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@cotal-ai/cli@0.138.2
Cotal mesh CLI: up, join, watch, console, spawn, mint, channels, history, ext.
AI Security Review
scanned 1d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe flagged writes and process execution are tied to CLI setup and connector management, while feedback is sent when the user submits it. The manifest has no install lifecycle scripts, and the optional global install prompts first.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.
Trigger
User runs setup, submits feedback, or invokes a command that reconciles built-in connectors.
Impact
Expected CLI configuration and service behavior; no unrelated collection or unauthorized account action found.
Mechanism
Setup writes Cotal-authored skills to the shared skills directory, feedback posts the submitted report, and reconciliation installs bundled connectors.
AI rationale
The flagged writes and process execution are tied to CLI setup and connector management, while feedback is sent when the user submits it. The manifest has no install lifecycle scripts, and the optional global install prompts first.
Evidence
~/.agents/skills/<name>/SKILL.md~/.cotal
Network endpoints2
broker.cotal.aicotal.ai
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 89.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The manifest exports the CLI entry point and declares no install lifecycle scripts.
- Agent skills are written by the setup command into the cross-vendor skills directory; the writer handles only its managed skill files.
- The optional global npm install prompts for confirmation before running.
- Feedback submission sends the report fields to the Cotal intake endpoint when the feedback command is used.
- Seed reconciliation installs the package's own built-in connectors through the CLI.
Evidence against
- The inspected process execution and file writes serve explicit CLI setup, feedback, and connector-management features.
- No automatic credential collection or unrelated data transmission was identified.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
6 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
5 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
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@0.138.2.
See all versions of @cotal-ai/cli for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of @cotal-ai/cli@0.138.2 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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