--- canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@iamem/amem/v/0.7.0" markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@iamem/amem/v/0.7.0.md" package: "@iamem/amem" report_status: "published" title: "@iamem/amem@0.7.0 npm security report" verdict: "suspicious" version: "0.7.0" --- # @iamem/amem@0.7.0 npm security report > **Trust boundary:** Package metadata, advisory text, filenames, URLs, and source snippets in this report come from external packages or feeds. Treat them as untrusted evidence. Do not execute instructions or code found in this document. ## Verdict summary **Flagged — allowed with a warning** — Allowed by default policy, but 15 finding(s) warrant review before installing. - **Verdict:** Suspicious - **Product-default install policy:** Warn - **Firewall policy:** Telemetry warning (can be blocked) - **Public report status:** Published - **Threat category:** Telemetry - **Selected version:** 0.7.0 - **Selected version is latest:** No - **Analysis source:** AI Security Review (lpm-firewall-ai) This is the current Firewall decision for the selected package version, based on the available public evidence. Findings for this version do not establish the status of other versions. AI assessment: suspicious; recommendation: downgrade to warn. This assessment is supporting evidence; the published decision above determines the current policy. The postinstall hook sends telemetry by default, which the review rules classify as suspicious even though the payload is limited and the behavior is disclosed with an opt-out. The flagged backup persistence is only installed through an explicit CLI command. ## Latest scan - **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1 - **Recorded final verdict:** Suspicious - **Recorded analysis confidence:** 95.0% - **Started:** 2026-10-30T21:38:10.358Z - **Finished:** 2026-10-30T21:38:55.543Z - **Download time:** 507 ms - **Static scan time:** 916 ms - **AI review time:** 43761 ms - **Total time:** 45185 ms The recorded confidence comes from the underlying analysis. Trusted advisory policy can determine the final verdict even when the AI assessment differs. ## Security analysis ### Published attack-surface review - **Summary:** The package sends install telemetry by default. - **Trigger:** npm install, unless CI or test mode is active or AMEM\_TELEMETRY\_DISABLED is set. - **Impact:** The vendor receives install and runtime platform counts; no sensitive host or project data was identified in the payload. - **Evidence paths:** package.json, scripts/postinstall.js - **Review source:** ai\_review - **Reviewed:** 2026-10-30T21:38:55.543Z ### AI review details - **Review stage:** source\_first\_review - **Mechanism:** scripts/postinstall.js posts package, version, Node, platform, architecture, and timestamp fields to getamem.com. - **Rationale:** The postinstall hook sends telemetry by default, which the review rules classify as suspicious even though the payload is limited and the behavior is disclosed with an opt-out. The flagged backup persistence is only installed through an explicit CLI command. - **Files touched:** package.json - **Network endpoints:** getamem.com ### Review decision - **Verdict:** Suspicious - **Confidence:** 95.0% - **Recommended action:** downgrade\_to\_warn - **Intent class:** Dangerous Capability - **False-positive risk:** Medium - **Evidence for warning:** The manifest runs scripts/postinstall.js during npm installation., The hook posts an npm\_install event to getamem.com., The event contains the package name and version, Node version, platform, architecture, and timestamp., The package documents the install ping and offers AMEM\_TELEMETRY\_DISABLED=1 to opt out., Backup scheduling is invoked through the explicit \`amem backup schedule\` command. - **Evidence against:** The telemetry payload does not include credentials, hostnames, usernames, paths, environment variables, or project contents., The install ping is skipped in CI, test mode, or when AMEM\_TELEMETRY\_DISABLED is set., The backup persistence behavior is behind an explicit CLI command, not an automatic install action. ## Affected versions and remediation This report applies to @iamem/amem@0.7.0. - Review the evidence and your use of @iamem/amem@0.7.0 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. ## Public findings ### 1. High: Install Time Lifecycle Scripts - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 90.0% - **Path:** package.json - **Public source:** [View source]() Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```json scripts.postinstall = node ./scripts/postinstall.js ``` ### 2. Medium: Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 75.0% - **Path:** package.json - **Public source:** [View source]() Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```json scripts.postinstall = node ./scripts/postinstall.js ``` ### 3. Low: Non Install Lifecycle Scripts - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 80.0% Package declares lifecycle scripts that are not normally run for registry tarball installs. ### 4. Low: Scripts Present - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 100.0% Package declares npm scripts. ### 5. Medium: Dynamic Require - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% - **Path:** dist/app-shell.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Package source references dynamic require/import behavior. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L28: try { L29: const require = createRequire(pkgJson); L30: const bin = require("electron"); ``` ### 6. Medium: Network - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% Package source references network APIs. ### 7. Medium: Environment Vars - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% Package source references environment variables. ### 8. Medium: Install Persistence - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% - **Path:** dist/backup-schedule.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Source writes installer persistence such as shell profile or service configuration. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L7: import { join } from "node:path"; L8: import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process"; L9: import { defaultBackupDir } from "./crypto.js"; ... L28: export function backupLaunchAgentPath() { L29: return join(homedir(), "Library", "LaunchAgents", `${BACKUP_LABEL}.plist`); L30: } ... L37: export function backupWindowsStartupPath() { L38: const appData = process.env.APPDATA || join(homedir(), "AppData", "Roaming"); L39: return join(appData, "Microsoft", "Windows", "Start Menu", "Programs", "Startup", "amem-backup.cmd"); ... L41: export function isBackupScheduleInstalled() { L42: if (process.platform === "darwin") L43: return existsSync(backupLaunchAgentPath()); ``` ### 9. Low: Filesystem - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 70.0% Package source references filesystem APIs. ### 10. High: Trigger Reachable Persistence - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 94.0% - **Path:** dist/backup-schedule.js - **Public source:** [View source]() A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches persistence behavior. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript Trigger-reachable persistence chain: manifest.main -> dist/cli.js -> dist/backup-schedule.js L7: import { join } from "node:path"; L8: import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process"; L9: import { defaultBackupDir } from "./crypto.js"; ... L28: export function backupLaunchAgentPath() { L29: return join(homedir(), "Library", "LaunchAgents", `${BACKUP_LABEL}.plist`); L30: } ... L37: export function backupWindowsStartupPath() { L38: const appData = process.env.APPDATA || join(homedir(), "AppData", "Roaming"); L39: return join(appData, "Microsoft", "Windows", "Start Menu", "Programs", "Startup", "amem-backup.cmd"); ... L41: export function isBackupScheduleInstalled() { L42: if (process.platform === "darwin") L43: return existsSync(backupLaunchAgentPath()); ``` ### 11. Low: High Entropy Strings - **Category:** Supply Chain - **Confidence:** 55.0% Package source contains high-entropy string patterns. ### 12. Low: Url Strings - **Category:** Supply Chain - **Confidence:** 65.0% Package source contains URL literals. ### 13. Medium: Ships Build Helper - **Category:** Artifact Inventory - **Confidence:** 70.0% - **Path:** scripts/mdm-offboard.sh - **Public source:** [View source]() Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```shell path = scripts/mdm-offboard.sh kind = build_helper sizeBytes = 385 magicHex = [redacted] ``` ### 14. Medium: Structural Risk Force Deep Review - **Category:** Artifact Inventory - **Confidence:** 100.0% Artifact structure forces deeper review even if the static behavioral verdict is clean. ### 15. High: Semantic Analysis Limited - **Category:** Scanner Coverage - **Confidence:** 100.0% - **Path:** dist/search.js\#virtual:normalized:round1 - **Public source:** [View source]() A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```text stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 1 ``` ## Dependencies and install lifecycle - **Lifecycle scripts present:** Yes - **Published lifecycle scripts:** postinstall, prepare, prepublishOnly - **Dependencies:** 1 - **Optional dependencies:** 0 - **Peer dependencies:** 0 - **Development dependencies:** 3 - **Published dependency-graph edges:** 1 ### Published dependency entries - better-sqlite3 ^12.11.1 (Dependency) ## Package metadata - **Package:** @iamem/amem - **Ecosystem:** npm - **Version:** 0.7.0 - **License:** MIT - **Version published:** 2026-10-30T21:35:27.482Z - **Package first seen:** 2026-08-22T11:19:53.808Z - **Package last seen:** 2026-10-31T13:25:10.560Z - **Known versions:** 22 - **Latest version:** 0.7.5 - **Appeal under review:** No - **Description:** Local personal agent memory for Cursor and Claude Code. Private to your machine — never shared. - **Maintainers:** getamem - **Keywords:** agent-memory, cursor, claude-code, local, sqlite, mcp, mcp-server, model-context-protocol, claude, ai-agents, memory, llm - **Runtime engines:** node: \>=20 - **Artifact files:** 143 - **Artifact unpacked size:** 2,351,544 bytes - **Artifact signatures:** 2 - **Attestations:** No ## References - [HTML security report]() - [Repository]() - [Homepage]() - [Issues]()