@plur-ai/claw@0.17.1
PLUR memory plugin for OpenClaw — persistent learning across sessions
AI Security Review
scanned 6d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe postinstall hook automatically expands OpenClaw's global configuration to activate the package and configure conversation access, without an affirmative consent guard. This meets the install-time AI-agent control-surface abuse policy.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.
Trigger
npm package installation runs the postinstall hook.
Impact
OpenClaw may load the enabled memory plugin with automatic conversation learning and capture, and may launch the configured MCP server.
Mechanism
The hook runs setup.js, which merges plugin and MCP settings into the OpenClaw configuration and writes changes without an affirmative consent check.
Policy narrative
During installation, the postinstall hook runs setup.js. That entrypoint invokes setup, which writes changes to the user's OpenClaw configuration: it enables the plugin, enables automatic learning and capture, allows conversation access when unset, and adds an MCP server command. This is an unconsented install-time change to an agent control surface.
AI rationale
The postinstall hook automatically expands OpenClaw's global configuration to activate the package and configure conversation access, without an affirmative consent guard. This meets the install-time AI-agent control-surface abuse policy.
Evidence
package.jsondist/chunk-JBYO3MH2.js~/.openclaw/openclaw.json
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI identified this as a dangerous AI-agent capability at 98.0% confidence with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for policy risk
- package.json runs dist/setup.js from its postinstall hook.
- When setup.js is run directly, it calls runSetup, which merges settings and writes changed configuration.
- Setup enables the plugin with automatic learning and capture, and turns on conversation access when that setting is absent.
- Setup adds an MCP server entry that runs npx -y @plur-ai/mcp when no plur server entry exists.
- The configuration path defaults to the user's OpenClaw directory and is written to disk.
Evidence against
Behavioral surface
CryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystem
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
6 flagged · loading sourcepackage.jsonView file
•scripts.postinstall = node dist/setup.js 2>/dev/null || true
High
Install Time Lifecycle Scripts
Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.
package.jsonView on unpkg66"postinstall": "node dist/setup.js 2>/dev/null || true"
}
}
High
Suspicious Lifecycle Evidence
package.json runs dist/setup.js from its postinstall hook.
package.jsonView on unpkg · L66•scripts.postinstall = node dist/setup.js 2>/dev/null || true
Medium
Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script
Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.
package.jsonView on unpkgdist/chunk-JBYO3MH2.jsView file
Findings
1 Critical4 High3 Medium4 Low
CriticalAi Agent Control Hijackdist/chunk-JBYO3MH2.js
HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json
HighSemantic Analysis Limiteddist/index.js#virtual:normalized:round1
HighSuspicious Lifecycle Evidencepackage.json
HighAi Review Evidencedist/chunk-JBYO3MH2.js
MediumAmbiguous Install Lifecycle Scriptpackage.json
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowScripts Present
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowUrl Strings
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @plur-ai/claw@0.17.1.
See all versions of @plur-ai/claw for other recorded verdicts.
- Avoid installing @plur-ai/claw@0.17.1. Remove it from direct dependencies and check your lockfile for transitive copies.
- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
- If this version ran, investigate the affected machine and build environment. Rotate credentials it could access and rebuild from a trusted environment.
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