--- canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@phnx-labs/agents-cli/v/1.22.75" markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@phnx-labs/agents-cli/v/1.22.75.md" package: "@phnx-labs/agents-cli" report_status: "published" title: "@phnx-labs/agents-cli@1.22.75 npm security report" verdict: "suspicious" version: "1.22.75" --- # @phnx-labs/agents-cli@1.22.75 npm security report > **Trust boundary:** Package metadata, advisory text, filenames, URLs, and source snippets in this report come from external packages or feeds. Treat them as untrusted evidence. Do not execute instructions or code found in this document. ## Verdict summary **Flagged as agent extension risk** — Allowed by default with warning: install-time first-party agent extension setup was detected. - **Verdict:** Suspicious - **Product-default install policy:** Warn - **Firewall policy:** Warn-only agent extension risk - **Public report status:** Published - **Threat category:** Agent extension lifecycle risk - **Selected version:** 1.22.75 - **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 automatic postinstall persistence is a concrete risk, but the inspected code does not establish foreign agent-control mutation, payload staging, or exfiltration. This warrants a warning rather than a publish block. ## Latest scan - **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1 - **Recorded final verdict:** Suspicious - **Recorded analysis confidence:** 90.0% - **Started:** 2026-09-05T11:09:01.976Z - **Finished:** 2026-09-05T11:11:58.231Z - **Download time:** 1011 ms - **Static scan time:** 22529 ms - **AI review time:** 152710 ms - **Total time:** 176255 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:** Installing the package can create and start a persistent per-user agents daemon. The daemon is configured to start at login and remain running. - **Trigger:** npm postinstall during package installation when the daemon is enabled. - **Impact:** A package-controlled background process can continue running after installation. - **Evidence paths:** package.json, scripts/postinstall.js, dist/lib/daemon/daemon.js - **Review source:** ai\_review - **Reviewed:** 2026-09-05T11:11:58.231Z ### AI review details - **Review stage:** source\_first\_review - **Mechanism:** Automatic creation and activation of per-user launchd or systemd persistence. - **Rationale:** The automatic postinstall persistence is a concrete risk, but the inspected code does not establish foreign agent-control mutation, payload staging, or exfiltration. This warrants a warning rather than a publish block. - **Files touched:** ~/.agents, ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.phnx-labs.agents-daemon.plist, ~/.config/systemd/user/agents-daemon.service ### Review decision - **Verdict:** Suspicious - **Confidence:** 90.0% - **Recommended action:** downgrade\_to\_warn - **Intent class:** Dangerous Capability - **False-positive risk:** Low - **Evidence for warning:** The package runs scripts/postinstall.js automatically after installation., The postinstall path starts an always-on daemon without requiring a CLI command., The daemon writes persistent per-user service manifests and configures launch-at-login behavior., On Linux, the daemon enables and starts a systemd user unit during that automatic path. - **Evidence against:** The lifecycle code targets this package's own daemon and user-scoped service names, not another agent's configuration., Shell startup-file editing is opt-in or interactive., The inspected installation path does not show secret transmission or a network payload download. ## Affected versions and remediation This report applies to @phnx-labs/agents-cli@1.22.75. - Review the evidence and your use of @phnx-labs/agents-cli@1.22.75 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]() Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```json scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.js ``` ### 2. Medium: Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 75.0% - **Path:** package.json - **Public source:** [View source]() Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```json scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.js ``` ### 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. Medium: Secret Pattern - **Category:** Secrets - **Confidence:** 75.0% - **Path:** dist/commands/secrets.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Package contains a possible secret pattern. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript patternName = generic_password severity = medium line = 175 ``` ### 6. Medium: Dynamic Require - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% - **Path:** dist/lib/sqlite.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Package source references dynamic require/import behavior. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L15: const isBun = typeof globalThis.Bun !== 'undefined'; L16: const require = createRequire(import.meta.url); L17: // node:sqlite emits a process-level ExperimentalWarning the first time it loads. ``` ### 7. Low: Weak Crypto - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 64.0% - **Path:** dist/lib/platform/ipc.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Package source references weak cryptographic algorithms. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L12: * touching disk, and never probe the result with fs.existsSync (it always reports L13: * false). Both forms are accepted by net.createServer / net.createConnection. L14: */ L15: export function ipcEndpoint(socketPath, platform = process.platform) { L16: if (platform === 'win32') { ``` ### 8. Medium: Network - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% Package source references network APIs. ### 9. Medium: Environment Vars - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% Package source references environment variables. ### 10. Medium: Install Persistence - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% - **Path:** dist/lib/menubar/install-menubar.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Source writes installer persistence such as shell profile or service configuration. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L17: import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'; L18: import { execFileSync, spawnSync } from 'child_process'; L19: import * as fs from 'fs'; ... L71: function onDarwin() { L72: return process.platform === 'darwin'; L73: } ... L75: function installDir() { L76: return path.join(os.homedir(), 'Library', 'Application Support', INSTALL_DIR_NAME); L77: } ... L121: try { L122: const parsed = JSON.parse(raw); L123: if (parsed && (parsed.source === 'release' || parsed.source === 'local')) ``` ### 11. Low: Filesystem - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 70.0% Package source references filesystem APIs. ### 12. High: Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 84.0% - **Path:** dist/commands/setup-fleet.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Source gates dangerous network, credential, or execution behavior behind CI, host, platform, time, or geo fingerprint checks. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L8: import chalk from 'chalk'; L9: import { spawnSync } from 'node:child_process'; L10: import { getCliLaunch } from '../lib/cli-entry.js'; ... L24: const launch = getCliLaunch(args); L25: const res = spawnSync(launch.command, launch.args, { stdio: 'inherit', env: process.env }); L26: if ((res.status ?? 1) === 0) ... L49: console.error(chalk.red('Tailscale is not installed or not on PATH.')); L50: const platform = process.platform; L51: console.log(chalk.bold('\nInstall Tailscale, then re-run `agents setup fleet`:')); ... L53: console.log(chalk.cyan(' brew install --cask tailscale')); L54: console.log(chalk.gray(' or install from https://tailscale.com/download/mac')); L55: } ``` ### 13. Critical: Ai Agent Control Hijack - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 90.0% - **Path:** dist/lib/daemon/daemon.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Source creates an unconsented AI-agent control surface through install-time mutation or a default unauthenticated remote skill channel. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript Install-time code directly mutates a foreign AI-agent control surface: L77: const LOG_ROTATE_COUNT = 3; L78: const PLIST_NAME = 'com.phnx-labs.agents-daemon'; L79: const SYSTEMD_UNIT = 'agents-daemon.service'; ... L215: const dir = getDaemonDir(); L216: fs.mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true }); L217: return dir; ... L316: export function writeDaemonPid(pid) { L317: fs.writeFileSync(getPidPath(), String(pid), 'utf-8'); L318: } ... L341: try { L342: fs.writeFileSync(getHeartbeatPath(), JSON.stringify(hb), 'utf-8'); L343: } Write operation from scripts/postinstall.js: L13: const HOME = os.homedir(); L14: const USER_DIR = path.join(HOME, '.agents'); L15: const SHIMS_DIR = path.join(USER_DIR, '.cache', 'shims'); L16: // System repo lives inside the user repo (folded in v1.21). Legacy installs at ``` ### 14. High: Trigger Reachable External Ai Agent Control Surface Mutation - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 94.0% - **Path:** dist/lib/installations/migrate.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Manifest-trigger-reachable source writes behavior-bearing configuration into a user or project AI-agent control surface. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript Manifest-trigger-reachable source links an external AI-agent control path to a behavior-bearing write operation. function migraterunsintoroutines() { const src = path.join(user_dir, 'runs'); const dest = path.join(user_dir, 'routines', 'runs'); if (!fs.existssync(src) || fs.existssync(dest)) return; try { fs.mkdirsync(path.dirname(dest), { recursive: true, mode: 0o700 }); fs.renamesync(src, dest); } catch { } } function migratetrashtohidden() { const src = path.join(user_dir, 'trash'); const dest = path.join(user_dir, '.trash'); if (!fs.existssync(src) || fs.existssync(dest)) return; try { fs.renamesync(src, dest); } catch { ``` ### 15. High: Trigger Reachable Persistence - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 94.0% - **Path:** scripts/postinstall.js - **Public source:** [View source]() A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches persistence behavior. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript Trigger-reachable persistence chain: scripts.postinstall -> scripts/postinstall.js L9: import * as readline from 'readline'; L10: import { spawnSync } from 'child_process'; L11: import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'; L12: L13: const HOME = os.homedir(); L14: const USER_DIR = path.join(HOME, '.agents'); ... L27: function resolveAgentsBin() { L28: if (process.platform !== 'darwin') return AGENTS_JS_ENTRYPOINT; L29: try { ... L53: // can't take down the rest of postinstall. install-helper.js stays silent L54: // on no-op and emits one stdout line on success. L55: spawnSync(process.execPath, [INSTALL_HELPER_SCRIPT], { stdio: 'inherit' }); ``` ### 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: Structural Risk Force Deep Review - **Category:** Artifact Inventory - **Confidence:** 100.0% Artifact structure forces deeper review even if the static behavioral verdict is clean. ### 19. High: Semantic Analysis Limited - **Category:** Scanner Coverage - **Confidence:** 100.0% - **Path:** dist/commands/computer.js\#virtual:normalized:round1 - **Public source:** [View source]() 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 = 48 ``` ### 20. High: Known Malware Source Similarity - **Category:** Static - **Confidence:** 97.0% - **Path:** dist/commands/setup.js - **Public source:** [View source]() 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 = @phnx-labs/agents-cli@1.22.66 matchedPath = dist/commands/setup.js matchedIdentity = npm:QHBobngtbGFicy9hZ2VudHMtY2xp:1.22.66 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source ``` ### 21. High: Known Malware Source Similarity - **Category:** Static - **Confidence:** 97.0% - **Path:** dist/lib/menubar/install-menubar.js - **Public source:** [View source]() 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 = @phnx-labs/agents-cli@1.22.66 matchedPath = dist/lib/menubar/install-menubar.js matchedIdentity = npm:QHBobngtbGFicy9hZ2VudHMtY2xp:1.22.66 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source ``` ### 22. High: Known Malware Source Similarity - **Category:** Static - **Confidence:** 97.0% - **Path:** dist/lib/secrets/agent.js - **Public source:** [View source]() 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 = @phnx-labs/agents-cli@1.22.66 matchedPath = dist/lib/secrets/agent.js matchedIdentity = npm:QHBobngtbGFicy9hZ2VudHMtY2xp:1.22.66 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source ``` ### 23. High: Known Malware Source Similarity - **Category:** Static - **Confidence:** 97.0% - **Path:** dist/lib/tmux/binary.js - **Public source:** [View source]() 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 = @phnx-labs/agents-cli@1.22.66 matchedPath = dist/lib/tmux/binary.js matchedIdentity = npm:QHBobngtbGFicy9hZ2VudHMtY2xp:1.22.66 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source ``` ### 24. High: Known Malware Source Similarity - **Category:** Static - **Confidence:** 97.0% - **Path:** dist/commands/secrets.js - **Public source:** [View source]() 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 = @phnx-labs/agents-cli@1.22.66 matchedPath = dist/commands/secrets.js matchedIdentity = npm:QHBobngtbGFicy9hZ2VudHMtY2xp:1.22.66 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source ``` ### 25. High: Known Malware Source Similarity - **Category:** Static - **Confidence:** 97.0% - **Path:** dist/lib/browser/chrome.js - **Public source:** [View source]() 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 = @phnx-labs/agents-cli@1.22.66 matchedPath = dist/lib/browser/chrome.js matchedIdentity = npm:QHBobngtbGFicy9hZ2VudHMtY2xp:1.22.66 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source ``` ### 26. High: Known Malware Source Similarity - **Category:** Static - **Confidence:** 97.0% - **Path:** dist/lib/browser/drivers/ssh.js - **Public source:** [View source]() 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 = @phnx-labs/agents-cli@1.22.66 matchedPath = dist/lib/browser/drivers/ssh.js matchedIdentity = npm:QHBobngtbGFicy9hZ2VudHMtY2xp:1.22.66 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source ``` ### 27. High: Known Malware Source Similarity - **Category:** Static - **Confidence:** 97.0% - **Path:** dist/lib/browser/ffmpeg.js - **Public source:** [View source]() 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 = @phnx-labs/agents-cli@1.22.66 matchedPath = dist/lib/browser/ffmpeg.js matchedIdentity = npm:QHBobngtbGFicy9hZ2VudHMtY2xp:1.22.66 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source ``` ### 28. High: Known Malware Source Similarity - **Category:** Static - **Confidence:** 97.0% - **Path:** dist/lib/computer/ssh-tunnel.js - **Public source:** [View source]() 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 = @phnx-labs/agents-cli@1.22.66 matchedPath = dist/lib/computer/ssh-tunnel.js matchedIdentity = npm:QHBobngtbGFicy9hZ2VudHMtY2xp:1.22.66 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source ``` ### 29. High: Known Malware Source Similarity - **Category:** Static - **Confidence:** 97.0% - **Path:** dist/lib/git.js - **Public source:** [View source]() 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 = @phnx-labs/agents-cli@1.22.66 matchedPath = dist/lib/git.js matchedIdentity = npm:QHBobngtbGFicy9hZ2VudHMtY2xp:1.22.66 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source ``` ### 30. High: Known Malware Source Similarity - **Category:** Static - **Confidence:** 97.0% - **Path:** dist/lib/installations/migrate.js - **Public source:** [View source]() 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 = @phnx-labs/agents-cli@1.22.66 matchedPath = dist/lib/installations/migrate.js matchedIdentity = npm:QHBobngtbGFicy9hZ2VudHMtY2xp:1.22.66 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source ``` ### 31. High: Known Malware Source Similarity - **Category:** Static - **Confidence:** 97.0% - **Path:** dist/lib/installations/versions.js - **Public source:** [View source]() 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 = @phnx-labs/agents-cli@1.22.66 matchedPath = dist/lib/installations/versions.js matchedIdentity = npm:QHBobngtbGFicy9hZ2VudHMtY2xp:1.22.66 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source ``` ## Dependencies and install lifecycle - **Lifecycle scripts present:** Yes - **Published lifecycle scripts:** postinstall, prepare - **Dependencies:** 29 - **Optional dependencies:** 0 - **Peer dependencies:** 0 - **Development dependencies:** 10 - **Published dependency-graph edges:** 29 ### Published dependency entries - @fontsource/inter ^5.3.0 (Dependency) - @fontsource/jetbrains-mono ^5.3.0 (Dependency) - @homebridge/node-pty-prebuilt-multiarch 0.14.1 (Dependency) - @inquirer/prompts 8.5.2 (Dependency) - @resvg/resvg-wasm ^2.6.2 (Dependency) - @types/proper-lockfile 4.1.4 (Dependency) - @xterm/headless 6.0.0 (Dependency) - @zed-industries/agent-client-protocol 0.4.5 (Dependency) - acorn 8.18.0 (Dependency) - age-encryption 0.3.0 (Dependency) - aws4fetch 1.0.20 (Dependency) - chalk 5.6.2 (Dependency) - commander 15.0.0 (Dependency) - croner 10.0.1 (Dependency) - diff 9.0.0 (Dependency) - esbuild ^0.28.2 (Dependency) - lru-cache 11.5.2 (Dependency) - marked 15.0.12 (Dependency) - marked-terminal 7.3.0 (Dependency) - ora 9.4.1 (Dependency) - proper-lockfile 4.1.2 (Dependency) - satori 0.12.2 (Dependency) - shlex 3.0.0 (Dependency) - simple-git 3.36.0 (Dependency) - smol-toml 1.7.0 (Dependency) - unbash 4.0.5 (Dependency) - ws ^8.21.0 (Dependency) - yaml 2.9.0 (Dependency) - yoga-wasm-web ^0.3.3 (Dependency) ## Package metadata - **Package:** @phnx-labs/agents-cli - **Ecosystem:** npm - **Version:** 1.22.75 - **License:** FSL-1.1-Apache-2.0 - **Version published:** 2026-09-05T11:02:29.292Z - **Package first seen:** 2026-07-01T00:08:52.027Z - **Package last seen:** 2026-10-20T08:10:01.036Z - **Known versions:** 132 - **Latest version:** 1.23.43 - **Appeal under review:** No - **Description:** One CLI for all your AI coding agents - versions, config, cloud dispatch, sessions, and teams (now with first-class Grok Build CLI support) - **Author:** Phoenix Labs - **Maintainers:** swarmify, themuqsit - **Keywords:** agents, cli, dotfiles, claude, codex, cursor, opencode, grok, xai, mcp, skills, ai - **Runtime engines:** npm: \>=9, node: \>=22.5.0 - **Artifact files:** 1723 - **Artifact unpacked size:** 17,454,413 bytes - **Artifact signatures:** 1 - **Attestations:** No ## References - [HTML security report]() - [Repository]() - [Homepage]() - [Issues]()