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@indigoai-us/hq-cli@5.345.68

HQ by Indigo management CLI — modules and cloud sync

AI Security Review

scanned 13d ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

The postinstall hook can register or update a persistent user service without a separate CLI invocation. The behavior is restricted to the package's own mesh daemon, so the evidence supports a warning for persistence rather than a malicious verdict.

Static reason

One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source

Trigger

Installing the npm package runs its postinstall hook.

Impact

This creates a conditional persistence capability tied to the package's own daemon; inspected source does not establish an unrelated control-surface mutation or data theft.

Mechanism

The hook starts the packaged CLI with the daemon install-if-stale command, which can register or update a persistent user service.

AI rationale

Evidence

package.jsonscripts/mesh-daemon-if-stale.mjsdist/lib/mesh/live/daemon/install.js

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Suspicious at 84.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.

Evidence for warning

package.json runs a daemon installer during postinstall.
The hook launches the packaged CLI to install its mesh daemon when stale.
The daemon installer can register a user-level persistent service.
The eight flagged agent-related locations show local session state, command logic, auth-file existence checks, and policy path handling; they do not establish an npm-hook agent-control mutation.

Evidence against

The automatic daemon action is limited to installing or updating the package-aligned HQ mesh daemon when its recorded version is stale or its Node path needs repair.
No inspected evidence shows credential transmission, unrelated agent-control changes, or an external payload.

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell

Supply chain

HighEntropyStringsMinifiedUrlStrings

Source & flagged code

17 flagged

package.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 unpkg

dist/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 · L18

dist/utils/staged-install.jsView file

336env: childEnv, L337: shell: true, L338: stdio: "ignore",

High

Shell

Package source references shell execution.

dist/utils/staged-install.jsView on unpkg · L336

dist/utils/update-command-supervisor.cjsView file

2L3: const { spawn: nativeSpawn } = require("node:child_process"); L4: const fs = require("node:fs");

Medium

Dynamic Require

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

dist/utils/update-command-supervisor.cjsView on unpkg · L2

dist/lib/daemon/sync-runner.jsView file

2import * as crypto from "node:crypto"; L3: import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process"; L4: import * as fs from "node:fs"; ... L20: /** The status file path used by hq-cloud's watch-owner lease. */ L21: export function watchRunnerOwnerStatusPath(hqRoot, home = os.homedir(), env = process.env) { L22: let canonicalRoot = path.resolve(hqRoot); ... L39: try { L40: parsed = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(statusPath, "utf8")); L41: } ... L128: const variants = new Set([pathApi.resolve(hqRoot)]); L129: if (platform === process.platform) { L130: try {

Low

Weak Crypto

Package source references weak cryptographic algorithms.

dist/lib/daemon/sync-runner.jsView on unpkg · L2

dist/lib/mesh/live/daemon/install.jsView file

7Trigger-reachable persistence chain: manifest.main -> dist/index.js -> dist/main.js -> dist/utils/self-update.js -> [redacted].js L7: * - Windows: per-user Scheduled Task ai.getindigo.hq-mesh-daemon registered L8: * from a rendered task XML via schtasks.exe (no native dependencies) L9: * ... L16: import * as path from "node:path"; L17: import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process"; L18: import semver from "semver"; ... L54: status: r.status, L55: stdout: r.stdout ?? "", L56: stderr: r.error ? r.error.message : (r.stderr ?? ""), ... L62: const raw = readFileSync(file); L63: const buf = Buffer.isBuffer(raw) ? raw : Buffer.from(String(raw)); L64: if ((buf.length >= 2 && buf[0] === 0xff && buf[1] === 0xfe) || buf.includes(0)) {

High

Trigger Reachable Persistence

A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches persistence behavior.

dist/lib/mesh/live/daemon/install.jsView on unpkg · L7

7* - Windows: per-user Scheduled Task ai.getindigo.hq-mesh-daemon registered L8: * from a rendered task XML via schtasks.exe (no native dependencies) L9: * ... L16: import * as path from "node:path"; L17: import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process"; L18: import semver from "semver"; ... L54: status: r.status, L55: stdout: r.stdout ?? "", L56: stderr: r.error ? r.error.message : (r.stderr ?? ""), ... L62: const raw = readFileSync(file); L63: const buf = Buffer.isBuffer(raw) ? raw : Buffer.from(String(raw)); L64: if ((buf.length >= 2 && buf[0] === 0xff && buf[1] === 0xfe) || buf.includes(0)) {

Medium

Install Persistence

Source writes installer persistence such as shell profile or service configuration.

dist/lib/mesh/live/daemon/install.jsView on unpkg · L7

dist/commands/rescue.js#virtual:normalized:round1View file

1import { spawnSync } from "child_process"; L2: import * as fs from "fs"; ... L11: /** L12: * Resolve the source repo + ref from the user"s flags. Pure + exported for\n * tests. `latestTag` is the resolved latest release tag (prod only); ignored\n * for staging and when a... L13: if (!ref) {

High

Same File Env Network Execution

A single source file combines environment access, network access, and code or shell execution; review context before blocking.

dist/commands/rescue.js#virtual:normalized:round1View on unpkg · L1

High

Command Output Exfiltration

Source combines command execution, command-output handling, and outbound requests; review data flow before blocking.

dist/commands/rescue.js#virtual:normalized:round1View on unpkg · L1

dist/lib/lanes/machine-identity.jsView file

11*/ L12: import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process"; L13: import * as os from "node:os"; L14: export const IMDS_HOST = "169.254.169.254"; L15: export const IMDS_TOKEN_URL = `http://${IMDS_HOST}/latest/api/token`; L16: export const IMDS_INSTANCE_ID_URL = `http://${IMDS_HOST}/latest/meta-data/instance-id`; ... L30: return null; L31: const body = (result.stdout ?? "").trim(); L32: return body.length > 0 ? body : null; ... L34: catch (err) { L35: process.stderr.write(`hq lanes: IMDS request failed for ${url}: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}\n`); L36: return null;

High

Cloud Metadata Access

Source reaches cloud instance metadata or link-local credential endpoints.

dist/lib/lanes/machine-identity.jsView on unpkg · L11

assets/lanes-hooks/hq-lanes-drain.shView file

•path = assets/lanes-hooks/hq-lanes-drain.sh kind = build_helper sizeBytes = 620 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Build Helper

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

assets/lanes-hooks/hq-lanes-drain.shView on unpkg

assets/scaffold/.claude/hooks/validate-policy-frontmatter.shView file

•path = assets/scaffold/.claude/hooks/validate-policy-frontmatter.sh kind = payload_in_excluded_dir sizeBytes = 21475 magicHex = [redacted]

High

Payload In Excluded Dir

Package hides binary, compressed, or executable-looking payloads in test/fixture/hidden paths.

assets/scaffold/.claude/hooks/validate-policy-frontmatter.shView on unpkg

dist/hq-cloud-sync-runner/bin/sync-runner.jsView file

•path = dist/hq-cloud-sync-runner/bin/sync-runner.js kind = oversized_source_file sizeBytes = 6314708 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Oversized Source File

Package contains source files above the normal full-analysis size ceiling.

dist/hq-cloud-sync-runner/bin/sync-runner.jsView on unpkg

•path = dist/hq-cloud-sync-runner/bin/sync-runner.js kind = oversized_cli_entrypoint sizeBytes = 6314708 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Oversized Cli Entrypoint

Package contains an oversized executable-looking CLI entrypoint.

dist/hq-cloud-sync-runner/bin/sync-runner.jsView on unpkg

dist/commands/agent-enroll.js#virtual:normalized:round1View file

•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 43

High

Semantic Analysis Limited

A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review.

dist/commands/agent-enroll.js#virtual:normalized:round1View on unpkg

dist/commands/lanes.jsView file

•matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta matchedPackage = @indigoai-us/hq-cli@5.345.60 matchedIdentity = npm:QGluZGlnb2FpLXVzL2hxLWNsaQ:5.345.60 similarity = 0.967 summary = stored previous version shares package body but lacks this dangerous source file

Critical

Previous Version Dangerous Delta

This package version adds a dangerous source file absent from the previous stored version; route for source-aware review.

dist/commands/lanes.jsView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

17 flagged · loading source

package.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 unpkg

dist/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 · L18

Findings

1 Critical9 High9 Medium6 Low

CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltadist/commands/lanes.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

HighSemantic Analysis Limiteddist/commands/agent-enroll.js#virtual:normalized:round1

Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @indigoai-us/hq-cli@5.345.68.

See all versions of @indigoai-us/hq-cli for other recorded verdicts.

Review the evidence and your use of @indigoai-us/hq-cli@5.345.68 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.

Evidence last updated: 2026-10-10 00:56:38.058Z (UTC).

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