@p4code/cli@0.7.9

P4 Code coding agent server and command-line client

AI Security Review

scanned 10d ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

The manifest has no install hook, and the cited high-risk paths resolve to frontend assets, PTY adapters, or directly invoked CLI runtime behavior. Runtime analytics is enabled by default and uses a hashed account identifier, but the inspected payloads contain usage metadata rather than credentials or user input.

Static reason

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

Trigger

The CLI runs when invoked; its server records analytics during runtime.

Impact

No concrete malicious effect was established from the inspected behavior.

Mechanism

Analytics sends provider and usage events to the configured PostHog host. The inspected event payloads contain metadata rather than input text or credentials.

AI rationale

Network endpoints1

us.i.posthog.com/batch/

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Clean at 92.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.

Evidence for AI clean decision

The manifest maps the command to a runtime entrypoint and declares no install lifecycle hook.
The flagged client assets are frontend rendering, diagram, and Markdown bundles; the indicated Claude filename entry is a language mapping.
The command runs when the entrypoint is invoked directly, and the PTY adapters import the package’s shared adapter.
Telemetry hashes a Codex or Claude account identifier before using it as an analytics identifier.
The inspected analytics events send provider and usage metadata, such as whether input exists and the attachment count, to the configured PostHog host.

Evidence against

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsEvalFilesystemNetworkShell

Supply chain

HighEntropyStringsMinifiedPossibleObfuscationUrlStrings

ManifestNo manifest risk signals triggered.

scanned 502 file(s), 18.0 MB of source, external domains: 127.0.0.1, api.meta.ai, asset.invalid, base-ui.com, chevrotain.io, cli.github.com, en.wikipedia.org, github.com, gitlab.com, konvajs.org, langium.org, p4.chat, p4.codes, react.dev, registry.npmjs.org, www.w3.org

Oversized source lightweight scan

dist/bin.mjs6.51 MB file, sampled 256 KB

FilesystemNetworkChildProcessEnvironmentVarsCryptoShellHighEntropyStringsUrlStringsregistry.npmjs.org

dist/client/assets/index-DPN7FTpP.js4.44 MB file, sampled 256 KB

Minified

Source & flagged code

21 flagged

dist/bin.mjsView file

3import { a as HostProcessEnvironment, c as HostProcessPlatform, i as HostProcessArguments, l as HostProcessUserId, n as PtySpawnError, o as HostProcessExecutablePath, r as HostProc... L4: import { $ as FeedSourceUpsertInput, $a as PreviewAutomationStatus, $c as MODEL_SLUG_ALIASES_BY_PROVIDER, $i as UserInputQuestion, $l as CommandId, $n as P4_PROJECT_FILE_NAME, $o a... L5: import { a as documentContentDigest, c as parseDesign, d as reviewState, f as selectLayoutItems, i as diagnostic, l as patchNode, m as validateDesign, n as canonicalSerialize, o as... ... L23: import * as NodePath from "node:path"; L24: import * as NodeChildProcess from "node:child_process"; L25: import * as NodeFS from "node:fs"; ... L262: //#endregion L263: //#region package.json L264: var version$1 = "0.7.9"; ...

Critical

Sensitive Archive Exfiltration

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

dist/bin.mjsView on unpkg · L3

Critical

Credential Exfiltration

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

dist/bin.mjsView on unpkg · L3

3Trigger-reachable chain: manifest.bin -> dist/bin.mjs L3: import { a as HostProcessEnvironment, c as HostProcessPlatform, i as HostProcessArguments, l as HostProcessUserId, n as PtySpawnError, o as HostProcessExecutablePath, r as HostProc... L4: import { $ as FeedSourceUpsertInput, $a as PreviewAutomationStatus, $c as MODEL_SLUG_ALIASES_BY_PROVIDER, $i as UserInputQuestion, $l as CommandId, $n as P4_PROJECT_FILE_NAME, $o a... L5: import { a as documentContentDigest, c as parseDesign, d as reviewState, f as selectLayoutItems, i as diagnostic, l as patchNode, m as validateDesign, n as canonicalSerialize, o as... ... L23: import * as NodePath from "node:path"; L24: import * as NodeChildProcess from "node:child_process"; L25: import * as NodeFS from "node:fs"; ... L262: //#endregion L263: //#r

Critical

Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability

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

dist/bin.mjsView on unpkg · L3

23import * as NodePath from "node:path"; L24: import * as NodeChildProcess from "node:child_process"; L25: import * as NodeFS from "node:fs";

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

dist/bin.mjsView on unpkg · L23

•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 FeedSourceUpsertInput, $a as PreviewAutomationStatus, $c as MODEL_SLUG_ALIASES_BY_PROVIDER, $i as UserInputQuestion, $l as CommandId, $n as P4_PROJECT_FILE_NAME, $o a... import * as NodeReadline from "node:readline"; }).pipe(Effect.flatMap((encoded) => fs.writeFileString(cachePath, encoded)), Effect.ignore); yield* fileSystem.writeFile(tempPath, value); WHEN json_type(payload_json, '$.defaultModelOptions.codex') IS NOT NULL OR json_type(payload_json, '$.defaultModelOptions.claudeAgent') IS NOT NULL WHEN json_type(payload_json, '$.defaultModelOptions.claudeAgent') IS NOT NULL json(json_extract(payload_json, '

High

Credential Redirect Persistence

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

dist/bin.mjsView on unpkg

High

Command Output Exfiltration

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

dist/bin.mjsView on unpkg · L3

23import * as NodePath from "node:path"; L24: import * as NodeChildProcess from "node:child_process"; L25: import * as NodeFS from "node:fs"; ... L6311: const revokeOtherClientSessions = (currentSessionId) => revokeOtherSessionsExcept(currentSessionId).pipe(Effect.withSpan("EnvironmentAuth.revokeOtherClientSessions")); L6312: const issueStartupPairingUrl = (baseUrl) => issueStartupPairingCredential().pipe(Effect.map((issued) => { L6313: const url = new URL(baseUrl); ... L35973: const dir = path.join(os.homedir(), '.p4', 'device', 'tools', name, version); L35974: try { return file(path.join(dir, 'node_modules', name, entry)) && fs.readFileSync(path.join(dir, '.install-complete'), 'utf8').trim() === version; } catch { return false; } L35975: };

High

Remote Agent Bridge

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

dist/bin.mjsView on unpkg · L23

3Trigger-reachable credential exfiltration chain: manifest.bin -> dist/bin.mjs L3: import { a as HostProcessEnvironment, c as HostProcessPlatform, i as HostProcessArguments, l as HostProcessUserId, n as PtySpawnError, o as HostProcessExecutablePath, r as HostProc... L4: import { $ as FeedSourceUpsertInput, $a as PreviewAutomationStatus, $c as MODEL_SLUG_ALIASES_BY_PROVIDER, $i as UserInputQuestion, $l as CommandId, $n as P4_PROJECT_FILE_NAME, $o a... L5: import { a as documentContentDigest, c as parseDesign, d as reviewState, f as selectLayoutItems, i as diagnostic, l as patchNode, m as validateDesign, n as canonicalSerialize, o as... ... L23: import * as NodePath from "node:path"; L24: import * as NodeChildProcess from "node:child_process"; L25: import * as NodeFS from "node:fs"; ... L262:

High

Trigger Reachable Credential Exfiltration

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

dist/bin.mjsView on unpkg · L3

•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_path_work_budget_exceeded; limitedFiles = 8

High

Semantic Analysis Limited

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

dist/bin.mjsView on unpkg

•path = dist/bin.mjs kind = oversized_source_file sizeBytes = 6823592 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Oversized Source File

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

dist/bin.mjsView on unpkg

•path = dist/bin.mjs kind = oversized_cli_entrypoint sizeBytes = 6823592 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Oversized Cli Entrypoint

Package contains an oversized executable-looking CLI entrypoint.

dist/bin.mjsView on unpkg

dist/client/assets/mdx-host-ykYobBl4.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @p4code/cli@0.4.12 matchedPath = dist/client/assets/mdx-host-ykYobBl4.js matchedIdentity = npm:QHA0Y29kZS9jbGk:0.4.12 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/client/assets/mdx-host-ykYobBl4.jsView on unpkg

1const __vite__mapDeps=(i,m=__vite__mapDeps,d=(m.f||(m.f=["assets/Diagram-CP713Hf0.js","assets/rolldown-runtime-QTnfLwEv.js","assets/preload-helper-CEhsl8MR.js","assets/compiler-run... L2: import{r as e}from"./rolldown-runtime-QTnfLwEv.js";import{n as t,t as n}from"./preload-helper-CEhsl8MR.js";import{n as r,r as i,t as a}from"./compiler-runtime-CLAvuQ-D.js";var o=e(... L3: `).map((e,n)=>{let r=t[e.trimStart().slice(0,1)];return(0,l.jsx)(`div`,{className:r,children:e},n)})}function h(e){return function(t){return(0,l.jsxs)(`div`,{className:`placeholder...

Medium

Dynamic Require

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

dist/client/assets/mdx-host-ykYobBl4.jsView on unpkg · L1

dist/resource-monitor/darwin-arm64/p4-resource-monitorView file

•path = dist/resource-monitor/darwin-arm64/p4-resource-monitor kind = native_binary sizeBytes = 546160 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Native Binary

Package ships native binary artifacts.

dist/resource-monitor/darwin-arm64/p4-resource-monitorView on unpkg

dist/NodePtyAdapter-BQAnH2v0.mjsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @p4code/cli@0.4.12 matchedPath = dist/NodePtyAdapter-BQAnH2v0.mjs matchedIdentity = npm:QHA0Y29kZS9jbGk:0.4.12 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/NodePtyAdapter-BQAnH2v0.mjsView on unpkg

dist/BunPtyAdapter-CLDq7yr1.mjsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @p4code/cli@0.4.12 matchedPath = dist/BunPtyAdapter-CLDq7yr1.mjs matchedIdentity = npm:QHA0Y29kZS9jbGk:0.4.12 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/BunPtyAdapter-CLDq7yr1.mjsView on unpkg

dist/client/assets/chunk-4I5QYGJK-CYvb6li-.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @p4code/cli@0.4.12 matchedPath = dist/client/assets/chunk-4I5QYGJK-CYvb6li-.js matchedIdentity = npm:QHA0Y29kZS9jbGk:0.4.12 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/client/assets/chunk-4I5QYGJK-CYvb6li-.jsView on unpkg

dist/client/assets/chunk-5RXB4S5H-BzE89W2t.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @p4code/cli@0.4.12 matchedPath = dist/client/assets/chunk-5RXB4S5H-BzE89W2t.js matchedIdentity = npm:QHA0Y29kZS9jbGk:0.4.12 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/client/assets/chunk-5RXB4S5H-BzE89W2t.jsView on unpkg

dist/client/assets/chunk-JQJVKLGR-oHxUxbQ4.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @p4code/cli@0.4.12 matchedPath = dist/client/assets/chunk-JQJVKLGR-oHxUxbQ4.js matchedIdentity = npm:QHA0Y29kZS9jbGk:0.4.12 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/client/assets/chunk-JQJVKLGR-oHxUxbQ4.jsView on unpkg

dist/client/assets/chunk-WRU74C26-C2Rb3ATV.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @p4code/cli@0.4.12 matchedPath = dist/client/assets/chunk-WRU74C26-C2Rb3ATV.js matchedIdentity = npm:QHA0Y29kZS9jbGk:0.4.12 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/client/assets/chunk-WRU74C26-C2Rb3ATV.jsView on unpkg

dist/client/assets/diagram-Q27KOJAE-Dp_H6G_V.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @p4code/cli@0.4.12 matchedPath = dist/client/assets/diagram-Q27KOJAE-Dp_H6G_V.js matchedIdentity = npm:QHA0Y29kZS9jbGk:0.4.12 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/client/assets/diagram-Q27KOJAE-Dp_H6G_V.jsView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

21 flagged · loading source

dist/bin.mjsView file

Critical

Sensitive Archive Exfiltration

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

dist/bin.mjsView on unpkg · L3

Critical

Credential Exfiltration

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

dist/bin.mjsView on unpkg · L3

Critical

Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability

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

dist/bin.mjsView on unpkg · L3

23import * as NodePath from "node:path"; L24: import * as NodeChildProcess from "node:child_process"; L25: import * as NodeFS from "node:fs";

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

dist/bin.mjsView on unpkg · L23

High

Credential Redirect Persistence

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

dist/bin.mjsView on unpkg

High

Command Output Exfiltration

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

dist/bin.mjsView on unpkg · L3

High

Remote Agent Bridge

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

dist/bin.mjsView on unpkg · L23

High

Trigger Reachable Credential Exfiltration

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

dist/bin.mjsView on unpkg · L3

•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_path_work_budget_exceeded; limitedFiles = 8

High

Semantic Analysis Limited

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

dist/bin.mjsView on unpkg

•path = dist/bin.mjs kind = oversized_source_file sizeBytes = 6823592 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Oversized Source File

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

dist/bin.mjsView on unpkg

•path = dist/bin.mjs kind = oversized_cli_entrypoint sizeBytes = 6823592 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Oversized Cli Entrypoint

Package contains an oversized executable-looking CLI entrypoint.

dist/bin.mjsView on unpkg

dist/client/assets/mdx-host-ykYobBl4.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/client/assets/mdx-host-ykYobBl4.jsView on unpkg

Medium

Dynamic Require

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

dist/client/assets/mdx-host-ykYobBl4.jsView on unpkg · L1

dist/resource-monitor/darwin-arm64/p4-resource-monitorView file

•path = dist/resource-monitor/darwin-arm64/p4-resource-monitor kind = native_binary sizeBytes = 546160 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Native Binary

Package ships native binary artifacts.

dist/resource-monitor/darwin-arm64/p4-resource-monitorView on unpkg

dist/NodePtyAdapter-BQAnH2v0.mjsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/NodePtyAdapter-BQAnH2v0.mjsView on unpkg

dist/BunPtyAdapter-CLDq7yr1.mjsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/BunPtyAdapter-CLDq7yr1.mjsView on unpkg

dist/client/assets/chunk-4I5QYGJK-CYvb6li-.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/client/assets/chunk-4I5QYGJK-CYvb6li-.jsView on unpkg

dist/client/assets/chunk-5RXB4S5H-BzE89W2t.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/client/assets/chunk-5RXB4S5H-BzE89W2t.jsView on unpkg

dist/client/assets/chunk-JQJVKLGR-oHxUxbQ4.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/client/assets/chunk-JQJVKLGR-oHxUxbQ4.jsView on unpkg

dist/client/assets/chunk-WRU74C26-C2Rb3ATV.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/client/assets/chunk-WRU74C26-C2Rb3ATV.jsView on unpkg

dist/client/assets/diagram-Q27KOJAE-Dp_H6G_V.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/client/assets/diagram-Q27KOJAE-Dp_H6G_V.jsView on unpkg

Findings

3 Critical15 High7 Medium4 Low

CriticalSensitive Archive Exfiltrationdist/bin.mjs

CriticalCredential Exfiltrationdist/bin.mjs

CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capabilitydist/bin.mjs

HighChild Processdist/bin.mjs

HighShell

HighCredential Redirect Persistencedist/bin.mjs

HighCommand Output Exfiltrationdist/bin.mjs

HighRemote Agent Bridgedist/bin.mjs

HighTrigger Reachable Credential Exfiltrationdist/bin.mjs

HighSemantic Analysis Limiteddist/bin.mjs

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/NodePtyAdapter-BQAnH2v0.mjs

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/BunPtyAdapter-CLDq7yr1.mjs

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/client/assets/chunk-4I5QYGJK-CYvb6li-.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/client/assets/chunk-5RXB4S5H-BzE89W2t.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/client/assets/chunk-JQJVKLGR-oHxUxbQ4.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/client/assets/chunk-WRU74C26-C2Rb3ATV.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/client/assets/diagram-Q27KOJAE-Dp_H6G_V.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/client/assets/mdx-host-ykYobBl4.js

MediumDynamic Requiredist/client/assets/mdx-host-ykYobBl4.js

MediumNetwork

MediumEnvironment Vars

MediumShips Native Binarydist/resource-monitor/darwin-arm64/p4-resource-monitor

MediumOversized Source Filedist/bin.mjs

MediumOversized Cli Entrypointdist/bin.mjs

MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review

LowEval

LowFilesystem

LowHigh Entropy Strings

LowUrl Strings

Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @p4code/cli@0.7.9.

See all versions of @p4code/cli for other recorded verdicts.

Review the evidence and your use of @p4code/cli@0.7.9 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.

Evidence last updated: 2026-10-13 04:59:36.204Z (UTC).

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