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@cotal-ai/cli@0.136.0
Cotal mesh CLI: up, join, watch, console, spawn, mint, channels, history, ext.
AI Security Review
scanned 1d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe package has no install lifecycle hook or evident credential theft, but noninteractive setup can modify the global npm installation without an explicit install choice. This warrants a warning rather than a malicious verdict.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
Run `npx cotal-ai setup` when `cotal` is not already on PATH and the setup flow is noninteractive, such as with `--yes` or no TTY.
Impact
Changes the global npm installation and makes the CLI available on PATH.
Mechanism
Setup proceeds past the confirmation branch and invokes `npm install -g` for the running `cotal-ai` version.
AI rationale
The package has no install lifecycle hook or evident credential theft, but noninteractive setup can modify the global npm installation without an explicit install choice. This warrants a warning rather than a malicious verdict.
Evidence
dist/commands/setup.js
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 86.0% confidence as Unknown with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- When `cotal` is absent from PATH and the CLI is run through npx, noninteractive setup skips the confirmation and installs `cotal-ai` globally at the running version.
- The global install is reached from the setup command; it is not declared as an install lifecycle hook.
Evidence against
- The global install is limited to the package itself and is offered as a CLI convenience; interactive users receive a confirmation prompt.
- The manifest's scripts are development and test commands; no preinstall, install, or postinstall hook is declared.
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/lib/auth-proc.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@0.136.0.
See all versions of @cotal-ai/cli for other recorded verdicts.
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- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
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