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@north-light/crouter@0.3.345

⚠ Under review

Renamed: npm install -g @crouter/cli (github.com/crouton-labs/crouter)

crtr — agent runtime with memory, plugins, and marketplaces

AI Security Review

scanned 11d ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

No confirmed attack was established. Postinstall installs a sealed generation under the package runtime home, and the Claude-to-Pi shim runs only after the bundled extension is loaded. A clean decision cannot be finalized because required citation coverage exceeds the eight-citation limit.

Static reason

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

Trigger

No attack trigger was confirmed. The install hook runs on npm install, and the agent shim runs only when the Pi extension is already loaded.

Impact

No compromise, exfiltration, or unconsented agent hijack was shown. The remaining gap is citation coverage, not an identified payload.

Mechanism

The installer spawns the package runtime installer into ~/.crouter/runtime. Shell expansion of local command files is inside Pi event handlers, not an install-time write to a foreign agent control surface.

AI rationale

Inspected install and agent paths show a package-owned runtime install and a user-loaded Pi extension, without a self-dependency lifecycle chain or unconsented foreign agent-config mutation. The required clean citation set is larger than the eight-citation cap, so the review cannot be closed as clean.

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Manual Review at 58.0% confidence as Unknown with high false-positive risk.

AI review observations

The npm postinstall hook runs scripts/postinstall.mjs, which patches the local tree and spawns scripts/install-runtime.mjs in the package root.

Source & flagged code

23 flagged · loading source

package.jsonView file

•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.mjs

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg

•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.mjs

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

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

package.jsonView on unpkg

bin/runtime-selector.mjsView file

1import { spawn, spawnSync } from 'node:child_process'; L2: import { existsSync, lstatSync, mkdirSync, openSync, readFileSync, readdirSync, readlinkSync, realpathSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs';

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

bin/runtime-selector.mjsView on unpkg · L1

116try { L117: const mod = await import(pathToFileURL(join(dirname(entryPath), 'core', 'termrender', 'termrender.js')).href); L118: if (mod.isRendererReady()) return;

Medium

Dynamic Require

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

bin/runtime-selector.mjsView on unpkg · L116

dist/core/runtime/stamp/channel.jsView file

1var 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...

Low

Weak Crypto

Package source references weak cryptographic algorithms.

dist/core/runtime/stamp/channel.jsView on unpkg · L1

dist/commands/sys/feedback.jsView file

1var 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...

High

Same File Env Network Execution

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

dist/commands/sys/feedback.jsView on unpkg · L1

•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

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/commands/sys/feedback.jsView on unpkg

dist/hook-authoring.jsView file

1var 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

High

Command Output Exfiltration

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

dist/hook-authoring.jsView on unpkg · L1

1Trigger-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

High

Trigger Reachable Command Output Exfiltration

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

dist/hook-authoring.js

dist/clients/attach/photon_rs_bg.wasmView file

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

Medium

Ships Wasm Module

Package ships WebAssembly modules.

dist/clients/attach/photon_rs_bg.wasmView on unpkg

dist/clients/attach/viewer.jsView file

•path = dist/clients/attach/viewer.js kind = oversized_source_file sizeBytes = 8658352 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Oversized Source File

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

dist/clients/attach/viewer.jsView on unpkg

dist/builtin-pi-packages/pi-crtr-extensions/node_modules/yaml/dist/parse/lexer.js#virtual:normalized:round1View file

•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 4

High

Semantic Analysis Limited

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

dist/builtin-pi-packages/pi-crtr-extensions/node_modules/yaml/dist/parse/lexer.js#virtual:normalized:round1View on unpkg

dist/commands/sys/support/submit.jsView file

•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

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/commands/sys/support/submit.jsView on unpkg

dist/core/termrender/termrender.jsView file

•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

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/core/termrender/termrender.jsView on unpkg

dist/core/canvas/pid.jsView file

•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

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/core/canvas/pid.jsView on unpkg

dist/core/git.jsView file

•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

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/core/git.jsView on unpkg

dist/core/runtime/host.jsView file

•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

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/core/runtime/host.jsView on unpkg

dist/core/runtime/launch.jsView file

•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

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/core/runtime/launch.jsView on unpkg

dist/core/runtime/resume-root.jsView file

•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

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/core/runtime/resume-root.jsView on unpkg

dist/daemon/manage.jsView file

•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

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/daemon/manage.jsView on unpkg

scripts/postinstall.mjsView file

•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

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

scripts/postinstall.mjsView on unpkg

bin/runtime-generation-manifest.mjsView file

•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

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

bin/runtime-generation-manifest.mjsView on unpkg

Lines 96-136javascript

96 child.stderr?.setEncoding('utf8');

97 child.stdout?.on('data', (chunk) => { output += chunk; });

98 child.stderr?.on('data', (chunk) => { output += chunk; });

99 child.on('error', (error) => resolve({ ok: false, output: `${output}${errorMessage(error)}\n` }));

100 child.on('close', (status) => resolve({ ok: status === 0, output }));

101 });

102}

103

104function firstLine(text) {

105 return text.split(/\r?\n/).find((line) => line.trim() !== '')?.trim();

106}

107

108/**

109 * The other half of what postinstall did: provision the pinned termrender

110 * venv, from the generation that was just selected so the code that renders

111 * is the code that provisioned. Best-effort, exactly as postinstall was — a

112 * renderer that will not provision (no `uv`, no network) is reported and the

113 * command still runs; every render path re-attempts on first use.

114 */

115async function provisionFirstRenderer(command, entryPath) {

116 try {

117 const mod = await import(pathToFileURL(join(dirname(entryPath), 'core', 'termrender', 'termrender.js')).href);

118 if (mod.isRendererReady()) return;

Medium

Dynamic Require

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

bin/runtime-selector.mjsView on unpkg · L116

119 const end = beginStep(command, 'first run — provisioning the markdown renderer (one-time)');

120 if (end === null) {

121 // No bar to protect: the provisioner's own diagnostics stream as they

122 // always have, before the outcome line.

123 mod.ensureRenderer();

124 if (!mod.isRendererReady()) process.stderr.write(`${command}: renderer not provisioned; it will be retried on first render.\n`);

125 return;

126 }

127 // Behind a bar the diagnostics are captured so they cannot overwrite the

128 // bar line; the first of them is the cause the ✗ line names.

129 let diagnostics = '';

130 mod.ensureRenderer((message) => { diagnostics += message; });

131 const ready = mod.isRendererReady();

132 await end(ready ? '✓ markdown renderer' : `✗ markdown renderer — ${firstLine(diagnostics) ?? 'not provisioned; it will be retried on first render'}`);

133 if (diagnostics !== '') process.stderr.write(diagnostics.endsWith('\n') ? diagnostics : `${diagnostics}\n`);

134 } catch (error) {

135 process.stderr.write(`${command}: renderer provisioning skipped: ${errorMessage(error)}\n`);

136 }