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@cotal-ai/cli@0.124.0
Cotal mesh CLI: up, join, watch, console, spawn, mint, channels, history, ext.
AI Security Review
scanned 6d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe package has no install lifecycle hooks. Its default runtime telemetry is disclosed with an off option, and the reviewed file setup and feedback behavior is tied to explicit commands.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
Telemetry runs after a CLI command is selected unless disabled; feedback and setup run only when their commands are invoked.
Impact
The reviewed behavior does not show credential theft, unrelated account actions, or install-time changes.
Mechanism
Telemetry goes to Cotal’s endpoint. Setup installs Cotal-authored skill files in the shared skills directory.
AI rationale
The package has no install lifecycle hooks. Its default runtime telemetry is disclosed with an off option, and the reviewed file setup and feedback behavior is tied to explicit commands.
Evidence
~/.agents/skills/<name>/SKILL.mdtelemetry settings under ~/.cotal
Network endpoints3
cotal.ai/v1/telemetrybroker.cotal.ai/v1/feedbackcotal.ai/v1/feedback
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 91.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The package has no lifecycle scripts; its main and exports point to JavaScript entry points.
- Runtime telemetry is disclosed, sent to Cotal’s telemetry endpoint, and can be turned off.
- Telemetry is armed after a command is selected and is skipped when the effective level is off.
- The setup command installs Cotal-authored skills into the shared skills directory when setup runs.
Evidence against
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@0.124.0.
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