouZFxmt.js
HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json
HighSandbox Evasion Gated Capabilitybin/feynman.js
HighShips High Entropy Blob.feynman/runtime-workspace.tgz
HighPayload In Excluded Dir.feynman/runtime-workspace.tgz
HighSemantic Analysis Limitedfixtures/pi-web-access-0.24.1/data-uri-sanitize.ts
HighPrevious Version Dangerous Deltascripts/verify-installed-runtime.mjs
MediumDynamic Requirebin/feynman.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumProtestware
MediumShips Wasm Moduledist/workbench-web/assets/RDKit_minimal-tnscgqxm.wasm
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @companion-ai/feynman@0.3.34.
See all versions of @companion-ai/feynman for other recorded verdicts.
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- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
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