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@cotal-ai/cli@0.127.5
Cotal mesh CLI: up, join, watch, console, spawn, mint, channels, history, ext.
AI Security Review
scanned 6d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe automatic behavior found is runtime telemetry for the CLI, disclosed in the package and controllable with an explicit off setting. The code sends selected command and install metadata, and masks sensitive-looking values in error text before transmission.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
A CLI command runs while telemetry is enabled; events are sent at process exit.
Impact
Usage reporting to the package's own service; no concrete security impact identified.
Mechanism
Posts command metadata and a daily install summary to https://cotal.ai/v1/telemetry. Telemetry can be disabled with `cotal telemetry off`.
AI rationale
The automatic behavior found is runtime telemetry for the CLI, disclosed in the package and controllable with an explicit off setting. The code sends selected command and install metadata, and masks sensitive-looking values in error text before transmission.
Evidence
~/.cotal/telemetry.json
Network endpoints1
cotal.ai/v1/telemetry
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 91.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The manifest describes a Cotal mesh CLI and points its main entry to dist/index.js.
- Runtime telemetry is disclosed in the CLI, with an explicit `cotal telemetry off` option.
- First use creates a regular telemetry setting with a random install ID; the level can be changed.
- Before regular telemetry includes error text, the code masks quoted values, URLs, email addresses, IPs, paths and token-like strings.
- Telemetry posts command events and a daily install summary to Cotal's own endpoint when a CLI command exits.
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@0.127.5.
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