registry / @datadog/ai-setup-cli / 2.0.36
@datadog/ai-setup-cli@2.0.36
Interactive tool for Datadog setup
AI Security Review
scanned 10h ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe package's source upload is disclosed and gated by explicit user consent, and its default gateway is Datadog's service. Shell access is constrained by sensitive-path checks and approval for commands outside the allowlist.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
The user runs the CLI and agrees to the source code consent prompt; the optional Agent installation runs when selected.
Impact
Expected setup behavior may upload portions of source code and environment data to Datadog after consent; no malicious impact was identified.
Mechanism
The tool sends setup context to Datadog's site-specific gateway. Sensitive workspace paths are blocked, other shell commands require approval, and the optional installer uses Datadog's official host.
AI rationale
The package's source upload is disclosed and gated by explicit user consent, and its default gateway is Datadog's service. Shell access is constrained by sensitive-path checks and approval for commands outside the allowlist.
Network endpoints3
api.<site>.datadoghq.commcp.<site>.datadoghq.cominstall.datadoghq.com
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 exposes a CLI and shows build, development, test, preflight, and prepack scripts; no install lifecycle script is declared.
- The default LLM gateway is api.<site>.datadoghq.com, with a user-configurable URL override.
- Before setup, the CLI tells users that portions of source code and environment data will go to Datadog's Generative AI Services and requires them to agree.
- Shell commands outside the small allowlist require approval; commands referencing sensitive paths are blocked.
- The localhost Agent installer downloads its script from install.datadoghq.com.
Evidence against
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
6 flaggedbin/cli.cjsView file
15// is touched. If the version is too old we exit cleanly with a clear message.
L16: // If the version is fine we hand off to dist/cli.js via dynamic import().
L17: //
Medium
Dynamic Require
Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.
bin/cli.cjsView on unpkg · L15dist/lib/execute/execute.test.jsView file
1// Unless explicitly stated otherwise all files in this repository are licensed under the Apache License Version 2.0.
L2: // This product includes software developed at Datadog (https://www.datadoghq.com/) Copyright 2025-Present Datadog, Inc.
L3: import test from 'ava';
...
L409: mkdirSync(join(dir, 'web'));
L410: writeFileSync(join(dir, 'web', 'package.json'), '{"name":"web"}\n'); // node app
L411: applyPlan(composeDatadogPlan(['apm']), dir);
...
L564: t.regex(sh, /install_script_agent7\.sh/); // recognized_install_pattern
L565: t.regex(sh, /systemctl enable/); // agent_runs_as_service
L566: t.regex(sh, /\$\{DD_API_KEY\}/); // secrets_not_inlined
...
L637: });
L638: const env = readFileSync(join(dir, '.env'), 'utf-8');
L639: t.regex(env, new RegExp(`DD_API_KEY=${REAL_KEY}`), 'real key
Medium
Install Persistence
Source writes installer persistence such as shell profile or service configuration.
Findings
2 High4 Medium6 Low
HighSemantic Analysis Limiteddist/cli.js#virtual:normalized:round1
HighPrevious Version Dangerous Deltadist/cli.js
MediumDynamic Requirebin/cli.cjs
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumInstall Persistencedist/lib/execute/execute.test.js
LowScripts Present
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowUrl Strings
LowSuspicious Lifecycle Evidencepackage.json
LowAi Review Evidencedist/config.js
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @datadog/ai-setup-cli@2.0.36.
See all versions of @datadog/ai-setup-cli for other recorded verdicts.
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