--- canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@inkeep/open-knowledge/v/0.79.6" markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@inkeep/open-knowledge/v/0.79.6.md" package: "@inkeep/open-knowledge" report_status: "published" title: "@inkeep/open-knowledge@0.79.6 npm security report" verdict: "suspicious" version: "0.79.6" --- # @inkeep/open-knowledge@0.79.6 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 as AI-agent capability risk** — Allowed by default with warning: agent-facing configuration or capability changes need review before use. - **Verdict:** Suspicious - **Product-default install policy:** Warn - **Firewall policy:** Warn-only AI-agent capability risk - **Public report status:** Published - **Threat category:** AI-agent capability abuse - **Selected version:** 0.79.6 - **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. Source establishes guarded, user-invoked agent configuration removal, which the supplied policy classifies as a warning. No concrete malicious install hook or covert attack was established. ## Latest scan - **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1 - **Recorded final verdict:** Suspicious - **Recorded analysis confidence:** 94.0% - **Started:** 2026-09-30T01:14:11.314Z - **Finished:** 2026-09-30T01:16:30.788Z - **Download time:** 6330 ms - **Static scan time:** 18250 ms - **AI review time:** 114893 ms - **Total time:** 139474 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 explicit uninstall command can modify agent configurations by removing OpenKnowledge MCP entries. Confirmation and ownership checks constrain this capability; no confirmed malicious attack was established. - **Trigger:** Running open-knowledge uninstall and confirming removal, or supplying --yes. - **Impact:** OpenKnowledge integration becomes unavailable in affected agents; this is a guarded configuration capability. - **Evidence paths:** dist/cli.mjs, dist/registry-probes-AMDeRKc3.mjs, dist/init-Dz-SuYPo.mjs - **Review source:** ai\_review - **Reviewed:** 2026-09-30T01:16:30.788Z ### AI review details - **Review stage:** source\_first\_review - **Mechanism:** Cleanup selects editor configuration paths, checks entry ownership, and writes configurations with the matching entry removed. - **Rationale:** Source establishes guarded, user-invoked agent configuration removal, which the supplied policy classifies as a warning. No concrete malicious install hook or covert attack was established. - **Files touched:** .codex/config.toml, .cursor/mcp.json ### Review decision - **Verdict:** Suspicious - **Confidence:** 94.0% - **Recommended action:** downgrade\_to\_warn - **Intent class:** Dangerous Capability - **False-positive risk:** High - **Evidence for warning:** The explicit uninstall command invokes cleanup with user-selected options., Cleanup enumerates user-level editor configurations and removes OpenKnowledge MCP entries., Uninstall requires confirmation or --yes and refuses unattended removal without --yes., Cleanup preserves entries identified as foreign and writes edited configuration files. - **Evidence against:** package.json has no preinstall, install, or postinstall hook and no runtime self-dependency., The inspected cleanup is user-invoked; no covert installation-time agent mutation was established. ## Affected versions and remediation This report applies to @inkeep/open-knowledge@0.79.6. - Review the evidence and your use of @inkeep/open-knowledge@0.79.6 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. Low: Scripts Present - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 100.0% Package declares npm scripts. ### 2. High: Child Process - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 85.0% - **Path:** dist/start-DrBWagMS.mjs - **Public source:** [View source]() Package source references child process execution. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L1: import{Hs as e,Lo as t,Qu as n,Uc as r,_t as i,pa as a,qd as o,zs as s}from"./md-manager-BGnqyqi1-6BkNojVX.mjs";import{Ci as c,Uo as l,Vo as u,Xr as d,di as f,es as p,k as m,si as ... L2: `)){let e=r.replace(ge,``),i=pe.exec(e)?.[1];if(i){n={login:i,active:!1},t.push(n);continue}if(me.test(e)){n=void 0;continue}n&&he.test(e)&&(n.active=!0)}return t}const ve={mode:`p... ``` ### 3. High: Shell - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 85.0% - **Path:** dist/dist-Cyu0\_4Hk.mjs - **Public source:** [View source]() Package source references shell execution. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L21: var t=null;try{t=new WebAssembly.Instance(new WebAssembly.Module(new Uint8Array([0,97,115,109,1,0,0,0,1,13,2,96,0,1,127,96,4,127,127,127,127,1,127,3,7,6,0,1,1,1,1,1,6,6,1,127,1,65,... L22: changing to the minimum size of: 2`),this._maxSize=2)}record(e){this.updateByIncrement(e,1)}setStartTime(e){this.startTime=e}toPointValue(){return{hasMinMax:this._recordMinMax,min:... L23: \t- OR - create a new view with the name ${e.name} and description '${e.description}' and InstrumentSelector ${r} ``` ### 4. High: Eval - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 80.0% - **Path:** dist/chunk-5QMZ5MUS-B37CnsNb.mjs\#virtual:string-array:round1 - **Public source:** [View source]() Package source references dynamic code evaluation. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```text L1: import{t as e}from"./chunk-DXB73IDG-MLBj3lvC.mjs";function t(){let e=[{prop:`Function`,target:globalThis,violationType:`function_constructor`,strategy:`throw`,reason:`Function cons... L2: `);n.register(`data:text/javascript,${encodeURIComponent(e)}`),i.importHooksRegistered=!0}}catch(e){console.debug(`[DefenseInDepthBox] Could not register import() hooks:`,e instanc... ``` ### 5. Medium: Dynamic Require - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% - **Path:** dist/chunk-5QMZ5MUS-B37CnsNb.mjs\#virtual:string-array:round1 - **Public source:** [View source]() Package source references dynamic require/import behavior. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```text L1: import{t as e}from"./chunk-DXB73IDG-MLBj3lvC.mjs";function t(){let e=[{prop:`Function`,target:globalThis,violationType:`function_constructor`,strategy:`throw`,reason:`Function cons... L2: `);n.register(`data:text/javascript,${encodeURIComponent(e)}`),i.importHooksRegistered=!0}}catch(e){console.debug(`[DefenseInDepthBox] Could not register import() hooks:`,e instanc... ``` ### 6. Medium: Network - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% Package source references network APIs. ### 7. Medium: Environment Vars - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% Package source references environment variables. ### 8. Low: Filesystem - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 70.0% Package source references filesystem APIs. ### 9. High: Same File Env Network Execution - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 85.0% - **Path:** dist/dist-Cyu0\_4Hk.mjs - **Public source:** [View source]() A single source file combines environment access, network access, and code or shell execution; review context before blocking. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L1: import{a as e,i as t,n,o as r,r as i,t as a}from"./rolldown-runtime-tZXQYakl.mjs";import{$ as o,$a as s,$i as c,$l as l,$n as u,$o as d,$r as f,$s as p,$t as m,A as h,Aa as g,Ac as... L2: /** ... L10: * L11: * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 L12: * ``` ### 10. Critical: Credential Exfiltration - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 90.0% - **Path:** dist/index.mjs - **Public source:** [View source]() Source appears to send environment or credential material to an external endpoint. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L1: import{a as e,i as t,n,r,t as i}from"./rolldown-runtime-DPpTSio4.mjs";import"./libesm-CSMdpGMF.mjs";import"./chunk-B74TABJS-DAm9lxFL.mjs";import"./chunk-R6VWJ2ZL-Cu1kOJ3f.mjs";impo... L2: `)){let e=r.replace($e,``),i=Xe.exec(e)?.[1];if(i){n={login:i,active:!1},t.push(n);continue}if(Ze.test(e)){n=void 0;continue}n&&Qe.test(e)&&(n.active=!0)}return t}var tt=i((e=>{let... ... L82: `:` L83: `)+(a.substring(1)||` `),n=!0,r=!1;break;case`%`:e[i+1]?.[0]!==`#`&&(i+=1),n=!1;break;default:n||(r=!0),n=!1}}return{comment:t,afterEmptyLine:r}}e.Composer=class{constructor(e={}){... L84: `}];switch(c[0]){case`|`:case`>`:{let e=c.indexOf(` ... L115: `)+1;for(;e!==0;)this.onNewLine(this.offset+e),e=this.source.indexOf(` L116: `,e)+1}return{type:e,offset:this.offset,indent:this.indent,source:this.source} ``` ### 11. High: Credential Redirect Persistence - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 94.0% - **Path:** dist/cli.mjs - **Public source:** [View source]() Manifest-reachable source sends a prompted API credential to a fixed unofficial gateway and persists the redirection. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript Manifest-reachable source captures an API credential, sends it to a fixed unofficial gateway, and persists that redirection in agent or shell configuration. dist/cli.mjs: import{o as e}from"./rolldown-runtime-tZXQYakl.mjs";import{$d as t,$n as n,$u as r,Al as i,Bo as a,Cs as o,Ed as s,Eo as c,Fc as l,Fo as u,Gl as d,Ia as f,Jd as p,Mc as m,Oo as h,P... `)}const Ii={out:e=>process.stdout.write(`${e}\n`),err:e=>process.stderr.write(`${e}\n`)};function Li(e){return new A(`audit`).description(`Unified validation audit (markdown lint ... `)){let e=n.trim();if(e===``)continue;let r=e.indexOf(`=`);r!==-1&&(t[e.slice(0,r)]=e.slice(r+1))}return t}function Ui(e){return new Promise((t,n)=>{let r=[];e.on(`data`,e=>r.push(... `:`Pass --host to target a GitHub host explicitly, or, if ${e} run ``` ### 12. High: Command Output Exfiltration - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 82.0% - **Path:** dist/dist-Cyu0\_4Hk.mjs - **Public source:** [View source]() Source combines command execution, command-output handling, and outbound requests; review data flow before blocking. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L20: */ L21: var t=null;try{t=new WebAssembly.Instance(new WebAssembly.Module(new Uint8Array([0,97,115,109,1,0,0,0,1,13,2,96,0,1,127,96,4,127,127,127,127,1,127,3,7,6,0,1,1,1,1,1,6,6,1,127,1,65,... L22: changing to the minimum size of: 2`),this._maxSize=2)}record(e){this.updateByIncrement(e,1)}setStartTime(e){this.startTime=e}toPointValue(){return{hasMinMax:this._recordMinMax,min:... L23: \t- OR - create a new view with the name ${e.name} and description '${e.description}' and InstrumentSelector ${r} ... L31: causes have become circular...`;let o=r(e);return o?(t.add(e),a+` L32: caused by: `+i(o,t)):a},a=e=>i(e,new Set),o=(e,t,i)=>{if(!n(e))return``;let a=i?``:e.message||``;if(t.has(e))return a+`: ...`;let s=r(e);if(s){t.add(e);let n=typeof e.cause==`funct... L33: `:` ``` ### 13. Critical: Trojan Source Unicode - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 90.0% - **Path:** dist/public/assets/src-PgJC1JRw.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Source contains bidi control or invisible Unicode characters associated with Trojan Source attacks. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L2: contains invisible/control Unicode U+2060 (word joiner) `);e!==r&&t.delete(e+n,r-e),s.length>0&&t.insert(e+n,s),n+=s.length-(r-e)})},this.conf)}destroy(){this._ytext.unobserve(this._observer)}},T=h.fromClass(w),E=p.baseTheme({".cm-ySelection":{},".cm-yLineSelection":{padding:0,margin:`0px 2px 0p ``` ### 14. High: Cross File Remote Execution Context - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 72.0% - **Path:** dist/dist-Cyu0\_4Hk.mjs - **Public source:** [View source]() Source spawns a local helper that also contains network and dynamic execution context; review data flow before blocking. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript Cross-file remote execution chain: dist/dist-Cyu0_4Hk.mjs spawns dist/chunk-5QMZ5MUS-BuB3i_B5.mjs; helper contains network access plus dynamic code execution. L1: import{a as e,i as t,n,o as r,r as i,t as a}from"./rolldown-runtime-tZXQYakl.mjs";import{$ as o,$a as s,$i as c,$l as l,$n as u,$o as d,$r as f,$s as p,$t as m,A as h,Aa as g,Ac as... L2: /** ... L10: * L11: * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 L12: * ... L21: var t=null;try{t=new WebAssembly.Instance(new WebAssembly.Module(new Uint8Array([0,97,115,109,1,0,0,0,1,13,2,96,0,1,127,96,4,127,127,127,127,1,127,3,7,6,0,1,1,1,1,1,6,6,1,127,1,65,... L22: changing to the minimum size of: 2`),this._maxSize=2)}record(e){this.updateByIncrement(e,1)}setStartTime(e){this.startTime=e}toPointValue(){return{hasMinMax:this._recordMinMax ``` ### 15. Critical: Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 90.0% - **Path:** dist/index.mjs - **Public source:** [View source]() A package entrypoint or install-time lifecycle script reaches a source file with blocking dangerous behavior. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript Trigger-reachable chain: manifest.exports -> dist/index.mjs L1: import{a as e,i as t,n,r,t as i}from"./rolldown-runtime-DPpTSio4.mjs";import"./libesm-CSMdpGMF.mjs";import"./chunk-B74TABJS-DAm9lxFL.mjs";import"./chunk-R6VWJ2ZL-Cu1kOJ3f.mjs";impo... L2: `)){let e=r.replace($e,``),i=Xe.exec(e)?.[1];if(i){n={login:i,active:!1},t.push(n);continue}if(Ze.test(e)){n=void 0;continue}n&&Qe.test(e)&&(n.active=!0)}return t}var tt=i((e=>{let... ... L82: `:` L83: `)+(a.substring(1)||` `),n=!0,r=!1;break;case`%`:e[i+1]?.[0]!==`#`&&(i+=1),n=!1;break;default:n||(r=!0),n=!1}}return{comment:t,afterEmptyLine:r}}e.Composer=class{constructor(e={}){... L84: `}];switch(c[0]){case`|`:case`>`:{let e=c.indexOf(` ... L115: `)+1;for(;e!==0;)this.onNewLine(this.offset+e),e=this.source.indexOf(` L116: `,e)+1}return{type ``` ### 16. High: Trigger Reachable Credential Exfiltration - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 94.0% - **Path:** dist/index.mjs - **Public source:** [View source]() A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches credential exfiltration behavior. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript Trigger-reachable credential exfiltration chain: manifest.exports -> dist/index.mjs L1: import{a as e,i as t,n,r,t as i}from"./rolldown-runtime-DPpTSio4.mjs";import"./libesm-CSMdpGMF.mjs";import"./chunk-B74TABJS-DAm9lxFL.mjs";import"./chunk-R6VWJ2ZL-Cu1kOJ3f.mjs";impo... L2: `)){let e=r.replace($e,``),i=Xe.exec(e)?.[1];if(i){n={login:i,active:!1},t.push(n);continue}if(Ze.test(e)){n=void 0;continue}n&&Qe.test(e)&&(n.active=!0)}return t}var tt=i((e=>{let... ... L82: `:` L83: `)+(a.substring(1)||` `),n=!0,r=!1;break;case`%`:e[i+1]?.[0]!==`#`&&(i+=1),n=!1;break;default:n||(r=!0),n=!1}}return{comment:t,afterEmptyLine:r}}e.Composer=class{constructor(e={}){... L84: `}];switch(c[0]){case`|`:case`>`:{let e=c.indexOf(` ... L115: `)+1;for(;e!==0;)this.onNewLine(this.offset+e),e=this.source.indexOf(` ``` ### 17. High: Trigger Reachable Command Output Exfiltration - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 94.0% - **Path:** dist/index.mjs - **Public source:** [View source]() A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches command-output exfiltration behavior. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript Trigger-reachable command-output exfiltration chain: manifest.exports -> dist/index.mjs L415: ]|$)`};return delete t._compiled,t});let a;try{a=e.safe(VG(t),n)}finally{e.unsafe=i}return a=a.replaceAll(``,`\\&`),RG(JG(a,n))}function GG(e){if(Number.isNaN(e))return`ws`;let t=... L416: `||e[r]===`\r`;let i=n.after.charCodeAt(0);return Number.isNaN(i)||i===10||i===13}function JG(e,t){let n=``,r=0;for(;r({start:{line:e,character:0},end:{line:e,character:o[e]?.length??0}}),c=[];for(let{schema:e,ruleId:n}of t){let t=Gq(e);if(t&&!t(i))for(let e of t.errors??[]){let t=e.keywor... ... L423: causes have become circular...`;let o=r(e);return o?(t.add(e),a+` L424: caused by: `+i(o,t)):a},a=e=>i(e,new Set),o=(e,t,i)=>{if(!n( ``` ### 18. Low: High Entropy Strings - **Category:** Supply Chain - **Confidence:** 55.0% Package source contains high-entropy string patterns. ### 19. Low: Telemetry - **Category:** Supply Chain - **Confidence:** 70.0% Package source references telemetry or analytics APIs. ### 20. Low: Url Strings - **Category:** Supply Chain - **Confidence:** 65.0% Package source contains URL literals. ### 21. Medium: Ships Native Binary - **Category:** Artifact Inventory - **Confidence:** 75.0% - **Path:** dist/native/native-config.linux-arm64-musl.node - **Public source:** [View source]() Package ships native binary artifacts. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```text path = dist/native/native-config.linux-arm64-musl.node kind = native_binary sizeBytes = 801864 magicHex = [redacted] ``` ### 22. 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. ### 23. Low: Copyleft License - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 80.0% Package manifest declares a copyleft-style license. ### 24. High: Semantic Analysis Limited - **Category:** Scanner Coverage - **Confidence:** 100.0% - **Path:** dist/chunk-5QMZ5MUS-B37CnsNb.mjs\#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 = 27 ``` ### 25. High: Known Malware Source Similarity - **Category:** Static - **Confidence:** 95.0% - **Path:** dist/native/index.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript matchType = token_shingles matchedPackage = @inkeep/open-knowledge@0.31.0 matchedPath = dist/native/index.js matchedIdentity = npm:QGlua2VlcC9vcGVuLWtub3dsZWRnZQ:0.31.0 similarity = 1.000 shingleOverlap = 48 summary = source token shingles overlapped finalized malicious source ``` ### 26. High: Known Malware Source Similarity - **Category:** Static - **Confidence:** 97.0% - **Path:** dist/chunk-WRU74C26-CKoV7Oqa.mjs - **Public source:** [View source]() Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @p4code/cli@0.4.12 matchedPath = dist/client/assets/chunk-WRU74C26-C2Rb3ATV.js matchedIdentity = npm:QHA0Y29kZS9jbGk:0.4.12 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source ``` ### 27. High: Known Malware Source Similarity - **Category:** Static - **Confidence:** 95.0% - **Path:** dist/diagram-Q27KOJAE-7KO1ITMW.mjs - **Public source:** [View source]() Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript matchType = token_shingles matchedPackage = @p4code/cli@0.4.12 matchedPath = dist/client/assets/diagram-Q27KOJAE-Dp_H6G_V.js matchedIdentity = npm:QHA0Y29kZS9jbGk:0.4.12 similarity = 1.000 shingleOverlap = 48 summary = source token shingles overlapped finalized malicious source ``` ## Dependencies and install lifecycle - **Lifecycle scripts present:** No - **Dependencies:** 20 - **Optional dependencies:** 1 - **Peer dependencies:** 0 - **Development dependencies:** 11 - **Published dependency-graph edges:** 21 ### Published dependency entries - @inquirer/checkbox ^5.0.11 (Dependency) - @inquirer/password ^5.0.11 (Dependency) - @inquirer/select ^5.2.0 (Dependency) - @modelcontextprotocol/sdk ^1.28.0 (Dependency) - @napi-rs/keyring ^1.3.0 (Dependency) - @octokit/auth-oauth-device ^8.0.3 (Dependency) - @octokit/request ^10.0.8 (Dependency) - @octokit/rest ^22.0.1 (Dependency) - cli-boxes ^4.0.1 (Dependency) - commander ^14.0.0 (Dependency) - jsonc-parser ^3.3.1 (Dependency) - picocolors ^1.1.1 (Dependency) - pino ^10.3.1 (Dependency) - proper-lockfile ^4.1.2 (Dependency) - simple-git ^3.36.0 (Dependency) - smol-toml ^1.6.1 (Dependency) - yaml ^2.7.1 (Dependency) - yazl ^3.3.1 (Dependency) - yjs ^13.6.30 (Dependency) - zod ^4.3.6 (Dependency) - @parcel/watcher ^2.5.6 (OptionalDependency) ## Package metadata - **Package:** @inkeep/open-knowledge - **Ecosystem:** npm - **Version:** 0.79.6 - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Version published:** 2026-09-30T00:25:21.235Z - **Package first seen:** 2026-06-30T22:50:11.296Z - **Package last seen:** 2026-10-22T21:04:01.121Z - **Known versions:** 145 - **Latest version:** 0.88.1 - **Appeal under review:** No - **Description:** Local-first, agent-friendly Markdown knowledge base with a cross-platform CLI and web editor - **Maintainers:** abraham-inkeep, nick-inkeep, robert-inkeep, sarah-inkeep, andrew-inkeep, omar-inkeep, miles-inkeep, dima\_inkeep - **Keywords:** knowledge-base, markdown, local-first, mcp, ai, cli - **Runtime engines:** node: \>=24 - **Artifact files:** 1643 - **Artifact unpacked size:** 71,940,937 bytes - **Artifact signatures:** 2 - **Attestations:** Yes - **Provenance:** https://slsa.dev/provenance/v1 ## References - [HTML security report]() - [Repository]() - [Homepage]() - [Issues]()