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@inkeep/open-knowledge
This report shows the evidence for @inkeep/open-knowledge@0.36.0. 12 of 145 known versions are blocked or flagged. The newest version, 0.88.1, is allowed. See all versions.
AI Security Review
scanned 3mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiSource inspection confirms the scanner’s lifecycle concern: this is not inert code or an explicit user command. The automatic broad agent-host skill installation meets the firewall block policy.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.
Trigger
npm/bun/npx package installation
Impact
Can inject package-controlled instructions into multiple installed AI agent hosts.
Mechanism
postinstall-driven global AI-agent skill installation
Policy narrative
At dependency installation, postinstall imports dist/index.mjs and invokes installUserSkill without user approval. The package documents deployment to detected agent hosts and a global npx skills invocation targeting all agents. Its bundled repair code copies skill content into central and host-specific AI-editor skill directories, including overwriting existing package skill directories. This is an unconsented install-time mutation of a broad AI-agent instruction surface.
AI rationale
Source inspection confirms the scanner’s lifecycle concern: this is not inert code or an explicit user command. The automatic broad agent-host skill installation meets the firewall block policy.
Evidence
package.jsonscripts/postinstall.mjsdist/index.mjsdist/repair-skills-CK9KuPiU.mjsdist/assets/skills/project/SKILL.mddist/assets/skills/discovery/SKILL.mddist/assets/skills/write-skill/SKILL.md
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI identified this as a dangerous AI-agent capability at 99.0% confidence with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for policy risk
- package.json runs postinstall on every install.
- scripts/postinstall.mjs automatically calls installUserSkill().
- Hook states it installs an Agent Skill to detected agent hosts.
- Bundled code advertises global installation via npx skills --agent '*' -g -y --copy.
- dist/repair-skills-CK9KuPiU.mjs writes/overwrites skills for central and detected editor host directories.
Evidence against
- No credential harvesting or exfiltration found in the install hook.
- No install-time network endpoint was confirmed.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsEvalFilesystemNativeBindingsNetworkShellWebSocket
HighEntropyStringsMinifiedObfuscatedProtestwareTelemetryUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
6 flagged · loading sourcepackage.jsonView file
•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.mjs
High
Install Time Lifecycle Scripts
Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.
package.jsonView on unpkg•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.mjs
Medium
Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script
Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.
package.jsonView on unpkgdist/lib-CW6dpYSh.mjsView file
39patternName = private_key_rsa
severity = critical
line = 39
matchedText = -----END...----
Critical
Critical Secret
Package contains a critical-looking secret pattern.
dist/lib-CW6dpYSh.mjsView on unpkg · L39Findings
3 Critical1 High7 Medium8 Low
CriticalCritical Secretdist/lib-CW6dpYSh.mjs
CriticalTrojan Source Unicodedist/src-S2yxN8_s.mjs
CriticalSecret Patterndist/lib-CW6dpYSh.mjs
HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json
MediumAmbiguous Install Lifecycle Scriptpackage.json
MediumDynamic Require
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumProtestware
MediumShips Native Binarydist/native/native-config.linux-arm64-musl.node
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowScripts Present
LowEval
LowFilesystem
LowObfuscated
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @inkeep/open-knowledge@0.36.0.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing @inkeep/open-knowledge@0.36.0. Remove it from direct dependencies and check your lockfile for transitive copies.
- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
- If this version ran, investigate the affected machine and build environment. Rotate credentials it could access and rebuild from a trusted environment.
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