registry / @phnx-labs/agents-cli / 1.22.77

@phnx-labs/agents-cli@1.22.77

One CLI for all your AI coding agents - versions, config, cloud dispatch, sessions, and teams (now with first-class Grok Build CLI support)

AI Security Review

scanned 1mo ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

The package automatically establishes persistent background execution during postinstall. This is a concrete lifecycle risk, but the inspected source ties it to the package's own CLI and does not show a blocking malicious chain.

Static reason

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

Trigger

npm installation, including an upgrade, activates postinstall.

Impact

A background process persists beyond installation and can manage the package's AI-agent configuration and routines.

Mechanism

Automatic user-service registration and daemon startup.

AI rationale

Evidence

package.jsonscripts/postinstall.jsdist/lib/daemon/daemon.js~/.agents~/.local/bin/agents~/.profile~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.phnx-labs.agents-daemon.plist~/.config/systemd/user/agents-daemon.service

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Suspicious at 90.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with low false-positive risk.

Evidence for warning

The npm postinstall hook runs automatically on installation.
Postinstall starts or restarts an always-on daemon without an explicit setup command.
The daemon writes and enables a per-user launchd or systemd service with auto-restart.

Evidence against

No runtime dependency on this package name is declared.
Managed agent npm installs use --ignore-scripts.
No install-time network request or secret exfiltration was found in the inspected lifecycle code.

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShellWebSocket

Supply chain

HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings

ManifestNo manifest risk signals triggered.

scanned 866 file(s), 11.9 MB of source, external domains: 127.0.0.1, accounts.google.com, agents-cli.sh, ai.azure.com, anthropic.com, antigravity.google, api.anthropic.com, api.cloudflare.com, api.cursor.com, api.deepinfra.com, api.example.com, api.factory.ai, api.hetzner.cloud, api.kimi.com, api.linear.app, api.meta.ai, api.openai.com, api.prix.dev, app.factory.ai, app.warp.dev, aws.amazon.com, cloud.google.com, cloudcode-pa.googleapis.com, code.kimi.com, console.anthropic.com, console.hetzner.cloud, console.x.ai, cursor.com, daily-cloudcode-pa.googleapis.com, dash.cloudflare.com, deepinfra.com, dev.meta.ai, developers.googleblog.com, docs.openclaw.ai, docs.x.ai, example.com, generativelanguage.googleapis.com, git-scm.com, github.com, gw.corp, hermes-agent.nousresearch.com, id.byphoenix.com, linear.app, login.tailscale.com, nodejs.org, oauth2.googleapis.com, opencode.ai, openrouter.ai, platform.claude.com, prix.dev

Source & flagged code

26 flagged

package.jsonView file

Lines 30-70json

30 "CHANGELOG.md",

31 "README.md",

32 "LICENSE"

33 ],

34 "publishConfig": {

35 "provenance": true

36 },

37 "repository": {

38 "type": "git",

39 "url": "git+https://github.com/phnx-labs/agi-cli.git"

40 },

41 "homepage": "https://agents-cli.sh",

42 "bugs": {

43 "url": "https://github.com/phnx-labs/agi-cli/issues"

44 },

45 "scripts": {

46 "build": "tsc && rm -rf 'dist/lib/secrets/AgentsKeychain.app' 'dist/lib/secrets/Agents CLI.app' 'dist/lib/menubar/MenubarHelper.app' && ([ -f 'bin/agents-macos' ] && mkdir -p dist/bin && cp -f 'bin/agents-macos' 'dist/bin/agents' && chmod 755 'dist/bin/agents' || true)",

47 "build:bin": "scripts/build-bin.sh",

48 "prepare": "npm run build",

49 "prepack": "cp ../README.md README.md",

50 "postinstall": "node scripts/postinstall.js",

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L50

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

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

package.jsonView on unpkg · L50

51 "dev": "tsx src/index.ts",

52 "changelog": "bun scripts/gen-changelog.ts",

53 "gen:index": "bun scripts/gen-command-index.ts",

54 "verify:index": "bash scripts/verify-command-index.sh",

55 "start": "node dist/index.js",

56 "test": "TZ=UTC node ./node_modules/vitest/vitest.mjs run",

57 "bench": "node ./node_modules/vitest/vitest.mjs bench --run",

58 "typecheck:bench": "tsc --noEmit --ignoreConfig --skipLibCheck --module esnext --moduleResolution bundler --target es2022 --strict --esModuleInterop --lib es2022 --types node src/lib/*.bench.ts src/lib/**/*.bench.ts",

59 "test:remote": "scripts/sandbox.sh test",

60 "verify-docs": "scripts/verify-docs.sh",

61 "test:watch": "node ./node_modules/vitest/vitest.mjs"

62 },

63 "keywords": [

64 "agents",

65 "cli",

66 "dotfiles",

67 "claude",

68 "codex",

69 "cursor",

70 "opencode",

dist/commands/secrets.jsView file

Lines 155-195javascript

155 * Parse the unified `--from <source>` value: a .env path (`-` reads stdin),

156 * `1password:<vault>` (bare `1password` prompts for the vault), or `icloud`

157 * (legacy iCloud Keychain bundles). The deprecated `--from-1password --vault`

dist/bootstrap.jsView file

Lines 403-443javascript

403async function promptUpgrade(latestVersion) {

404 const { default: ora } = await import('ora');

405 const {

dist/lib/monitors/state.jsView file

Lines 187-227javascript

187 .map((e) => e.name)

188 .sort();

189 const fires = [];

190 for (const id

dist/lib/sqlite.jsView file

Lines 1-35javascript

1/**

2 * Runtime-aware compatibility shim for SQLite.

3 *

4 * Picks `bun:sqlite` under Bun and `node:sqlite` under Node (>=22.5). Avoids

5 * the native `better-sqlite3` addon entirely so there is no prebuild compile

6 * and no Node/Bun ABI mismatch. Both runtimes are production: `dist/index.js`

7 * runs under Node, while the signed standalone `dist/bin/agents` (what the

8 * shims exec) embeds Bun.

9 *

10 * Exposes the small better-sqlite3-shaped surface area the rest of the

dist/lib/platform/ipc.jsView file

Lines 1-22javascript

1/**

2 * Local-daemon IPC endpoint, platform-aware.

3 */

4import * as crypto from 'crypto';

5/**

6 * Resolve the address a local daemon listens on / clients connect to.

7 *

8 * POSIX: the AF_UNIX socket file path itself.

dist/lib/menubar/install-menubar.jsView file

Lines 1-37javascript

1/**

2 * Install + lifecycle for the macOS menu-bar helper (`MenubarHelper.app`).

3 *

4 * Mirrors `src/lib/secrets/install-helper.ts` (stable Application Support path,

5 * survives npm re-sign) and the secrets-agent launchd pattern in

6 * `src/lib/secrets/agent.ts` (RunAtLoad + KeepAlive user service).

7 *

8 * The helper is a no-Dock `.accessory` status-bar app. It reads live agent

9 * state directly from disk and shells `agents` only for actions, so the plist

10 * bakes in the node interpreter + entry point + bin path so the GUI process can

dist/lib/cloud/factory.js#virtual:normalized:round1View file

11* completion with `--output-format stream-json`, buffers the NDJSON events, and L12: * `stream()` replays them. The task id is droid"s own `session_id` (captured\n * from the run output), so it lines up with `droid exec -s <id>` for future\n * resume support.\n *\n... L13: * row as the computer name and keep the remainder as a label, skipping headers, ... L50: * the Droid relay. The relay is used as an OpenSSH ProxyCommand L51: * (`droid computer ssh <name> --proxy`), so the connection rides Factory"s\n * brokered tunnel rather than a directly reachable host.\n *\n * `remoteArgv` is the already-built remo... L52: events.push({ type: "unknown", name: "stdout", data: trimmed, timestamp: new Date().toISOString() });

Critical

Download Execute

Source downloads or fetches remote code and executes it.

dist/lib/cloud/factory.js#virtual:normalized:round1View on unpkg · L11

dist/commands/setup-fleet.jsView file

8import 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: }

High

Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability

Source gates dangerous network, credential, or execution behavior behind CI, host, platform, time, or geo fingerprint checks.

dist/commands/setup-fleet.jsView on unpkg · L8

dist/lib/daemon/daemon.jsView file

13Install-time code directly mutates a foreign AI-agent control surface: L78: const LOG_ROTATE_COUNT = 3; L79: const PLIST_NAME = 'com.phnx-labs.agents-daemon'; L80: const SYSTEMD_UNIT = 'agents-daemon.service'; ... L216: const dir = getDaemonDir(); L217: fs.mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true }); L218: return dir; ... L317: export function writeDaemonPid(pid) { L318: fs.writeFileSync(getPidPath(), String(pid), 'utf-8'); L319: } ... L342: try { L343: fs.writeFileSync(getHeartbeatPath(), JSON.stringify(hb), 'utf-8'); L344: } 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

Critical

Ai Agent Control Hijack

Source creates an unconsented AI-agent control surface through install-time mutation or a default unauthenticated remote skill channel.

dist/lib/daemon/daemon.jsView on unpkg · L13

dist/lib/installations/migrate.jsView file

•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 {

High

Trigger Reachable External Ai Agent Control Surface Mutation

Manifest-trigger-reachable source writes behavior-bearing configuration into a user or project AI-agent control surface.

dist/lib/installations/migrate.jsView on unpkg

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @phnx-labs/agents-cli@1.22.109 matchedPath = dist/lib/installations/migrate.js matchedIdentity = npm:QHBobngtbGFicy9hZ2VudHMtY2xp:1.22.109 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/lib/installations/migrate.jsView on unpkg

scripts/postinstall.jsView file

9Trigger-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' });

High

Trigger Reachable Persistence

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

scripts/postinstall.jsView on unpkg · L9

dist/commands/computer.js#virtual:normalized:round1View file

•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 41

High

Semantic Analysis Limited

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

dist/commands/computer.js#virtual:normalized:round1View on unpkg

dist/commands/setup.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @phnx-labs/agents-cli@1.22.109 matchedPath = dist/commands/setup.js matchedIdentity = npm:QHBobngtbGFicy9hZ2VudHMtY2xp:1.22.109 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/setup.jsView on unpkg

dist/lib/secrets/agent.jsView file

•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

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/lib/secrets/agent.jsView on unpkg

dist/lib/tmux/binary.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @phnx-labs/agents-cli@1.22.109 matchedPath = dist/lib/tmux/binary.js matchedIdentity = npm:QHBobngtbGFicy9hZ2VudHMtY2xp:1.22.109 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/lib/tmux/binary.jsView on unpkg

dist/lib/browser/drivers/ssh.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @phnx-labs/agents-cli@1.22.109 matchedPath = dist/lib/browser/drivers/ssh.js matchedIdentity = npm:QHBobngtbGFicy9hZ2VudHMtY2xp:1.22.109 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/lib/browser/drivers/ssh.jsView on unpkg

dist/lib/browser/ffmpeg.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @phnx-labs/agents-cli@1.22.109 matchedPath = dist/lib/browser/ffmpeg.js matchedIdentity = npm:QHBobngtbGFicy9hZ2VudHMtY2xp:1.22.109 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/lib/browser/ffmpeg.jsView on unpkg

dist/lib/git.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @phnx-labs/agents-cli@1.22.109 matchedPath = dist/lib/git.js matchedIdentity = npm:QHBobngtbGFicy9hZ2VudHMtY2xp:1.22.109 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/lib/git.jsView on unpkg

dist/lib/installations/versions.jsView file

•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

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/lib/installations/versions.jsView on unpkg

dist/lib/loop.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @phnx-labs/agents-cli@1.22.109 matchedPath = dist/lib/loop.js matchedIdentity = npm:QHBobngtbGFicy9hZ2VudHMtY2xp:1.22.109 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/lib/loop.jsView on unpkg

dist/lib/secrets/index.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @phnx-labs/agents-cli@1.22.66 matchedPath = dist/lib/secrets/index.js matchedIdentity = npm:QHBobngtbGFicy9hZ2VudHMtY2xp:1.22.66 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/lib/secrets/index.jsView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

26 flagged · loading source

package.jsonView file

•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.js

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg

•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.js

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

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

package.jsonView on unpkg

dist/commands/secrets.jsView file

•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

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

Findings

2 Critical19 High7 Medium6 Low

CriticalDownload Executedist/lib/cloud/factory.js#virtual:normalized:round1

CriticalAi Agent Control Hijackdist/lib/daemon/daemon.js

HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json

HighChild Processdist/bootstrap.js

HighShelldist/lib/monitors/state.js

HighSandbox Evasion Gated Capabilitydist/commands/setup-fleet.js

HighTrigger Reachable External Ai Agent Control Surface Mutationdist/lib/installations/migrate.js

HighTrigger Reachable Persistencescripts/postinstall.js

HighSemantic Analysis Limiteddist/commands/computer.js#virtual:normalized:round1

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/commands/setup.js

Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @phnx-labs/agents-cli@1.22.77.

See all versions of @phnx-labs/agents-cli for other recorded verdicts.

Review the evidence and your use of @phnx-labs/agents-cli@1.22.77 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: 2026-09-13 13:17:49.874Z (UTC).

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Findings

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Runtime surface

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