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@lotics/cli@0.318.18
Lotics SDK and CLI for AI agents
AI Security Review
scanned 8d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe manifest points to ordinary CLI and client entrypoints, and its prepublishOnly hook runs the build. The flagged telemetry and process execution are explained by explicit opt-in reporting and CLI build helpers; inspected source did not establish malicious behavior.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.
Trigger
Telemetry collection and upload activate only when LOTICS_TELEMETRY is set to 1 and the CLI runs authenticated commands.
Impact
No unconsented collection or unrelated credential transfer was established.
Mechanism
The CLI records command metadata and a bounded stderr tail, then sends batches to the configured API endpoint using the CLI API key.
AI rationale
The manifest points to ordinary CLI and client entrypoints, and its prepublishOnly hook runs the build. The flagged telemetry and process execution are explained by explicit opt-in reporting and CLI build helpers; inspected source did not establish malicious behavior.
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 92.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The package exposes the CLI at dist/src/cli.js and the client at dist/src/client.js.
- The prepublishOnly hook runs the build command.
- Telemetry is disabled unless LOTICS_TELEMETRY is set to 1.
- Telemetry uploads event batches to the configured Lotics API endpoint; authenticated CLI calls use the same API URL and key.
- The telemetry event contains command metadata and, on failure, a bounded stderr tail.
Evidence against
- The inspected process launches are for tar and npm build/install helpers, with fixed CLI-controlled arguments.
- The credentialed telemetry upload requires the opt-in gate and uses the configured Lotics API destination; no unrelated recipient or credential harvesting was found.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsEvalFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsPossibleObfuscation
Source & flagged code
6 flaggeddist/src/cli.jsView file
1791// src/cli_dispatch.ts
L1792: import { spawn as spawn2 } from "node:child_process";
L1793:
High
1824// docs/cli_reference.md
L1825: 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...
L1826:
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
6 High3 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
HighTrigger Reachable Command Output Exfiltrationdist/src/cli.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumWildcard Dependency
LowNon Install Lifecycle Scripts
LowScripts Present
LowEval
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowUrl Strings
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @lotics/cli@0.318.18.
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