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@nordsym/apiclaw@2.9.13

Your agent calls real APIs. You sign in once. Authenticated execution and discovery layer for AI agents, reachable via SKILL.md, local MCP, CLI, HTTP gateway, or Remote MCP. Discover 26,619 API definitions, including 689 exact-name source-verified entries

AI Security Review

scanned 9d ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

Source inspection confirms default-on install telemetry sends a machine fingerprint composed of hostname and username to the package’s telemetry endpoint. The package offers an opt-out, and the inspected source does not establish an unrelated recipient or a separate malicious behavior, so this warrants a warning rather than a publication block.

Static reason

High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.; source matched previously finalized malicious package; routed for review

Trigger

npm runs the declared postinstall hook during package installation.

Impact

The telemetry service receives identifying host and user data by default.

Mechanism

The hook obtains the machine fingerprint and emits it with install metadata; telemetry is skipped only when APICLAW_TELEMETRY is set to false.

AI rationale

Evidence

package.jsondist/postinstall.jsdist/session.jsdist/funnel-client.js

Network endpoints1

adventurous-avocet-799.convex.cloud/api/mutation

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Suspicious at 81.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.

Evidence for warning

package.json declares a postinstall hook that runs dist/postinstall.js.
The hook creates a fingerprint and emits an install event by default.
The fingerprint is built from the machine hostname and username.
The event payload includes the fingerprint and is POSTed to the configured Convex endpoint; telemetry is disabled only when APICLAW_TELEMETRY is false.
MCP configuration changes are exposed through an explicit CLI command that adds this package’s server entry.

Evidence against

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell

Supply chain

HighEntropyStringsMinifiedUrlStrings

ManifestNo manifest risk signals triggered.

scanned 108 file(s), 1020 KB of source, external domains: 0x.org, 0x0.st, 127.0.0.1, 1forge.com, 1inch.io, 24pullrequests.com, a.com, abs.gov.au, adresse.data.gouv.fr, adventurous-avocet-799.convex.cloud, adventurous-avocet-799.convex.site, aframe.io, africaopendata.org, age-of-empires-2-api.herokuapp.com, agify.io, alquran.cloud, altinn.no, amiiboapi.com, anapioficeandfire.com, anchore.com, anonfiles.com, any-api.com, anytype.io, api-docs.luchtmeetnet.nl, api-thirukkural.web.app, api-web.nhle.com, api.46elks.com, api.aakhilv.me, api.adviceslip.com, api.anthropic.com, api.apiclaw.cloud, api.apilayer.com, api.apis.guru, api.arcsecond.io, api.assemblyai.com, api.aviationstack.com, api.cdnjs.com, api.chucknorris.io, api.citybik.es, api.cohere.ai, api.cohere.com, api.coingecko.com, api.coinlayer.com, api.coinpaprika.com, api.count.ly, api.covid19tracker.ca, api.crossref.org, api.currencylayer.com, api.data.abs.gov.au, api.deepgram.com

Source & flagged code

13 flagged

package.jsonView file

Lines 1-41json

2 "name": "@nordsym/apiclaw",

3 "version": "2.9.13",

4 "description": "Your agent calls real APIs. You sign in once. Authenticated execution and discovery layer for AI agents, reachable via SKILL.md, local MCP, CLI, HTTP gateway, or Remote MCP. Discover 26,619 API definitions, including 689 exact-name source-verified entries. Source verification is not execution. APIClaw inventories 22 built-in providers, 3 approved customer-executable providers, plus 1,002 workspace-authenticated public/no-key HTTPS origins (1,005 callable now). Anonymous keyless proxy stays disabled. Agent-native auth: unsigned first_run returns a live https://apiclaw.cloud/au ...

5 "type": "module",

6 "main": "dist/index.js",

7 "homepage": "https://apiclaw.cloud",

8 "repository": {

9 "type": "git",

10 "url": "https://github.com/nordsym/apiclaw"

11 },

12 "bugs": {

13 "url": "https://github.com/nordsym/apiclaw/issues"

14 },

15 "files": [

16 "dist/"

17 ],

18 "scripts": {

19 "build": "node -e \"require('node:fs').rmSync('dist', { recursive: true, force: true })\" && ./node_modules/.bin/tsc && chmod +x dist/bin.js",

20 "prepublishOnly": "npm run build",

21 "postinstall": "node dist/postinstall.js || true",

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L21

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L21

22 "dev": "tsx watch src/index.ts",

23 "start": "node dist/index.js",

24 "test": "tsx src/test.ts && tsx src/first-run.test.ts && tsx src/first-execute-rails.test.ts && tsx src/first-call.test.ts && tsx src/execute-auth.test.ts && tsx src/auth-config.test.ts && tsx src/login-wait.test.ts && tsx src/cli-auth-redeem.test.ts && tsx src/pending-login-start.test.ts && tsx src/skill.test.ts && tsx src/funnel.test.ts && tsx convex/funnel.test.ts && tsx src/product-truth.test.ts && tsx src/workspace-public-apis.test.ts && tsx src/apilayer-customer-rails.test.ts && tsx src/version-trap.test.ts && tsx src/mcp-scope-policy.test.ts && tsx src/trust-floor.test.ts && tsx src ...

25 "audit:managed-providers": "node scripts/audit-managed-providers.mjs",

26 "test:e2e": "tsx src/test.ts",

27 "webhook": "tsx src/webhook.ts",

28 "convex:dev": "npx convex dev",

29 "convex:deploy": "find convex -maxdepth 1 \\( -name '*.js' -o -name '*.js.map' -o -name '*.d.ts' -o -name

30 "test:workspace-browser": "node scripts/workspace-state-matrix.cjs",

31 "test:listings": "tsx convex/discoveryListings.test.ts && tsx tests/listing-fetch.test.ts && tsx convex/listingReview.test.ts && tsx tests/listing-review-route.test.ts && tsx tests/listing-operator-api.test.ts &&

32 "test:listings-browser": "TSX_TSCONFIG_PATH=landing/tsconfig.json tsx tests/listing-e2e.ts",

33 "pretest": "TSX_TSCONFIG_PATH=landing/tsconfig.json tsx landing/src/lib/public-pricing-health.test.ts"

34 },

35 "keywords": [

36 "mcp",

37 "model-context-protocol",

38 "ai-agent",

39 "ai-agents",

40 "claude",

41 "gpt",

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dist/skill.test.jsView file

Lines 1-28javascript

1#!/usr/bin/env npx tsx

2/**

3 * Agent front door. An agent given

4 * `set up https://apiclaw.cloud/SKILL.md` must be able to install, auth,

5 * and land one POST /v1/execute without guessing. llms.txt and /api/catalog

6 * already exist; SKILL.md is the operational door, not a second canon.

7 */

8import assert from "node:assert/strict";

9import

dist/pending-login-start.jsView file

Lines 1-24javascript

1/**

2 * Mint (or reuse) a pending Clerk CLI login without a TTY.

3 *

4 * MCP / agent hosts have no stdin/stdout TTY, so they must not wait for

5 * `canLaunchInteractiveAuth` before creating `https://apiclaw.cloud/auth/cli?authId=…`.

6 * Opening the browser is best-effort. whoami redeems Authorize; localhost

7 * connection refused is OK.

8 */

9import { createHash, randomBytes } from "node:crypto"

dist/postinstall.jsView file

Lines 1-21javascript

1#!/usr/bin/env node

2/**

3 * APIClaw Postinstall Hook

4 * Prints a welcome message with links and fires ONE anonymous funnel

5 * event (install) so we can measure top-of-funnel truthfully.

6 *

7 * Disable telemetry: APICLAW_TELEMETRY=false

8 */

9import { emitFunnelEvent, hasLocalMarker, setLocalMarker } from './funnel-client.js';

dist/cli/commands/mcp-install.jsView file

Lines 1-28javascript

1/**

2 * MCP Install Command

3 * Simple, focused command to install APIClaw into MCP config files

4 * Supports Claude Desktop and Claude Code

5 */

6import { existsSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync, mkdirSync } from 'fs';

7import { dirname, join } from 'path';

dist/cli/commands/direct.js#virtual:normalized:round1View file

•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 3

High

Semantic Analysis Limited

A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review.

dist/cli/commands/direct.js#virtual:normalized:round1View on unpkg

dist/cli/commands/doctor.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @nordsym/apiclaw@2.9.11 matchedPath = dist/cli/commands/doctor.js matchedIdentity = npm:QG5vcmRzeW0vYXBpY2xhdw:2.9.11 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

dist/cli/commands/doctor.jsView on unpkg

dist/first-run.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @nordsym/apiclaw@2.9.11 matchedPath = dist/first-run.js matchedIdentity = npm:QG5vcmRzeW0vYXBpY2xhdw:2.9.11 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

dist/first-run.jsView on unpkg

dist/pending-login-start.test.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @nordsym/apiclaw@2.9.11 matchedPath = dist/pending-login-start.test.js matchedIdentity = npm:QG5vcmRzeW0vYXBpY2xhdw:2.9.11 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

dist/pending-login-start.test.jsView on unpkg

dist/cli/commands/direct.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @nordsym/apiclaw@2.9.11 matchedPath = dist/cli/commands/direct.js matchedIdentity = npm:QG5vcmRzeW0vYXBpY2xhdw:2.9.11 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

dist/cli/commands/direct.jsView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

13 flagged · loading source

package.jsonView file

•scripts.postinstall = node dist/postinstall.js || true

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg

•scripts.postinstall = node dist/postinstall.js || true

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.

package.jsonView on unpkg

dist/skill.test.jsView file

8import assert from "node:assert/strict"; L9: import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process"; L10: import { existsSync, mkdtempSync, readFileSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

dist/skill.test.jsView on unpkg · L8

Findings

1 Critical12 High4 Medium5 Low

CriticalAi Agent Control Hijackdist/postinstall.js

HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json

HighChild Processdist/skill.test.js

HighShell

HighSame File Env Network Executiondist/pending-login-start.js

HighSandbox Evasion Gated Capabilitydist/pending-login-start.js

HighRuntime Package Installdist/cli/commands/mcp-install.js

HighSemantic Analysis Limiteddist/cli/commands/direct.js#virtual:normalized:round1

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/cli/commands/mcp-install.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/cli/commands/doctor.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/first-run.js

Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @nordsym/apiclaw@2.9.13.

See all versions of @nordsym/apiclaw for other recorded verdicts.

Review the evidence and your use of @nordsym/apiclaw@2.9.13 before allowing it. Restrict the permissions described in this report.
Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.

Evidence last updated: 2026-10-14 11:55:58.479Z (UTC).

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Findings

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