@indigoai-us/hq-cli@5.345.92
HQ by Indigo management CLI — modules and cloud sync
AI Security Review
scanned 11d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe install hook automatically creates or refreshes a persistent user-level daemon, which warrants a warning as an install-time persistence capability. The inspected source does not establish a concrete malicious attack chain.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
Installing the package with npm on a supported platform when the daemon is absent, outdated, or otherwise considered stale.
Impact
A daemon service may persist and run after package installation.
Mechanism
The postinstall script invokes the package CLI with the daemon install and if-stale options; the Linux path writes a systemd user unit and reloads systemd.
AI rationale
The install hook automatically creates or refreshes a persistent user-level daemon, which warrants a warning as an install-time persistence capability. The inspected source does not establish a concrete malicious attack chain.
Evidence
package.jsonscripts/mesh-daemon-if-stale.mjsdist/lib/mesh/live/daemon/install.js
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 89.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- package.json runs a postinstall script that invokes the CLI to install a mesh daemon service.
- The postinstall invocation installs only if stale; the daemon installer writes a user-level systemd unit automatically.
- The source identifies the service as a persistent user-level daemon, so package installation can modify startup behavior.
Evidence against
- The service installation is limited to a named HQ mesh daemon and is version-gated; the inspected source shows no unrelated agent-control or dependency-approval changes.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsMinifiedUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
17 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
1 Critical9 High9 Medium6 Low
CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltadist/lib/search-index/index.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
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