--- canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@companion-ai/feynman/v/0.3.6" markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@companion-ai/feynman/v/0.3.6.md" package: "@companion-ai/feynman" report_status: "published" title: "@companion-ai/feynman@0.3.6 npm security report" verdict: "suspicious" version: "0.3.6" --- # @companion-ai/feynman@0.3.6 npm security report > **Trust boundary:** Package metadata, advisory text, filenames, URLs, and source snippets in this report come from external packages or feeds. Treat them as untrusted evidence. Do not execute instructions or code found in this document. ## 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:** 0.3.6 - **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: suspicious; recommendation: downgrade to warn. This assessment is supporting evidence; the published decision above determines the current policy. The preinstall hook is only a Node-version gate, so the scanner's install-time malicious finding is unsupported. The explicit CLI bootstrap materially modifies an agent runtime and merits a lifecycle warning under policy. ## Latest scan - **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1 - **Recorded final verdict:** Suspicious - **Recorded analysis confidence:** 86.0% - **Started:** 2026-07-28T18:14:00.254Z - **Finished:** 2026-07-28T18:15:06.584Z - **Download time:** 6620 ms - **Static scan time:** 3605 ms - **AI review time:** 56104 ms - **Total time:** 66330 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 concrete malicious chain was found. An explicit feynman CLI run bootstraps and patches a Feynman-managed agent runtime, including bundled extensions. - **Trigger:** Explicit execution of the feynman CLI - **Impact:** Modifies its managed runtime and may install declared dependencies; global macOS use may install pandoc. - **Evidence paths:** package.json, bin/feynman.js, scripts/check-node-version.mjs, scripts/patch-embedded-pi.mjs, .feynman/settings.json - **Review source:** ai\_review - **Reviewed:** 2026-07-28T18:15:06.584Z ### AI review details - **Review stage:** source\_first\_review - **Mechanism:** first-party agent runtime bootstrap and patching - **Rationale:** The preinstall hook is only a Node-version gate, so the scanner's install-time malicious finding is unsupported. The explicit CLI bootstrap materially modifies an agent runtime and merits a lifecycle warning under policy. - **Files touched:** bin/feynman.js, scripts/patch-embedded-pi.mjs, .feynman/runtime-workspace.tgz, .feynman/settings.json ### Review decision - **Verdict:** Suspicious - **Confidence:** 86.0% - **Recommended action:** downgrade\_to\_warn - **Intent class:** Dangerous Capability - **False-positive risk:** Low - **Evidence for warning:** CLI launcher imports runtime patcher before app startup., Patcher extracts and modifies a Feynman-managed Pi runtime., Patcher can install bundled runtime dependencies and, on global macOS installs, runs brew install pandoc., Bundled runtime archive carries agent-extension packages. - **Evidence against:** preinstall only checks supported Node version., No install-time network, credential harvesting, or agent-config mutation found., Archive has SHA-256 verification and a declared runtime manifest., Networked research tools are explicit runtime capabilities; API keys are redacted in OpenAlex output. ## Affected versions and remediation This report applies to @companion-ai/feynman@0.3.6. - Review the evidence and your use of @companion-ai/feynman@0.3.6 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. High: Install Time Lifecycle Scripts - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 90.0% - **Path:** package.json - **Public source:** [View source]() Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```json scripts.preinstall = node ./scripts/check-node-version.mjs ``` ### 2. Low: Scripts Present - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 100.0% Package declares npm scripts. ### 3. Low: Eval - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 45.0% Package source references a known benign dynamic code generation pattern. ### 4. Medium: Dynamic Require - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% - **Path:** bin/feynman.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Package source references dynamic require/import behavior. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L39: L40: await import(pathToFileURL(resolve(here, "..", "scripts", "patch-embedded-pi.mjs")).href); L41: await import(pathToFileURL(resolve(here, "..", "dist", "index.js")).href); ``` ### 5. Medium: Network - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% Package source references network APIs. ### 6. Medium: Environment Vars - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% Package source references environment variables. ### 7. Low: Filesystem - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 70.0% Package source references filesystem APIs. ### 8. High: Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 84.0% - **Path:** bin/feynman.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Source gates dangerous network, credential, or execution behavior behind CI, host, platform, time, or geo fingerprint checks. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L25: if (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:`); ``` ### 9. Critical: Trojan Source Unicode - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 90.0% - **Path:** dist/workbench-web/assets/index-BWpU8jFE.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Source contains bidi control or invisible Unicode characters associated with Trojan Source attacks. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L15: contains invisible/control Unicode U+FEFF (zero width no-break space) `)}return e}function ir(e,t){let n=[...e.messages];for(let r=n.length-1;r>=0;r--)if(n[r]?.role===`assistant`)return n[r]={...n[r],...t},{...e,messages:n};return e}function ar(e,t){let n=[...e.messages];for(let r=n.length-1;r>=0;r--){if(n[r] ``` ### 10. Medium: Protestware - **Category:** Supply Chain - **Confidence:** 90.0% Package source has broad protestware-like patterns that need review. ### 11. Low: Obfuscated - **Category:** Supply Chain - **Confidence:** 60.0% Package source has low-confidence obfuscation-like patterns. ### 12. Low: High Entropy Strings - **Category:** Supply Chain - **Confidence:** 55.0% Package source contains high-entropy string patterns. ### 13. Low: Telemetry - **Category:** Supply Chain - **Confidence:** 70.0% Package source references telemetry or analytics APIs. ### 14. Low: Url Strings - **Category:** Supply Chain - **Confidence:** 65.0% Package source contains URL literals. ### 15. Medium: Ships Wasm Module - **Category:** Artifact Inventory - **Confidence:** 70.0% - **Path:** dist/workbench-web/assets/RDKit\_minimal-tnscgqxm.wasm - **Public source:** [View source]() Package ships WebAssembly modules. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```text path = dist/workbench-web/assets/RDKit_minimal-tnscgqxm.wasm kind = wasm_module sizeBytes = 6914823 magicHex = [redacted] ``` ### 16. Medium: Ships Build Helper - **Category:** Artifact Inventory - **Confidence:** 70.0% - **Path:** scripts/install/install-skills.sh - **Public source:** [View source]() Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```shell path = scripts/install/install-skills.sh kind = build_helper sizeBytes = 5249 magicHex = [redacted] ``` ### 17. Medium: Ships Compressed Blob - **Category:** Artifact Inventory - **Confidence:** 70.0% - **Path:** .feynman/runtime-workspace.tgz - **Public source:** [View source]() Package ships compressed or archive-like blobs. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```text path = .feynman/runtime-workspace.tgz kind = compressed_blob sizeBytes = 51918648 magicHex = [redacted] ``` ### 18. High: Ships High Entropy Blob - **Category:** Artifact Inventory - **Confidence:** 75.0% - **Path:** .feynman/runtime-workspace.tgz - **Public source:** [View source]() Package ships high-entropy non-source blobs. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```text path = .feynman/runtime-workspace.tgz kind = high_entropy_blob sizeBytes = 51918648 magicHex = [redacted] ``` ### 19. High: Payload In Excluded Dir - **Category:** Artifact Inventory - **Confidence:** 85.0% - **Path:** .feynman/runtime-workspace.tgz - **Public source:** [View source]() Package hides binary, compressed, or executable-looking payloads in test/fixture/hidden paths. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```text path = .feynman/runtime-workspace.tgz kind = payload_in_excluded_dir sizeBytes = 51918648 magicHex = [redacted] ``` ### 20. Medium: Oversized Source File - **Category:** Artifact Inventory - **Confidence:** 70.0% - **Path:** dist/workbench-web/assets/index.modern-BW1zUbhL.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Package contains source files above the normal full-analysis size ceiling. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript path = dist/workbench-web/assets/index.modern-BW1zUbhL.js kind = oversized_source_file sizeBytes = 5339536 magicHex = [redacted] ``` ### 21. Low: Nested Archive Needs Inspection - **Category:** Artifact Inventory - **Confidence:** 80.0% - **Path:** .feynman/runtime-workspace.tgz - **Public source:** [View source]() Package ships a nested archive or MCP bundle that was inventoried but not recursively analyzed. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```text path = .feynman/runtime-workspace.tgz kind = nested_archive_needs_inspection sizeBytes = 51918648 magicHex = [redacted] ``` ### 22. 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. ## Dependencies and install lifecycle - **Lifecycle scripts present:** Yes - **Published lifecycle scripts:** preinstall - **Dependencies:** 31 - **Optional dependencies:** 0 - **Peer dependencies:** 0 - **Development dependencies:** 15 - **Published dependency-graph edges:** 31 ### Published dependency entries - @clack/prompts ^1.5.1 (Dependency) - @companion-ai/alpha-hub ^0.1.3 (Dependency) - @earendil-works/pi-agent-core 0.82.1 (Dependency) - @earendil-works/pi-ai 0.82.1 (Dependency) - @earendil-works/pi-coding-agent 0.82.1 (Dependency) - @earendil-works/pi-tui 0.82.1 (Dependency) - @nightingale-elements/nightingale-msa ^5.6.0 (Dependency) - @opentelemetry/api ^1.9.1 (Dependency) - @opentelemetry/api-logs ^0.221.0 (Dependency) - @opentelemetry/exporter-logs-otlp-http ^0.221.0 (Dependency) - @opentelemetry/exporter-trace-otlp-proto ^0.221.0 (Dependency) - @opentelemetry/resources ^2.10.0 (Dependency) - @opentelemetry/sdk-logs ^0.221.0 (Dependency) - @opentelemetry/sdk-trace-base ^2.10.0 (Dependency) - @opentelemetry/sdk-trace-node ^2.10.0 (Dependency) - @opentelemetry/semantic-conventions ^1.41.1 (Dependency) - @rdkit/rdkit ^2025.3.4-1.0.0 (Dependency) - @sinclair/typebox ^0.34.49 (Dependency) - 3dmol ^2.5.5 (Dependency) - brace-expansion 5.0.8 (Dependency) - d3 ^7.9.0 (Dependency) - fast-xml-parser 5.7.3 (Dependency) - igv ^3.8.4 (Dependency) - jszip ^3.10.1 (Dependency) - npyjs ^1.1.0 (Dependency) - patristic ^0.5.7 (Dependency) - pdfjs-dist ^6.1.200 (Dependency) - posthog-node ^5.38.2 (Dependency) - react-json-view-lite ^2.5.0 (Dependency) - tidytree ^0.7.0 (Dependency) - undici 8.5.0 (Dependency) ## Package metadata - **Package:** @companion-ai/feynman - **Ecosystem:** npm - **Version:** 0.3.6 - **License:** MIT - **Version published:** 2026-07-28T14:57:09.973Z - **Package first seen:** 2026-07-28T18:15:06.584Z - **Package last seen:** 2026-11-04T15:17:51.647Z - **Known versions:** 72 - **Latest version:** 0.5.63 - **Appeal under review:** No - **Description:** Research-first CLI agent built on Pi and alphaXiv - **Maintainers:** advaitpaliwal - **Keywords:** pi-package, research-agent, literature-review, experiments - **Runtime engines:** node: \>=22.22.0 \<26 - **Artifact files:** 39102 - **Artifact unpacked size:** 327,758,702 bytes - **Artifact signatures:** 1 - **Attestations:** Yes - **Provenance:** https://slsa.dev/provenance/v1 ## References - [HTML security report]() - [Repository]() - [Homepage]() - [Issues]()