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@lotics/cli@0.318.27
Lotics SDK and CLI for AI agents
AI Security Review
scanned 3d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe source does not show malicious behavior. Telemetry is disabled by default, its collected fields and failure messages are documented, and the shell-based installer is only run by the explicit upgrade command.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.
Trigger
Telemetry requires `LOTICS_TELEMETRY=1`; the installer subprocess runs only for `lotics upgrade`.
Impact
No hidden credential redirection, unrelated data collection, or automatic code execution was identified.
Mechanism
Telemetry sends command metadata and disclosed failure messages to the configured Lotics API. The upgrade command runs an installer hosted by Lotics.
AI rationale
The source does not show malicious behavior. Telemetry is disabled by default, its collected fields and failure messages are documented, and the shell-based installer is only run by the explicit upgrade command.
Evidence
~/.lotics/telemetry-<hash>.ndjson~/.lotics/session.json
Network endpoints4
api.lotics.ai/v1/cli/telemetryregistry.npmjs.org/@lotics/cli/latestlotics.ai/install.shlotics.ai/install.ps1
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 95.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The manifest’s `prepublishOnly` script runs a build; it declares no install-time hook.
- Telemetry is off unless `LOTICS_TELEMETRY=1` is set.
- Opt-in telemetry records command metadata and, on failure, the printed error; arguments contribute a hash and shape, not their values.
- Telemetry posts to the configured Lotics API’s `/v1/cli/telemetry` endpoint; the default API host is `api.lotics.ai`.
- The installer pipeline is invoked through the explicit `upgrade` command and points to Lotics’ own installer host.
Evidence against
- The CLI contains subprocess execution and a download-and-run command, but the latter is part of an explicit upgrade flow.
- Failure messages can include subprocess output, but the package documents that failed-command messages are recorded when telemetry is enabled.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsEvalFilesystemNetworkShell
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@0.318.27.
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