---
canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@p4code/cli/v/0.4.11"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@p4code/cli/v/0.4.11.md"
package: "@p4code/cli"
report_status: "published"
title: "@p4code/cli@0.4.11 npm security report"
verdict: "suspicious"
version: "0.4.11"
---

# @p4code/cli@0.4.11 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:** 0.4.11
- **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.

The scanner's exfiltration claim is not supported by the inspected source, but the package intentionally provides powerful AI-agent configuration and file-modification capabilities. Because these actions are user-invoked rather than install-time, this warrants a warning rather than a block.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Suspicious
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 86.0%
- **Started:** 2026-09-08T19:52:29.672Z
- **Finished:** 2026-09-08T19:54:22.732Z
- **Download time:** 2536 ms
- **Static scan time:** 30991 ms
- **AI review time:** 79532 ms
- **Total time:** 113060 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:** This is an AI-agent CLI with explicit commands that can synchronize agent assets and modify allowlisted Claude memory files. The behavior is not install-time or autonomous, but it grants meaningful agent-control and file-modification capability when run.

- **Trigger:** A user runs p4c and invokes its sync, agent, memory, or MCP functionality.

- **Impact:** A configured or compromised agent session could alter shared agent definitions, MCP registrations, or allowlisted memory files.

- **Evidence paths:** dist/bin.mjs

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-09-08T19:54:22.732Z

### AI review details

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

- **Mechanism:** User-invoked synchronization and modification of AI-agent configuration assets.

- **Rationale:** The scanner's exfiltration claim is not supported by the inspected source, but the package intentionally provides powerful AI-agent configuration and file-modification capabilities. Because these actions are user-invoked rather than install-time, this warrants a warning rather than a block.

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Suspicious

- **Confidence:** 86.0%

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

- **Intent class:** Dangerous Capability

- **False-positive risk:** Low

- **Evidence for warning:** The CLI exposes a user-invoked sync command that reconciles skills, memory, and MCP registrations., A thread capability can append supplied text to an allowlisted file in the configured Claude directory., The asset-compression capability accepts absolute agent-asset paths and reads their contents, although it rejects sensitive-looking paths.

- **Evidence against:** package.json has no install lifecycle scripts or self-dependency., The entrypoint runs only as the p4c command, not on package installation or import., No source evidence shows secret harvesting or delivery to an attacker-controlled endpoint; the scanner's credential-exfiltration label is not substantiated.

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @p4code/cli@0.4.11.

- Review the evidence and your use of @p4code/cli@0.4.11 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: Child Process
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/client/assets/blade-llJRbbtR.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@p4code/cli@0.4.11/dist/client/assets/blade-llJRbbtR.js>)

Package source references child process execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: import{t as e}from"./javascript-CUt1pgmJ.js";import{t}from"./css-DJp_X0uY.js";import{t as n}from"./html-C8UlPnhE.js";import{t as r}from"./xml-DIqSwXR3.js";import{t as i}from"./json...
L2: //# sourceMappingURL=blade-llJRbbtR.js.map
```

### 2. High: Shell
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/bin.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@p4code/cli@0.4.11/dist/bin.mjs>)

Package source references shell execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L364: const POSIX_PATH_DELIMITER = ":";
L365: const WINDOWS_SHELL_CANDIDATES = ["pwsh.exe", "powershell.exe"];
L366: function canExecuteFile(filePath) {
```

### 3. Medium: Dynamic Require
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** dist/client/assets/sass-DXrisJhu.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@p4code/cli@0.4.11/dist/client/assets/sass-DXrisJhu.js>)

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: var e=[Object.freeze(JSON.parse(`{"displayName":"Sass","fileTypes":["sass"],"foldingStartMarker":"/\\\\*|^#|^\\\\*|^\\\\b|\\\\*#?region|^\\\\.","foldingStopMarker":"\\\\*/|\\\\*#?e...
L2: //# sourceMappingURL=sass-DXrisJhu.js.map
```

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

Package source references network APIs.

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

Package source references environment variables.

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

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 7. Critical: Sensitive Archive Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/bin.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@p4code/cli@0.4.11/dist/bin.mjs>)

Source archives sensitive local configuration and publishes encoded chunks through an authenticated package-registry request.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L13: import * as NodeOS from "node:os";
L14: import * as NodeNet from "node:net";
L15: import * as Data from "effect/Data";
...
L21: import * as NodePath from "node:path";
L22: import * as NodeChildProcess from "node:child_process";
L23: import * as NodeFS from "node:fs";
...
L241: //#endregion
L242: //#region package.json
L243: var version = "0.4.11";
...
L376: /**
L377: * Escapes a single argument for `cmd.exe` shell mode (`spawn(..., { shell: true })`
L378: * on Windows). Node joins the command and arguments with spaces and hands the
```

### 8. Critical: Credential Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/bin.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@p4code/cli@0.4.11/dist/bin.mjs>)

Source appears to send environment or credential material to an external endpoint.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L13: import * as NodeOS from "node:os";
L14: import * as NodeNet from "node:net";
L15: import * as Data from "effect/Data";
...
L21: import * as NodePath from "node:path";
L22: import * as NodeChildProcess from "node:child_process";
L23: import * as NodeFS from "node:fs";
...
L241: //#endregion
L242: //#region package.json
L243: var version = "0.4.11";
...
L376: /**
L377: * Escapes a single argument for `cmd.exe` shell mode (`spawn(..., { shell: true })`
L378: * on Windows). Node joins the command and arguments with spaces and hands the
```

### 9. High: Credential Redirect Persistence
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/bin.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@p4code/cli@0.4.11/dist/bin.mjs>)

Manifest-reachable source sends a prompted API credential to a fixed unofficial gateway and persists the redirection.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Manifest-reachable source captures an API credential, sends it to a fixed unofficial gateway, and persists that redirection in agent or shell configuration.
dist/bin.mjs:
import * as NodeReadline from "node:readline";
}).pipe(Effect.flatMap((encoded) => fs.writeFileString(cachePath, encoded)), Effect.ignore);
var EnvironmentAuthorizationError = class extends Schema$1.TaggedErrorClass()("EnvironmentAuthorizationError", {
baseUrl: Schema$1.String
authorization: Schema$1.optionalKey(Schema$1.String),
httpBaseUrl: TrimmedNonEmptyString,
wsBaseUrl: TrimmedNonEmptyString,
httpBaseUrl: Schema$1.NullOr(Schema$1.String),
```

### 10. High: Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 82.0%
- **Path:** dist/bin.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@p4code/cli@0.4.11/dist/bin.mjs>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L13: import * as NodeOS from "node:os";
L14: import * as NodeNet from "node:net";
L15: import * as Data from "effect/Data";
...
L21: import * as NodePath from "node:path";
L22: import * as NodeChildProcess from "node:child_process";
L23: import * as NodeFS from "node:fs";
...
L241: //#endregion
L242: //#region package.json
L243: var version = "0.4.11";
...
L376: /**
L377: * Escapes a single argument for `cmd.exe` shell mode (`spawn(..., { shell: true })`
L378: * on Windows). Node joins the command and arguments with spaces and hands the
```

### 11. High: Remote Agent Bridge
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 84.0%
- **Path:** dist/bin.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@p4code/cli@0.4.11/dist/bin.mjs>)

Source exposes local file and command tools to a remote model endpoint.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L21: import * as NodePath from "node:path";
L22: import * as NodeChildProcess from "node:child_process";
L23: import * as NodeFS from "node:fs";
...
L3738: name: TrimmedNonEmptyString,
L3739: baseUrl: Schema$1.String
L3740: });
```

### 12. Critical: Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/bin.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@p4code/cli@0.4.11/dist/bin.mjs>)

A package entrypoint or install-time lifecycle script reaches a source file with blocking dangerous behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable chain: manifest.bin -> dist/bin.mjs
L13: import * as NodeOS from "node:os";
L14: import * as NodeNet from "node:net";
L15: import * as Data from "effect/Data";
...
L21: import * as NodePath from "node:path";
L22: import * as NodeChildProcess from "node:child_process";
L23: import * as NodeFS from "node:fs";
...
L241: //#endregion
L242: //#region package.json
L243: var version = "0.4.11";
...
L376: /**
L377: * Escapes a single argument for `cmd.exe` shell mode (`spawn(..., { shell: true })`
L378: * on Windows). Node joins the command and arguments with spaces and hands the
```

### 13. High: Trigger Reachable Credential Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/bin.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@p4code/cli@0.4.11/dist/bin.mjs>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable credential exfiltration chain: manifest.bin -> dist/bin.mjs
L13: import * as NodeOS from "node:os";
L14: import * as NodeNet from "node:net";
L15: import * as Data from "effect/Data";
...
L21: import * as NodePath from "node:path";
L22: import * as NodeChildProcess from "node:child_process";
L23: import * as NodeFS from "node:fs";
...
L241: //#endregion
L242: //#region package.json
L243: var version = "0.4.11";
...
L376: /**
L377: * Escapes a single argument for `cmd.exe` shell mode (`spawn(..., { shell: true })`
L378: * on Windows). Node joins the command and arguments with spaces and hands the
```

### 14. Medium: Protestware
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 90.0%

Package source has broad protestware-like patterns that need review.

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

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

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

Package source contains URL literals.

### 17. Medium: Oversized Source File
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 70.0%
- **Path:** dist/bin.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@p4code/cli@0.4.11/dist/bin.mjs>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
path = dist/bin.mjs
kind = oversized_source_file
sizeBytes = 5381377
magicHex = [redacted]
```

### 18. Medium: Oversized Cli Entrypoint
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 80.0%
- **Path:** dist/bin.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@p4code/cli@0.4.11/dist/bin.mjs>)

Package contains an oversized executable-looking CLI entrypoint.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
path = dist/bin.mjs
kind = oversized_cli_entrypoint
sizeBytes = 5381377
magicHex = [redacted]
```

### 19. 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.

### 20. High: Semantic Analysis Limited
- **Category:** Scanner Coverage
- **Confidence:** 100.0%
- **Path:** dist/bin.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@p4code/cli@0.4.11/dist/bin.mjs>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_path_work_budget_exceeded; limitedFiles = 9
```

### 21. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/NodePtyAdapter-BQAnH2v0.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@p4code/cli@0.4.11/dist/NodePtyAdapter-BQAnH2v0.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 = @p4code/cli@0.4.6
matchedPath = dist/NodePtyAdapter-BQAnH2v0.mjs
matchedIdentity = npm:QHA0Y29kZS9jbGk:0.4.6
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 22. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/BunPtyAdapter-CLDq7yr1.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@p4code/cli@0.4.11/dist/BunPtyAdapter-CLDq7yr1.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 = @p4code/cli@0.4.6
matchedPath = dist/BunPtyAdapter-CLDq7yr1.mjs
matchedIdentity = npm:QHA0Y29kZS9jbGk:0.4.6
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 23. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/client/assets/chunk-4I5QYGJK-CYvb6li-.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@p4code/cli@0.4.11/dist/client/assets/chunk-4I5QYGJK-CYvb6li-.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 = @p4code/cli@0.4.6
matchedPath = dist/client/assets/chunk-4I5QYGJK-CYvb6li-.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QHA0Y29kZS9jbGk:0.4.6
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 24. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/client/assets/chunk-5RXB4S5H-BzE89W2t.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@p4code/cli@0.4.11/dist/client/assets/chunk-5RXB4S5H-BzE89W2t.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 = @p4code/cli@0.4.6
matchedPath = dist/client/assets/chunk-5RXB4S5H-BzE89W2t.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QHA0Y29kZS9jbGk:0.4.6
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 25. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/client/assets/chunk-JQJVKLGR-oHxUxbQ4.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@p4code/cli@0.4.11/dist/client/assets/chunk-JQJVKLGR-oHxUxbQ4.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 = @p4code/cli@0.4.6
matchedPath = dist/client/assets/chunk-JQJVKLGR-oHxUxbQ4.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QHA0Y29kZS9jbGk:0.4.6
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 26. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/client/assets/chunk-WRU74C26-C2Rb3ATV.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@p4code/cli@0.4.11/dist/client/assets/chunk-WRU74C26-C2Rb3ATV.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 = @p4code/cli@0.4.6
matchedPath = dist/client/assets/chunk-WRU74C26-C2Rb3ATV.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QHA0Y29kZS9jbGk:0.4.6
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 27. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/client/assets/diagram-Q27KOJAE-Dp\_H6G\_V.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@p4code/cli@0.4.11/dist/client/assets/diagram-Q27KOJAE-Dp_H6G_V.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 = @p4code/cli@0.4.6
matchedPath = dist/client/assets/diagram-Q27KOJAE-Dp_H6G_V.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QHA0Y29kZS9jbGk:0.4.6
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 28. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/client/assets/mdx-host-ykYobBl4.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@p4code/cli@0.4.11/dist/client/assets/mdx-host-ykYobBl4.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 = @p4code/cli@0.4.6
matchedPath = dist/client/assets/mdx-host-ykYobBl4.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QHA0Y29kZS9jbGk:0.4.6
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 29. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/client/assets/previewAssetResource-CVDZ-YAw.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@p4code/cli@0.4.11/dist/client/assets/previewAssetResource-CVDZ-YAw.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 = @p4code/cli@0.4.6
matchedPath = [redacted]-BSwDMX3X.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QHA0Y29kZS9jbGk:0.4.6
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

## Dependencies and install lifecycle
- **Lifecycle scripts present:** No

- **Dependencies:** 15
- **Optional dependencies:** 0
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 0
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 15

### Published dependency entries
- @anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk ^0.3.170 (Dependency)
- @effect/platform-bun 4.0.0-beta.102 (Dependency)
- @effect/platform-node 4.0.0-beta.102 (Dependency)
- @effect/platform-node-shared 4.0.0-beta.102 (Dependency)
- @effect/sql-sqlite-bun 4.0.0-beta.102 (Dependency)
- @ff-labs/fff-node 0.9.4 (Dependency)
- @mdx-js/mdx ^3.1.1 (Dependency)
- @opencode-ai/sdk ^1.3.15 (Dependency)
- @pierre/diffs 1.3.5 (Dependency)
- diff 8.0.3 (Dependency)
- effect 4.0.0-beta.102 (Dependency)
- node-pty ^1.1.0 (Dependency)
- remark-frontmatter ^5.0.0 (Dependency)
- remark-gfm ^4.0.1 (Dependency)
- yaml ^2.9.0 (Dependency)

## Package metadata
- **Package:** @p4code/cli
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 0.4.11
- **License:** MIT
- **Version published:** 2026-09-08T08:48:24.322Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-07-30T13:53:26.509Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-10-22T09:14:56.656Z
- **Known versions:** 169
- **Latest version:** 0.8.34
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** P4 Code coding agent server and command-line client
- **Maintainers:** phoccly
- **Runtime engines:** node: \>=24.13.1
- **Artifact files:** 1698
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 56,377,426 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 2
- **Attestations:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@p4code/cli/v/0.4.11>)
- [Repository](<https://github.com/pccly/p4code>)
- [Homepage](<https://github.com/pccly/p4code#readme>)
- [Issues](<https://github.com/pccly/p4code/issues>)
