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@lotics/cli@0.318.5
Lotics SDK and CLI for AI agents
AI Security Review
scanned 8d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiSource inspection found no install-time attack or fixed unofficial credential gateway. Telemetry is opt-in and uses the selected Lotics API endpoint; subprocess use is tied to CLI build operations.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.
Trigger
Telemetry requires LOTICS_TELEMETRY=1 and runs during CLI use; build subprocesses run as part of CLI build operations.
Impact
The inspected behavior does not establish credential theft, command-output exfiltration, or another concrete attack.
Mechanism
Opt-in telemetry sends CLI events to the selected Lotics API URL. The inspected npm subprocess uses arguments written by the CLI.
AI rationale
Source inspection found no install-time attack or fixed unofficial credential gateway. Telemetry is opt-in and uses the selected Lotics API endpoint; subprocess use is tied to CLI build operations.
Network endpoints1
api.lotics.ai/v1/cli/telemetry
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 95.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The package exposes its CLI through dist/src/cli.js and its client through dist/src/client.js; its only lifecycle hook is prepublishOnly, which runs the build.
- Telemetry requires LOTICS_TELEMETRY=1. When enabled, it posts CLI events to the selected API URL; the default is Lotics’ API.
- The authenticated telemetry caller supplies the same API URL and key used for the CLI context.
- The npm subprocess is used for CLI build operations, with arguments written by the CLI.
Evidence against
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsEvalFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsPossibleObfuscationUrlStrings
WildcardDependency
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@0.318.5.
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