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canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@north-light/crouter/v/0.3.322"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@north-light/crouter/v/0.3.322.md"
package: "@north-light/crouter"
report_status: "published"
title: "@north-light/crouter@0.3.322 npm security report"
verdict: "policy_finding"
version: "0.3.322"
---

# @north-light/crouter@0.3.322 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Soft block: AI-agent control surface** — Warn by default; block when configured. The installed Pi coding agent's interactive tree-selection behavior is altered without an explicit user command.

- **Verdict:** AI-agent control-surface policy finding
- **Product-default install policy:** Warn by default; block when configured
- **Firewall policy:** Warn by default
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** Soft block: AI-agent control surface
- **Selected version:** 0.3.322
- **Selected version is latest:** No
- **Analysis source:** AI Security Review (lpm-firewall-ai)

This finding concerns changes to an AI agent's instructions or configuration without explicit user action. It does not by itself establish malware intent. The CLI warns by default and blocks when configured for this policy.

AI assessment: malicious; recommendation: publish block. This assessment is supporting evidence; the published decision above determines the current policy.

LPM flags this version as an AI-agent control-surface risk. An npm postinstall hook modifies a file inside the separately published Pi coding-agent dependency. This is an unconsented install-time mutation of a foreign AI-agent control surface.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Malicious
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 96.0%
- **Started:** 2026-09-22T02:06:12.193Z
- **Finished:** 2026-09-22T02:15:21.898Z
- **Download time:** 1524 ms
- **Static scan time:** 4355 ms
- **AI review time:** 543822 ms
- **Total time:** 549705 ms

The recorded confidence comes from the underlying analysis. Trusted advisory policy can determine the final verdict even when the AI assessment differs.

## Security analysis

### Published attack-surface review

- **Summary:** An npm postinstall hook modifies a file inside the separately published Pi coding-agent dependency. This is an unconsented install-time mutation of a foreign AI-agent control surface.

- **Trigger:** Installing the package through npm triggers postinstall.

- **Impact:** The installed Pi coding agent's interactive tree-selection behavior is altered without an explicit user command.

- **Evidence paths:** package.json, scripts/postinstall.mjs, scripts/patch-pi-tree-root-ordering.mjs

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-09-22T02:15:21.898Z

### AI review details

- **Review stage:** source\_first\_review

- **Mechanism:** The hook calls a patcher that replaces the dependency's root-ordering source and renames the replacement into place.

- **Attack narrative:** On installation, npm runs the package's postinstall hook. Before checking for CI, that hook invokes a patcher which locates @earendil-works/pi-coding-agent and replaces its interactive tree-selector source. The replacement changes root ordering in an external AI-agent dependency, so the package mutates another agent's control behavior automatically in the consumer environment.

- **Rationale:** The automatic lifecycle hook performs a concrete source rewrite of a foreign AI-agent dependency. Under the install-control-surface policy, that unconsented postinstall mutation is block-eligible.

- **Files touched:** node\_modules/@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent/dist/modes/interactive/components/tree-selector.js

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Malicious

- **Confidence:** 96.0%

- **Recommended action:** publish\_block

- **Intent class:** Malware

- **False-positive risk:** Low

- **Evidence for policy risk:** The package registers an automatic postinstall lifecycle hook., The postinstall hook invokes the Pi patch before its CI guard., The patch explicitly targets the interactive tree selector in @earendil-works/pi-coding-agent., The patch replaces source and atomically renames it over the dependency file.

- **Evidence against:** No credential collection, network exfiltration, or remote payload execution was identified in the inspected patch path.

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @north-light/crouter@0.3.322.

- Avoid installing @north-light/crouter@0.3.322. Remove it from direct dependencies and check your lockfile for transitive copies.
- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
- If this version ran, investigate the affected machine and build environment. Rotate credentials it could access and rebuild from a trusted environment.

## Public findings

### 1. High: Install Time Lifecycle Scripts
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** package.json
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@north-light/crouter@0.3.322/package.json>)

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```json
scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.mjs
```

### 2. Medium: Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** package.json
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@north-light/crouter@0.3.322/package.json>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```json
scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.mjs
```

### 3. Low: Non Install Lifecycle Scripts
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 80.0%

Package declares lifecycle scripts that are not normally run for registry tarball installs.

### 4. Low: Scripts Present
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

Package declares npm scripts.

### 5. High: Child Process
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** bin/runtime-selector.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@north-light/crouter@0.3.322/bin/runtime-selector.mjs>)

Package source references child process execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: import { spawnSync } from 'node:child_process';
L2: import { existsSync, lstatSync, mkdirSync, openSync, readFileSync, readdirSync, readlinkSync, realpathSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs';
```

### 6. High: Shell
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%

Package source references shell execution.

### 7. Low: Eval
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 45.0%

Package source references a known benign dynamic code generation pattern.

### 8. Medium: Dynamic Require
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** bin/runtime-selector.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@north-light/crouter@0.3.322/bin/runtime-selector.mjs>)

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L58: try {
L59: const mod = await import(pathToFileURL(join(dirname(entryPath), 'core', 'termrender', 'termrender.js')).href);
L60: if (mod.isRendererReady()) return;
```

### 9. Low: Weak Crypto
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 64.0%
- **Path:** dist/core/runtime/stamp/channel.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@north-light/crouter@0.3.322/dist/core/runtime/stamp/channel.js>)

Package source references weak cryptographic algorithms.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: var m=Object.defineProperty;var o=(n,t)=>m(n,"name",{value:t,configurable:!0});import{createHash as f}from"node:crypto";const i=Symbol.for("@crouton-kit/crtr:stamp-channel"),g=16;f...
```

### 10. Medium: Network
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references network APIs.

### 11. Medium: Environment Vars
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references environment variables.

### 12. Low: Filesystem
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 70.0%

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 13. High: Same File Env Network Execution
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/commands/sys/feedback.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@north-light/crouter@0.3.322/dist/commands/sys/feedback.js>)

A single source file combines environment access, network access, and code or shell execution; review context before blocking.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: var h=Object.defineProperty;var a=(r,e)=>h(r,"name",{value:e,configurable:!0});import{spawnSync as y}from"node:child_process";import{mkdirSync as g,writeFileSync as w}from"node:fs"...
L2: `)[0].trim();return`[feedback] ${n.length>80?n.slice(0,79)+"\u2026":n}`}a(L,"deriveTitle");function j(r,e){const t=[`| crtr version | \`${e.version}\` |`,`| platform | ${e.platform...
L3: `)+`
L4: `}a(j,"buildBody");async function q(r,e,t,n,o){const s=process.env[R];try{const i=await fetch(r,{method:"POST",headers:{"content-type":"application/json",...s!==void 0&&s!==""?{aut...
L5: `).filter(o=>o.startsWith("http")).pop()??t.stdout.trim()}:{error:t.error!==void 0?`gh not available: ${t.error.message}`:t.stderr?.trim()||`gh exited ${t.status}`}}a(F,"deliverToG...
```

### 14. High: Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 82.0%
- **Path:** dist/hook-authoring.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@north-light/crouter@0.3.322/dist/hook-authoring.js>)

Source combines command execution, command-output handling, and outbound requests; review data flow before blocking.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: var B=Object.defineProperty;var o=(e,r)=>B(e,"name",{value:r,configurable:!0});import{spawn as R}from"node:child_process";import{Console as T}from"node:console";import{posixProcess...
L2: `),c=d("hook_handler_failed",`handler failed for ${f.value.op}`)}const a=I(c,f.value);a.valid||(i.write(`hook handler ${f.value.op} returned an invalid response: ${a.message}
L3: `),c=d("invalid_hook_response",a.message))}catch(m){i.write(`hook executable failed: ${b(m)}
L4: `),c=d("hook_executable_failed","hook executable could not read its request")}_(s,c)}o(X,"runHookExecutable");async function Y(e,r){const t=e[0];return t===void 0||t===""?d("local_...
L5: `)}o(_,"writeResponse");async function D(e){const r=[];for await(const t of e)r.push(Buffer.isBuffer(t)?t:Buffer.from(t));return Buffer.concat(r
```

### 15. High: Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 84.0%
- **Path:** dist/core/runtime/nerd-font.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@north-light/crouter@0.3.322/dist/core/runtime/nerd-font.js>)

Source gates dangerous network, credential, or execution behavior behind CI, host, platform, time, or geo fingerprint checks.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: var u=Object.defineProperty;var e=(t,n)=>u(t,"name",{value:n,configurable:!0});import{spawnSync as i}from"node:child_process";import{readdirSync as c}from"node:fs";import{homedir a...
L2: `))if(f.test(o))return o.split(",")[0].trim();return""}e(y,"queryFontconfig");function S(t=process.platform,n=d()){if(t!=="darwin"){const o=y();if(o!==null&&o!=="")return{installed...
```

### 16. High: Trigger Reachable Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/hook-authoring.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@north-light/crouter@0.3.322/dist/hook-authoring.js>)

A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches command-output exfiltration behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable command-output exfiltration chain: manifest.main -> dist/index.js -> dist/hook-authoring.js
L1: var B=Object.defineProperty;var o=(e,r)=>B(e,"name",{value:r,configurable:!0});import{spawn as R}from"node:child_process";import{Console as T}from"node:console";import{posixProcess...
L2: `),c=d("hook_handler_failed",`handler failed for ${f.value.op}`)}const a=I(c,f.value);a.valid||(i.write(`hook handler ${f.value.op} returned an invalid response: ${a.message}
L3: `),c=d("invalid_hook_response",a.message))}catch(m){i.write(`hook executable failed: ${b(m)}
L4: `),c=d("hook_executable_failed","hook executable could not read its request")}_(s,c)}o(X,"runHookExecutable");async function Y(e,r){const t=e[0];return t===void 0||t===""?d("local_...
L5: `)}o(_,"writeResponse");async func
```

### 17. Low: High Entropy Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 55.0%

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

### 18. Low: Url Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 65.0%

Package source contains URL literals.

### 19. Medium: Ships Wasm Module
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 70.0%
- **Path:** dist/clients/attach/photon\_rs\_bg.wasm
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@north-light/crouter@0.3.322/dist/clients/attach/photon_rs_bg.wasm>)

Package ships WebAssembly modules.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```text
path = dist/clients/attach/photon_rs_bg.wasm
kind = wasm_module
sizeBytes = 1881634
magicHex = [redacted]
```

### 20. Medium: Oversized Source File
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 70.0%
- **Path:** dist/clients/attach/viewer.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@north-light/crouter@0.3.322/dist/clients/attach/viewer.js>)

Package contains source files above the normal full-analysis size ceiling.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
path = dist/clients/attach/viewer.js
kind = oversized_source_file
sizeBytes = 9683130
magicHex = [redacted]
```

### 21. Medium: Structural Risk Force Deep Review
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

Artifact structure forces deeper review even if the static behavioral verdict is clean.

### 22. High: Semantic Analysis Limited
- **Category:** Scanner Coverage
- **Confidence:** 100.0%
- **Path:** bin/runtime-selector.mjs\#virtual:normalized:round1
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@north-light/crouter@0.3.322/bin/runtime-selector.mjs%23virtual%3Anormalized%3Around1>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```text
stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 5
```

### 23. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** bin/runtime-generation-manifest.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@north-light/crouter@0.3.322/bin/runtime-generation-manifest.mjs>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = normalized_sha256
matchedPackage = @crouton-kit/crouter@0.3.154
matchedPath = bin/runtime-generation-manifest.mjs
matchedIdentity = npm:QGNyb3V0b24ta2l0L2Nyb3V0ZXI:0.3.154
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

## Dependencies and install lifecycle
- **Lifecycle scripts present:** Yes
- **Published lifecycle scripts:** postinstall, prepublishOnly
- **Dependencies:** 13
- **Optional dependencies:** 0
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 4
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 13

### Published dependency entries
- @earendil-works/pi-agent-core 0.85.1 (Dependency)
- @earendil-works/pi-ai 0.85.1 (Dependency)
- @earendil-works/pi-coding-agent 0.85.1 (Dependency)
- @earendil-works/pi-tui 0.85.1 (Dependency)
- cron-parser ^5.6.0 (Dependency)
- esbuild ^0.27.7 (Dependency)
- proper-lockfile 4.1.2 (Dependency)
- string-width ^7.0.0 (Dependency)
- tar ^7.5.22 (Dependency)
- typescript ^5.7.0 (Dependency)
- ws ^8.21.0 (Dependency)
- yaml ^2.9.0 (Dependency)
- zod ^4.3.6 (Dependency)

## Package metadata
- **Package:** @north-light/crouter
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 0.3.322
- **License:** MIT
- **Version published:** 2026-09-22T00:40:23.748Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-09-22T02:15:21.898Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-10-03T00:51:09.108Z
- **Known versions:** 26
- **Latest version:** 0.3.378
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** crtr — agent runtime with memory, plugins, and marketplaces
- **Artifact files:** 1905
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 18,128,721 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 2
- **Attestations:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@north-light/crouter/v/0.3.322>)
- [Repository](<https://github.com/vallum-security/crouter.git>)
- [Homepage](<https://github.com/vallum-security/crouter#readme>)
- [Issues](<https://github.com/vallum-security/crouter/issues>)