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@orangeworks/orangetree@0.28.0

Branching session-tree work-tracking tool (local-first, TypeScript)

AI Security Review

scanned 19h ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

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.

Static reason

One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source

Trigger

User runs the orangetree CLI/server or enables in-app bot/remote/update features.

Impact

Could execute Claude/Codex tool actions in the user's project and expose the app remotely if configured, but source shows this as product functionality rather than unconsented lifecycle compromise.

Mechanism

first-party AI agent runner with default bypass permission mode and optional remote tunnel

Policy narrative

When invoked, orangetree starts a local daemon, manages Claude/Codex bot profiles, launches agent turns with an MCP server and default bypass permissions, and can enable authenticated remote access through a Newt tunnel. These are high-risk AI-agent capabilities, but inspection did not find npm lifecycle execution, broad foreign agent control-surface planting, credential copying, or covert exfiltration.

Rationale

The package contains dangerous agent orchestration primitives, but they are package-aligned and user/runtime invoked rather than install-time or covert behavior. Because the default bypass permission mode and remote/tunnel capability create meaningful residual risk, warn rather than block.

Evidence

package.jsondist/bin/orangetree.jsdist/server.jsREADME.mdCHANGELOG.md~/.orangetree~/.orangetree-bots~/.claude<project>/.otree/uploads

Network endpoints4

api.orangetree.devregistry.npmjs.org/-/package/@orangeworks/orangetree/dist-tagsgithub.com/fosrl/newt/releases/download/1.13.0api.openai.com/auth

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Suspicious at 86.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.

Evidence for warning

dist/server.js runs Claude/Codex agents with tool access and default permissionMode bypassPermissions unless settings choose ask.
dist/server.js exposes an orange-tree MCP server to Claude sessions and injects package/system guidelines into agent runs.
dist/server.js can download/run Newt tunnel binaries for remote mode and persists tunnel credentials under app data.
dist/bin/orangetree.js starts a detached background daemon and has a user-invoked self-update path that runs npm install -g @orangeworks/orangetree@tag.
dist/server.js auto-bootstraps an ambient ~/.claude profile when already logged in.

Evidence against

package.json has no preinstall/install/postinstall lifecycle hooks.
Main risky behavior is activated by running the orangetree CLI/server or using the UI, not by npm install/import alone.
Agent config/profile writes are under ~/.orangetree or ~/.orangetree-bots, with ambient ~/.claude only referenced for existing login discovery.
Remote mode is opt-in via OTREE_REMOTE_* config, token/cloud auth, or pairing; default server binds to 127.0.0.1.
No source evidence of credential harvesting or exfiltration beyond package-aligned auth/status, tunnel, update, and agent-session features.

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell

Supply chain

HighEntropyStringsTelemetryUrlStrings

Manifest

NoLicense

scanned 80 file(s), 2.00 MB of source, external domains: 127.0.0.1, api.openai.com, api.orangetree.dev, github.com, json-schema.org, orangetree.dev, registry.npmjs.org, www.w3.org

Oversized source lightweight scan

dist/public/mermaid.js3.29 MB file, sampled 256 KB

NetworkChildProcessHighEntropyStringsTelemetryUrlStringsgithub.comwww.w3.org

Source & flagged code

6 flagged

dist/bin/orangetree.jsView file

Lines 44-107javascript

44 const o = raw;

45 const p = o.pairing ?? {};

46 return {

47 version: typeof o.version === "number" ? o.version : CONFIG_VERSION,

48 workRoot: asTrimmedString(o.workRoot),

49 remoteEnabled: asBool(o.remoteEnabled, d.remoteEnabled),

50 cloudApiBase: asHttpUrl(o.cloudApiBase),

51 remoteAuth: o.remoteAuth === "token" ? "token" : "cloud",

52 port: asPort(o.port),

53 bindHost: asTrimmedString(o.bindHost),

54 openBrowser: asBool(o.openBrowser, d.openBrowser),

55 pairing: {

56 onboardingToken: asTrimmedString(p.onboardingToken),

57 consumedAt: typeof p.consumedAt === "number" ? p.consumedAt : null

58 }

59 };

60}

61function loadConfig(appDataRoot) {

62 const path = configPath(appDataRoot);

63 if (!existsSync(path)) return defaults();

64 try {

65 return normalize(JSON.parse(readFileSync(path, "utf8")));

66 } catch {

67 return defaults();

68 }

69}

70function applyConfigToEnv(appDataRoot) {

71 const cfg = loadConfig(appDataRoot);

72 const fill = (key, value) => {

73 if (value != null && process.env[key] === void 0) process.env[key] = value;

74 };

75 fill("OTREE_CLOUD_API", cfg.cloudApiBase);

76 if (cfg.workRoot && existsSync(cfg.workRoot)) fill("OTREE_ROOT", cfg.workRoot);

77 if (cfg.remoteEnabled) {

78 fill("OTREE_REMOTE_ENABLED", "1");

79 fill("OTREE_REMOTE_AUTH", cfg.remoteAuth);

80 }

81 fill("OTREE_PORT", cfg.port != null ? String(cfg.port) : null);

82 fill("OTREE_BIND", cfg.bindHost);

83 if (cfg.openBrowser === false) fill("OTREE_OPEN", "0");

84 return cfg;

85}

87// lib/daemon.ts

88import { spawn, spawnSync } from "node:child_process";

89import { closeSync, existsSync as existsSync2, mkdirSync, openSync, readFileSync as readFileSync2, renameSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

dist/bin/orangetree.jsView on unpkg · L87

90import { request } from "node:http";

91import { homedir } from "node:os";

92import { dirname, join as join2 } from "node:path";

93var PKG = "@orangeworks/orangetree";

94var HEALTH_PATH = "/api/daemon/status";

95var SHUTDOWN_PATH = "/api/shutdown";

96var LOCAL_HEADER = { "X-Otree-Local": "1" };

97var STARTING_GRACE_MS = 15e3;

98var LOCK_STALE_MS = 3e4;

99function dataRoot() {

High

Cross File Remote Execution Context

Source spawns a local helper that also contains network and dynamic execution context; review data flow before blocking.

dist/bin/orangetree.jsView on unpkg · L64

100 return process.env.OTREE_DATA ?? join2(homedir(), ".orangetree");

101}

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/bin/orangetree.jsView on unpkg · L87

102function paths(root = dataRoot()) {

103 return { json: join2(root, "daemon.json"), lock: join2(root, "daemon.lock"), log: join2(root, "daemon.log") };

104}

105function readState(root = dataRoot()) {

106 const p = paths(root).json;

107 if (!existsSync2(p)) return null;

Lines 292-332javascript

292 spawn(cmd2, args, { stdio: "ignore", detached: true, windowsHide: true }).unref();

293 } catch {

294 }

295}

296function ensureShortcut(root) {

297 if (process.env.OTREE_NO_SHORTCUT === "1") return;

298

dist/public/mermaid.jsView file

•path = dist/public/mermaid.js kind = oversized_source_file sizeBytes = 3449175 magicHex = [redacted]

High

Oversized Source File

Package contains source files above the static scanner size ceiling.

dist/public/mermaid.jsView on unpkg

dist/server.jsView file

•matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta matchedPackage = @orangeworks/orangetree@0.27.1 matchedIdentity = npm:QG9yYW5nZXdvcmtzL29yYW5nZXRyZWU:0.27.1 similarity = 0.829 summary = stored previous version shares package body but lacks this dangerous source file

Critical

Previous Version Dangerous Delta

This package version adds a dangerous source file absent from the previous stored version; route for source-aware review.

dist/server.jsView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

6 flagged · loading source

dist/bin/orangetree.jsView file

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

dist/bin/orangetree.jsView on unpkg · L87

312const ps = `$s=(New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell).CreateShortcut(${psStr(lnk)});$s.TargetPath=${psStr(wscript)};$s.Arguments=${psStr(`//B //Nologo "${vbs}"`)};$s.Description='Or... L313: spawnSync("powershell.exe", ["-NoProfile", "-NonInteractive", "-Command", ps], { stdio: "ignore", windowsHide: true }); L314: }

High

Shell

Package source references shell execution.

dist/bin/orangetree.jsView on unpkg · L312

87// lib/daemon.ts L88: import { spawn, spawnSync } from "node:child_process"; L89: import { closeSync, existsSync as existsSync2, mkdirSync, openSync, readFileSync as readFileSync2, renameSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs"; L90: import { request } from "node:http"; L91: import { homedir } from "node:os"; ... L99: function dataRoot() { L100: return process.env.OTREE_DATA ?? join2(homedir(), ".orangetree"); L101: }

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/bin/orangetree.jsView on unpkg · L87

64Cross-file remote execution chain: dist/bin/orangetree.js spawns dist/server.js; helper contains network access plus dynamic code execution. L64: try { L65: return normalize(JSON.parse(readFileSync(path, "utf8"))); L66: } catch { ... L72: const fill = (key, value) => { L73: if (value != null && process.env[key] === void 0) process.env[key] = value; L74: }; ... L87: // lib/daemon.ts L88: import { spawn, spawnSync } from "node:child_process"; L89: import { closeSync, existsSync as existsSync2, mkdirSync, openSync, readFileSync as readFileSync2, renameSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs"; L90: import { request } from "node:http"; L91: import { homedir } from "node:os"; ... L99: function dataRoot() {

High

Cross File Remote Execution Context

Source spawns a local helper that also contains network and dynamic execution context; review data flow before blocking.

dist/bin/orangetree.jsView on unpkg · L64

dist/public/mermaid.jsView file

•path = dist/public/mermaid.js kind = oversized_source_file sizeBytes = 3449175 magicHex = [redacted]

High

Oversized Source File

Package contains source files above the static scanner size ceiling.

dist/public/mermaid.jsView on unpkg

dist/server.jsView file

Critical

Previous Version Dangerous Delta

This package version adds a dangerous source file absent from the previous stored version; route for source-aware review.

dist/server.jsView on unpkg

Findings

1 Critical5 High3 Medium6 Low

CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltadist/server.js

HighChild Processdist/bin/orangetree.js

HighShelldist/bin/orangetree.js

HighSame File Env Network Executiondist/bin/orangetree.js

HighCross File Remote Execution Contextdist/bin/orangetree.js

HighOversized Source Filedist/public/mermaid.js

MediumNetwork

MediumEnvironment Vars

MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review

LowScripts Present

LowFilesystem

LowHigh Entropy Strings

LowTelemetry

LowUrl Strings

LowNo License

Source & flagged code

6 flagged

dist/bin/orangetree.jsView file

Lines 44-107javascript

44 const o = raw;

45 const p = o.pairing ?? {};

46 return {

47 version: typeof o.version === "number" ? o.version : CONFIG_VERSION,

48 workRoot: asTrimmedString(o.workRoot),

49 remoteEnabled: asBool(o.remoteEnabled, d.remoteEnabled),

50 cloudApiBase: asHttpUrl(o.cloudApiBase),

51 remoteAuth: o.remoteAuth === "token" ? "token" : "cloud",

52 port: asPort(o.port),

53 bindHost: asTrimmedString(o.bindHost),

54 openBrowser: asBool(o.openBrowser, d.openBrowser),

55 pairing: {

56 onboardingToken: asTrimmedString(p.onboardingToken),

57 consumedAt: typeof p.consumedAt === "number" ? p.consumedAt : null

58 }

59 };

60}

61function loadConfig(appDataRoot) {

62 const path = configPath(appDataRoot);

63 if (!existsSync(path)) return defaults();

64 try {

65 return normalize(JSON.parse(readFileSync(path, "utf8")));

66 } catch {

67 return defaults();

68 }

69}

70function applyConfigToEnv(appDataRoot) {

71 const cfg = loadConfig(appDataRoot);

72 const fill = (key, value) => {

73 if (value != null && process.env[key] === void 0) process.env[key] = value;

74 };

75 fill("OTREE_CLOUD_API", cfg.cloudApiBase);

76 if (cfg.workRoot && existsSync(cfg.workRoot)) fill("OTREE_ROOT", cfg.workRoot);

77 if (cfg.remoteEnabled) {

78 fill("OTREE_REMOTE_ENABLED", "1");

79 fill("OTREE_REMOTE_AUTH", cfg.remoteAuth);

80 }

81 fill("OTREE_PORT", cfg.port != null ? String(cfg.port) : null);

82 fill("OTREE_BIND", cfg.bindHost);

83 if (cfg.openBrowser === false) fill("OTREE_OPEN", "0");

84 return cfg;

85}

87// lib/daemon.ts

88import { spawn, spawnSync } from "node:child_process";

89import { closeSync, existsSync as existsSync2, mkdirSync, openSync, readFileSync as readFileSync2, renameSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

dist/bin/orangetree.jsView on unpkg · L87

90import { request } from "node:http";

91import { homedir } from "node:os";

92import { dirname, join as join2 } from "node:path";

93var PKG = "@orangeworks/orangetree";

94var HEALTH_PATH = "/api/daemon/status";

95var SHUTDOWN_PATH = "/api/shutdown";

96var LOCAL_HEADER = { "X-Otree-Local": "1" };

97var STARTING_GRACE_MS = 15e3;

98var LOCK_STALE_MS = 3e4;

99function dataRoot() {

High

Cross File Remote Execution Context

Source spawns a local helper that also contains network and dynamic execution context; review data flow before blocking.

dist/bin/orangetree.jsView on unpkg · L64

100 return process.env.OTREE_DATA ?? join2(homedir(), ".orangetree");

101}

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/bin/orangetree.jsView on unpkg · L87

102function paths(root = dataRoot()) {

103 return { json: join2(root, "daemon.json"), lock: join2(root, "daemon.lock"), log: join2(root, "daemon.log") };

104}

105function readState(root = dataRoot()) {

106 const p = paths(root).json;

107 if (!existsSync2(p)) return null;

Lines 292-332javascript

292 spawn(cmd2, args, { stdio: "ignore", detached: true, windowsHide: true }).unref();

293 } catch {

294 }

295}

296function ensureShortcut(root) {

297 if (process.env.OTREE_NO_SHORTCUT === "1") return;

298

dist/public/mermaid.jsView file

•path = dist/public/mermaid.js kind = oversized_source_file sizeBytes = 3449175 magicHex = [redacted]

High

Oversized Source File

Package contains source files above the static scanner size ceiling.

dist/public/mermaid.jsView on unpkg

dist/server.jsView file

Critical

Previous Version Dangerous Delta

This package version adds a dangerous source file absent from the previous stored version; route for source-aware review.

dist/server.jsView on unpkg