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@cotal-ai/cli@0.129.9
Cotal mesh CLI: up, join, watch, console, spawn, mint, channels, history, ext.
AI Security Review
scanned 5d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe manifest has no install lifecycle hook, and the flagged process execution and agent skill writes are tied to explicit CLI operations. Runtime telemetry targets Cotal's own endpoint and is disclosed with settings to reduce or disable it; no concrete malicious behavior was found.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; source matched previously finalized malicious package; routed for review
Trigger
Telemetry may run on command exit when enabled; skill installation and package-manager actions are reached through setup or extension commands; feedback requires an explicit feedback command.
Impact
No automatic credential theft, unrelated data collection, or unrequested account action was identified.
Mechanism
Telemetry posts to Cotal's own endpoint. Setup reconciles the package's shipped skill files, while feedback sends user-provided details to the configured intake.
AI rationale
The manifest has no install lifecycle hook, and the flagged process execution and agent skill writes are tied to explicit CLI operations. Runtime telemetry targets Cotal's own endpoint and is disclosed with settings to reduce or disable it; no concrete malicious behavior was found.
Evidence
~/.agents/skills/<name>/SKILL.md~/.cotal/telemetry.json
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
- package.json has no install, preinstall, or postinstall lifecycle hook; its entry points are ESM exports.
- The agent skill files are reconciled during `cotal setup` when they are missing or stale, and writes are limited to the package's skill file under `~/.agents/skills`.
- Runtime telemetry is sent to `https://cotal.ai/v1/telemetry`; the CLI notice describes the collection and offers `cotal telemetry off` or `minimal`.
- Feedback transmission is part of the explicit feedback command and uses the provided feedback details and contact or configured key.
Evidence against
- The CLI uses child processes and can run npm installs, but the reviewed calls are for explicit setup, extension, and service operations.
- Setup writes behavior-bearing agent skill files outside the package, but the write is triggered by the explicit setup command.
- No source reviewed shows credentials or local project contents being sent to an unrelated host.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVars
Source & flagged code
18 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
17 High4 Medium4 Low
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
HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/telemetry.js
HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/commands/up.js
HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/lib/self-exec.js
HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/lib/service-process.js
HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/commands/ext.js
HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/commands/setup-start.js
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @cotal-ai/cli@0.129.9.
See all versions of @cotal-ai/cli for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of @cotal-ai/cli@0.129.9 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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