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@lotics/cli@0.316.16
Lotics SDK and CLI for AI agents
AI Security Review
scanned 14d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe inspected manifest exposes a CLI and client and has only a prepublishOnly build script. Source review found opt-in telemetry and API requests directed to the configured service URL, with no confirmed malicious behavior.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.
Trigger
Telemetry requires LOTICS_TELEMETRY=1; API requests and app toolchain operations occur when the corresponding CLI operation is invoked.
Impact
No unintended credential transfer, hidden installation action, or other confirmed attack effect was established.
Mechanism
Enabled telemetry sends invocation metadata to the configured Lotics API. Client requests use the configured API base URL, and app toolchain commands spawn npm.
AI rationale
The inspected manifest exposes a CLI and client and has only a prepublishOnly build script. Source review found opt-in telemetry and API requests directed to the configured service URL, with no confirmed malicious behavior.
Network endpoints1
api.lotics.ai
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 92.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The executable is the Lotics CLI, the package export is its client, and the listed prepublishOnly script runs the build.
- Telemetry collection is gated by LOTICS_TELEMETRY=1; when enabled, the CLI records invocation metadata and posts events to its API URL.
- The hosted API default is api.lotics.ai; an alternate API URL is selected through LOTICS_API_URL, and client requests use that configured base URL.
- The npm child process helper is part of app toolchain operations, with the visible command arguments used for build operations.
Evidence against
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsEvalFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsPossibleObfuscationUrlStrings
WildcardDependency
Source & flagged code
7 flaggeddist/src/cli.jsView file
1746// src/cli_dispatch.ts
L1747: import { spawn as spawn2 } from "node:child_process";
L1748:
High
1779// docs/cli_reference.md
L1780: var cli_reference_default = "# @lotics/cli \u2014 CLI Command Reference\n\nPer-command syntax, flags, contracts, and gotchas for the public `lotics` CLI. Start at [AGENTS.md](../AG...
L1781:
High
9// src/cli.ts
L10: import dns from "node:dns";
L11: import net from "node:net";
...
L111: import path from "node:path";
L112: function telemetryEnabled(env = process.env) {
L113: return env.LOTICS_TELEMETRY === "1";
...
L142: function sessionStorePath() {
L143: return path.join(os.homedir(), ".lotics", "session.json");
L144: }
...
L146: try {
L147: const parsed = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(file2, "utf-8"));
L148: if (typeof parsed !== "object" || parsed === null) return null;
High
Host Fingerprint Exfiltration
Source collects local host identity data and sends it to an external endpoint.
Findings
7 High4 Medium6 Low
HighChild Processdist/src/cli.js
HighShelldist/src/cli.js
HighHost Fingerprint Exfiltrationdist/src/cli.js
HighCredential Redirect Persistencedist/src/cli.js
HighCommand Output Exfiltrationdist/src/cli.js
HighRemote Agent Bridgedist/src/cli.js
HighTrigger Reachable Command Output Exfiltrationdist/src/cli.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
MediumWildcard Dependency
LowNon Install Lifecycle Scripts
LowScripts Present
LowEval
LowFilesystem
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @lotics/cli@0.316.16.
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