registry / @cotal-ai/cli / 0.122.0
@cotal-ai/cli@0.122.0
Cotal mesh CLI: up, join, watch, console, spawn, mint, channels, history, ext.
AI Security Review
scanned 6d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe manifest has no install lifecycle scripts, and the reviewed source ties subprocesses, network requests, and agent-skill writes to CLI commands. Runtime telemetry is disclosed, supports an off setting, and the inspected telemetry code describes its data limits.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
CLI invocation; setup, feedback, and extension operations require command execution. Telemetry is armed for a command when enabled by its effective settings.
Impact
No source evidence found of credential theft, hidden install-time behavior, unrequested account actions, or concealed remote code execution.
Mechanism
Commands use network requests, subprocesses, and filesystem writes for their stated CLI functions. Telemetry is sent to the Cotal endpoint and documents its fields and opt-out.
AI rationale
The manifest has no install lifecycle scripts, and the reviewed source ties subprocesses, network requests, and agent-skill writes to CLI commands. Runtime telemetry is disclosed, supports an off setting, and the inspected telemetry code describes its data limits.
Evidence
~/.agents/skills (during `cotal setup`)
Network endpoints3
cotal.ai/v1/telemetrybroker.cotal.ai/v1/feedbackcotal.ai/v1/feedback
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 88.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The package entry points load the CLI command registry; the manifest declares no install lifecycle scripts.
- Runtime telemetry respects the configured off level and is described as anonymous, with a notice and documented opt-out.
- Telemetry is armed for a command invocation and sent on process exit; the source documents the fields and says argument values, paths, and names are excluded.
- Agent skill files are reconciled by the explicit `cotal setup` command.
- The global npm install is offered only for an npx setup run without `cotal` on PATH, with an interactive confirmation or the documented non-interactive default.
- Feedback submission is a command that builds a report from supplied inputs and sends it to the configured or Cotal intake.
Evidence against
- The CLI uses network access and writes agent skill files during setup, but the inspected paths describe these as runtime command behaviors rather than package install or import-time actions.
- Regular telemetry sends a daily install summary and command event; the code exposes an off setting and documents the collection and opt-out.
Behavioral surface
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@0.122.0.
See all versions of @cotal-ai/cli for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of @cotal-ai/cli@0.122.0 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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