---
canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@north-light/crouter"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@north-light/crouter/v/0.3.329.md"
package: "@north-light/crouter"
report_status: "published"
title: "@north-light/crouter@0.3.329 npm security report"
verdict: "suspicious"
version: "0.3.329"
---

# @north-light/crouter@0.3.329 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Flagged as AI-agent capability risk** — Allowed by default with warning: agent-facing configuration or capability changes need review before use.

- **Verdict:** Suspicious
- **Product-default install policy:** Warn
- **Firewall policy:** Warn-only AI-agent capability risk
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** AI-agent capability abuse
- **Selected version:** 0.3.329
- **Selected version is latest:** No
- **Analysis source:** AI Security Review (lpm-firewall-ai)

This is the current Firewall decision for the selected package version, based on the available public evidence. Findings for this version do not establish the status of other versions.

AI assessment: suspicious; recommendation: downgrade to warn. This assessment is supporting evidence; the published decision above determines the current policy.

Review flagged AI-agent configuration or capability changes. This remains warn-only unless evidence shows foreign-agent hijack through preinstall/install/postinstall, hidden persistence, exfiltration, remote code execution, or other concrete malicious behavior.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Suspicious
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 88.0%
- **Started:** 2026-09-26T16:37:13.256Z
- **Finished:** 2026-09-26T16:41:25.504Z
- **Download time:** 2271 ms
- **Static scan time:** 4089 ms
- **AI review time:** 245887 ms
- **Total time:** 252248 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:** The optional companion extension imports Claude command and skill content into Pi shims and can execute embedded shell blocks when a matching slash command is used. No covert install-time agent configuration or confirmed exfiltration was identified.

- **Trigger:** A user runs crtr sys setup and later invokes a discovered Pi slash command.

- **Impact:** A selected third-party or local Claude command can cause shell execution in the active working directory through the enabled agent extension.

- **Evidence paths:** dist/builtin-pi-packages/pi-crtr-extensions/extensions/claude-plugin-commands.ts, dist/commands/sys/setup-core.js

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-09-26T16:41:25.504Z

### AI review details

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

- **Mechanism:** The setup flow installs the extension; its discovery hook writes command shims and its input hook expands shell blocks from the selected command content.

- **Rationale:** The package provides an explicit user-triggered agent integration that writes Pi shims and executes shell blocks from imported command content. This warrants a warning for agent capability abuse, but the inspected source does not establish malicious install-time behavior or credential theft.

- **Files touched:** dist/builtin-pi-packages/pi-crtr-extensions/extensions/claude-plugin-commands.ts, dist/commands/sys/setup-core.js

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Suspicious

- **Confidence:** 88.0%

- **Recommended action:** downgrade\_to\_warn

- **Intent class:** Dangerous Capability

- **False-positive risk:** Medium

- **Evidence for warning:** The package declares an automatic postinstall hook., The postinstall hook stages a local runtime and renderer, but does not itself configure the agent extension., The explicit sys setup command installs the crtr extension package., The extension recreates shims under the user's Pi agent directory from discovered Claude command and skill files., When a discovered slash command is invoked, the extension expands its shell blocks.

- **Evidence against:** The agent-extension installation path is an explicit setup command, not the npm postinstall hook., No credential forwarding, unrelated network recipient, or hidden payload download was identified in the inspected paths.

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @north-light/crouter@0.3.329.

- Review the evidence and your use of @north-light/crouter@0.3.329 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.

## 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@0.3.329/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@0.3.329/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@0.3.329/bin/runtime-selector.mjs>)

Package source references child process execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: import { spawn, 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@0.3.329/bin/runtime-selector.mjs>)

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L116: try {
L117: const mod = await import(pathToFileURL(join(dirname(entryPath), 'core', 'termrender', 'termrender.js')).href);
L118: 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@0.3.329/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@0.3.329/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@0.3.329/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: 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@0.3.329/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
```

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

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

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

Package source contains URL literals.

### 18. 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@0.3.329/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]
```

### 19. 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@0.3.329/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 = 8500998
magicHex = [redacted]
```

### 20. 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.

### 21. Low: Copyleft License
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 80.0%

Package manifest declares a copyleft-style license.

### 22. High: Semantic Analysis Limited
- **Category:** Scanner Coverage
- **Confidence:** 100.0%
- **Path:** dist/builtin-pi-packages/pi-crtr-extensions/node\_modules/yaml/dist/parse/lexer.js\#virtual:normalized:round1
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@north-light/crouter@0.3.329/dist/builtin-pi-packages/pi-crtr-extensions/node_modules/yaml/dist/parse/lexer.js%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 = 4
```

### 23. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/commands/sys/support/submit.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@north-light/crouter@0.3.329/dist/commands/sys/support/submit.js>)

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 = @north-light/crouter@0.3.322
matchedPath = [redacted].js
matchedIdentity = npm:QG5vcnRoLWxpZ2h0L2Nyb3V0ZXI:0.3.322
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 24. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/core/termrender/termrender.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@north-light/crouter@0.3.329/dist/core/termrender/termrender.js>)

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 = @north-light/crouter@0.3.322
matchedPath = dist/core/termrender/termrender.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QG5vcnRoLWxpZ2h0L2Nyb3V0ZXI:0.3.322
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 25. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/commands/sys/feedback.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@north-light/crouter@0.3.329/dist/commands/sys/feedback.js>)

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 = @north-light/crouter@0.3.322
matchedPath = dist/commands/sys/feedback.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QG5vcnRoLWxpZ2h0L2Nyb3V0ZXI:0.3.322
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 26. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/core/canvas/pid.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@north-light/crouter@0.3.329/dist/core/canvas/pid.js>)

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 = @north-light/crouter@0.3.322
matchedPath = dist/core/canvas/pid.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QG5vcnRoLWxpZ2h0L2Nyb3V0ZXI:0.3.322
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 27. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/core/git.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@north-light/crouter@0.3.329/dist/core/git.js>)

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 = @north-light/crouter@0.3.322
matchedPath = dist/core/git.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QG5vcnRoLWxpZ2h0L2Nyb3V0ZXI:0.3.322
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 28. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/core/runtime/host.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@north-light/crouter@0.3.329/dist/core/runtime/host.js>)

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 = @north-light/crouter@0.3.322
matchedPath = dist/core/runtime/host.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QG5vcnRoLWxpZ2h0L2Nyb3V0ZXI:0.3.322
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 29. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/core/runtime/launch.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@north-light/crouter@0.3.329/dist/core/runtime/launch.js>)

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 = @north-light/crouter@0.3.322
matchedPath = dist/core/runtime/launch.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QG5vcnRoLWxpZ2h0L2Nyb3V0ZXI:0.3.322
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 30. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/core/runtime/resume-root.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@north-light/crouter@0.3.329/dist/core/runtime/resume-root.js>)

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 = @north-light/crouter@0.3.322
matchedPath = dist/core/runtime/resume-root.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QG5vcnRoLWxpZ2h0L2Nyb3V0ZXI:0.3.322
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 31. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/daemon/manage.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@north-light/crouter@0.3.329/dist/daemon/manage.js>)

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 = @north-light/crouter@0.3.322
matchedPath = dist/daemon/manage.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QG5vcnRoLWxpZ2h0L2Nyb3V0ZXI:0.3.322
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 32. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/hook-authoring.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@north-light/crouter@0.3.329/dist/hook-authoring.js>)

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 = @north-light/crouter@0.3.322
matchedPath = dist/hook-authoring.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QG5vcnRoLWxpZ2h0L2Nyb3V0ZXI:0.3.322
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 33. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** scripts/postinstall.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@north-light/crouter@0.3.329/scripts/postinstall.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 = @north-light/crouter@0.3.322
matchedPath = scripts/postinstall.mjs
matchedIdentity = npm:QG5vcnRoLWxpZ2h0L2Nyb3V0ZXI:0.3.322
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 34. 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@0.3.329/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 = @north-light/crouter@0.3.322
matchedPath = bin/runtime-generation-manifest.mjs
matchedIdentity = npm:QG5vcnRoLWxpZ2h0L2Nyb3V0ZXI:0.3.322
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 0.87.0 (Dependency)
- @earendil-works/pi-ai 0.87.0 (Dependency)
- @earendil-works/pi-coding-agent 0.87.0 (Dependency)
- @earendil-works/pi-tui 0.87.0 (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:** 0.3.329
- **License:** GPL-3.0-only
- **Version published:** 2026-09-22T17:22:32.400Z
- **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
- **Deprecated:** Renamed: npm install -g @crouter/cli (github.com/crouton-labs/crouter)
- **Maintainers:** austin02202016, captaincrouton89, chaz\_plonski, mb6611
- **Artifact files:** 1951
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 17,073,014 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 2
- **Attestations:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@north-light/crouter/v/0.3.329>)
- [Repository](<https://github.com/vallum-security/crouter>)
- [Homepage](<https://github.com/vallum-security/crouter#readme>)
- [Issues](<https://github.com/vallum-security/crouter/issues>)