@indigoai-us/hq-cli@5.345.135
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AI Security Review
scanned 8d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe postinstall hook can create persistent service configuration when no daemon version is recorded, without requiring a separate explicit setup command. The behavior is limited to the package’s own daemon, so the source supports a warning rather than a malicious block.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
Installing or updating the package with npm.
Impact
A background mesh daemon can persist across logins without a separate explicit daemon-install command.
Mechanism
The postinstall script runs the CLI with the mesh daemon install and stale-check options; the installer may create or update a platform service.
AI rationale
The postinstall hook can create persistent service configuration when no daemon version is recorded, without requiring a separate explicit setup command. The behavior is limited to the package’s own daemon, so the source supports a warning rather than a malicious block.
Evidence
package.jsonscripts/mesh-daemon-if-stale.mjsdist/commands/mesh.jsdist/lib/mesh/live/daemon/install.js
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 88.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The manifest runs a postinstall script that launches the package’s mesh daemon installer.
- The installer’s stale check treats a missing daemon version record as stale, so a fresh install can reach the service installer.
- On macOS, the service installer writes a LaunchAgent.
- The flagged OAuth collector sends bearer tokens to Anthropic’s usage API by default.
Evidence against
- The persistence behavior is scoped to this package’s own mesh daemon; the inspected source does not establish a foreign agent-control change or unrelated credential transfer.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsMinifiedUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
18 flagged · loading sourcepackage.jsonView file
•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/mesh-daemon-if-stale.mjs || true
High
Install Time Lifecycle Scripts
Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.
package.jsonView on unpkg•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/mesh-daemon-if-stale.mjs || true
Medium
Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script
Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.
package.jsonView on unpkgdist/startup-registration.jsView file
18*/
L19: import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
L20: import { stringDerivedPackageRoot } from "./utils/hq-roots.js";
High
Child Process
Package source references child process execution.
dist/startup-registration.jsView on unpkg · L18Findings
2 Critical9 High9 Medium6 Low
CriticalCredential Exfiltrationdist/lib/capacity/collectors/claude-oauth.js
CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltadist/lib/lanes/spawn.js
HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json
HighChild Processdist/startup-registration.js
HighShelldist/utils/staged-install.js
HighSame File Env Network Executiondist/commands/rescue.js#virtual:normalized:round1
HighCommand Output Exfiltrationdist/commands/rescue.js#virtual:normalized:round1
HighCloud Metadata Accessdist/lib/lanes/machine-identity.js
HighTrigger Reachable Persistencedist/lib/mesh/live/daemon/install.js
HighPayload In Excluded Dirassets/scaffold/.claude/hooks/validate-policy-frontmatter.sh
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @indigoai-us/hq-cli@5.345.135.
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