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@lotics/cli@0.318.24
Lotics SDK and CLI for AI agents
AI Security Review
scanned 5d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe manifest declares no install-time hook, and the flagged shell pipeline is printed as update advice rather than executed. Telemetry is off by default, documented, and sends to the configured Lotics API.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.
Trigger
CLI commands perform API calls and a package version lookup; telemetry records and sends data only when LOTICS_TELEMETRY=1.
Impact
No evidence of unrelated collection, credential redirection, hidden command execution, or destructive account actions.
Mechanism
Telemetry is spooled locally and sent to the configured Lotics API. The npm lookup requests the CLI package's latest version. The installer pipeline is printed as update advice.
AI rationale
The manifest declares no install-time hook, and the flagged shell pipeline is printed as update advice rather than executed. Telemetry is off by default, documented, and sends to the configured Lotics API.
Evidence
~/.lotics/session.json~/.lotics/telemetry-${shard}.ndjson~/.lotics/config.json
Network endpoints2
api.lotics.airegistry.npmjs.org/@lotics/cli/latest
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 94.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The only lifecycle script is prepublishOnly, which runs the build; no install hook is declared.
- Telemetry is disabled unless LOTICS_TELEMETRY=1, and its documentation describes the recorded fields and excludes argument values, file contents, and record data.
- API credentials are sent as Bearer credentials to the configured API base URL, whose default is api.lotics.ai.
- The CLI checks the npm registry for its package version; the curl/PowerShell installer pipeline appears in update advice printed to stderr, not as executed code.
Evidence against
- The CLI contains process execution and shell-related code for app tooling, a version lookup, and commands that print installer advice.
- Opt-in telemetry can include the failure message printed by the CLI.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsEvalFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStrings
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@0.318.24.
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