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@cotal-ai/cli@0.121.5
Cotal mesh CLI: up, join, watch, console, spawn, mint, channels, history, ext.
AI Security Review
scanned 6d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe source shows disclosed, opt-out runtime telemetry sent to Cotal’s own endpoint, with no install hook. The flagged agent-skill writes belong to the explicit setup command and are limited to Cotal-authored skills.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
Telemetry is armed during CLI command dispatch when its configured level is not off.
Impact
Usage measurement and deployment of Cotal-authored agent skills during setup.
Mechanism
Sends anonymous command and install events to the package’s own telemetry endpoint; setup can also reconcile the package’s skills when explicitly invoked.
AI rationale
The source shows disclosed, opt-out runtime telemetry sent to Cotal’s own endpoint, with no install hook. The flagged agent-skill writes belong to the explicit setup command and are limited to Cotal-authored skills.
Network endpoints1
cotal.ai/v1/telemetry
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 85.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The manifest exports the CLI entry points and declares no install lifecycle hook.
- Telemetry settings default to regular with a random install ID; environment settings can override the level.
- The command dispatcher arms telemetry for CLI commands, and the package discloses anonymous usage reporting with `cotal telemetry off` as an opt-out.
- Telemetry is sent to the package’s own endpoint, `https://cotal.ai/v1/telemetry`.
- Agent skill files are reconciled only by the explicit setup skills path.
Evidence against
- Regular telemetry is enabled by default and includes a daily install summary.
- The package writes Cotal-authored skills under `~/.agents/skills` when setup runs.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
7 flaggeddist/seed/reconcile.jsView file
1import { existsSync, renameSync } from "node:fs";
L2: import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
L3: import { randomBytes } from "node:crypto";
High
Child Process
Package source references child process execution.
dist/seed/reconcile.jsView on unpkg · L1dist/lib/persona-files.jsView file
274process.on(signal, pass);
L275: const child = program ? spawn(program, [draft], { stdio: "inherit" }) : spawn(`${editor} ${quoted}`, { shell: true, stdio: "inherit" });
L276: return new Promise(resolve => {
High
dist/lib/nats-bin.jsView file
Findings
1 Critical5 High4 Medium4 Low
CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltadist/telemetry.js
HighChild Processdist/seed/reconcile.js
HighShelldist/lib/persona-files.js
HighTrigger Reachable External Ai Agent Control Surface Mutationdist/lib/agent-skills.js
HighRuntime Package Installdist/commands/setup.js
HighSemantic Analysis Limiteddist/commands/ext.js
MediumDynamic Requiredist/lib/nats-bin.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowScripts Present
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowUrl Strings
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @cotal-ai/cli@0.121.5.
See all versions of @cotal-ai/cli for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of @cotal-ai/cli@0.121.5 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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