---
canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@punks/cli/v/3.0.1"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@punks/cli/v/3.0.1.md"
package: "@punks/cli"
report_status: "under_review"
title: "@punks/cli@3.0.1 npm security report"
verdict: "suspicious"
version: "3.0.1"
---

# @punks/cli@3.0.1 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Flagged — allowed with a warning** — Allowed by default policy, but 20 finding(s) warrant review before installing.

- **Verdict:** Suspicious
- **Product-default install policy:** Warn
- **Firewall policy:** Matched warn-list
- **Public report status:** Under Review
- **Threat category:** None published
- **Selected version:** 3.0.1
- **Selected version is latest:** No
- **Analysis source:** Static Scan Results (rust-scanner)

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.

Static analysis flagged 20 finding(s) at 93.0% confidence. This version is warn-only unless an AI or security-team review confirms malicious behavior.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Suspicious
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 93.0%
- **Started:** 2026-07-30T13:16:41.900Z
- **Finished:** 2026-07-30T13:16:47.298Z
- **Download time:** 509 ms
- **Static scan time:** 4888 ms
- **AI review time:** Not available
- **Total time:** 5398 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

No additional public attack-surface or AI-review details are available.

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @punks/cli@3.0.1.

- Review the evidence and your use of @punks/cli@3.0.1 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. Low: Scripts Present
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

Package declares npm scripts.

### 2. High: Child Process
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@punks/cli@3.0.1/dist/index.js>)

Package source references child process execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L155: `)+1;while(nl!==0){this.onNewLine(this.offset+nl);nl=this.source.indexOf(`
L156: `,nl)+1}}return{type,offset:this.offset,indent:this.indent,source:this.source}}startBlockValue(parent){switch(this.type){case"alias":case"scalar":case"single-quoted-scalar":case"do...
L157: `+ind(d+1));return`[
```

### 3. High: Shell
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%

Package source references shell execution.

### 4. Medium: Dynamic Require
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@punks/cli@3.0.1/dist/index.js>)

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: #!/usr/bin/env node
L2: import{createRequire}from"node:module";var __create=Object.create;var __getProtoOf=Object.getPrototypeOf;var __defProp=Object.defineProperty;var __getOwnPropNames=Object.getOwnProp...
L3: `:`
```

### 5. Medium: Unsafe Vm Context
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 68.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@punks/cli@3.0.1/dist/index.js>)

Package source executes code through a VM context API.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: #!/usr/bin/env node
L2: import{createRequire}from"node:module";var __create=Object.create;var __getProtoOf=Object.getPrototypeOf;var __defProp=Object.defineProperty;var __getOwnPropNames=Object.getOwnProp...
L3: `:`
L4: `;const separator=opt.whitespace?" = ":"=";const children=[];const keys3=opt.sort?Object.keys(obj).sort():Object.keys(obj);let padToChars=0;if(opt.align){padToChars=safe(keys3.filt...
L5: --> `+loc+`
...
L121: ${cb}`:comment}else{const cb=dc.commentBefore;dc.commentBefore=cb?`${comment}
L122: ${cb}`:comment}}if(afterDoc){for(let i=0;i<this.errors.length;++i)doc.errors.push(this.errors[i]);for(let i=0;i<this.warnings.length;++i)doc.warnings.push(this.warnings[i])}else{do...
L123: ${end.comment}`:end.comment}this.doc.range[2]=end.offset;break}default:this.errors.push(new
```

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

Package source references network APIs.

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

Package source references environment variables.

### 8. Medium: Install Persistence
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@punks/cli@3.0.1/dist/index.js>)

Source writes installer persistence such as shell profile or service configuration.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: #!/usr/bin/env node
L2: import{createRequire}from"node:module";var __create=Object.create;var __getProtoOf=Object.getPrototypeOf;var __defProp=Object.defineProperty;var __getOwnPropNames=Object.getOwnProp...
L3: `:`
L4: `;const separator=opt.whitespace?" = ":"=";const children=[];const keys3=opt.sort?Object.keys(obj).sort():Object.keys(obj);let padToChars=0;if(opt.align){padToChars=safe(keys3.filt...
L5: --> `+loc+`
...
L121: ${cb}`:comment}else{const cb=dc.commentBefore;dc.commentBefore=cb?`${comment}
L122: ${cb}`:comment}}if(afterDoc){for(let i=0;i<this.errors.length;++i)doc.errors.push(this.errors[i]);for(let i=0;i<this.warnings.length;++i)doc.warnings.push(this.warnings[i])}else{do...
L123: ${end.comment}`:end.comment}this.doc.range[2]=end.offset;break}default:this.errors.push(new
```

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

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 10. High: Same File Env Network Execution
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@punks/cli@3.0.1/dist/index.js>)

A single source file combines environment access, network access, and code or shell execution; review context before blocking.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L151: `)return yield*this.pushCount(1);else if(ch==="\r"&&this.charAt(1)===`
L152: `)return yield*this.pushCount(2);else return 0}*pushSpaces(allowTabs){let i=this.pos-1;let ch;do{ch=this.buffer[++i]}while(ch===" "||allowTabs&&ch==="\t");const n=i-this.pos;if(n>0...
L153: `)+1;while(nl!==0){this.onNewLine(this.offset+nl);nl=this.source.indexOf(`
...
L155: `)+1;while(nl!==0){this.onNewLine(this.offset+nl);nl=this.source.indexOf(`
L156: `,nl)+1}}return{type,offset:this.offset,indent:this.indent,source:this.source}}startBlockValue(parent){switch(this.type){case"alias":case"scalar":case"single-quoted-scalar":case"do...
L157: `+ind(d+1));return`[
```

### 11. High: Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 82.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@punks/cli@3.0.1/dist/index.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L287: ${annotate3("Wizard cancelled.",red)}`;var renderCommandBlock=(label,commandLine,commandColor,labelColor=white)=>{const lines2=wrapCommand(commandLine);return[annotate3(label,bold,...
L288: `)};var wrapCommand=(commandLine)=>{const width=88;const firstIndent="  $ ";const continuationIndent="    ";const args2=commandLine.map(formatShellArg);const lines2=[];let current=...
L289: `]);var ESCAPE_LENGTH={x:3,u:5};var splitByWhitespaces=(template,rawTemplate)=>{if(rawTemplate.length===0){return{tokens:[],hasLeadingWhitespace:false,hasTrailingWhitespace:false}}...
L290: `){templateIndex-=1;rawIndex+=1}else if(nextRawCharacter==="u"&&rawTemplate[rawIndex+2]==="{"){rawIndex=rawTemplate.indexOf("}",rawIndex+3)}else{rawIndex+=ESCAPE_LENGTH[nextRawChar...
L291: `).map((line)=>line.trim()).filter
```

### 12. High: Obfuscated Payload Loader
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 86.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@punks/cli@3.0.1/dist/index.js>)

Source contains an obfuscator-style string-array loader that reconstructs and executes hidden code.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: #!/usr/bin/env node
L2: import{createRequire}from"node:module";var __create=Object.create;var __getProtoOf=Object.getPrototypeOf;var __defProp=Object.defineProperty;var __getOwnPropNames=Object.getOwnProp...
L3: `:`
L4: `;const separator=opt.whitespace?" = ":"=";const children=[];const keys3=opt.sort?Object.keys(obj).sort():Object.keys(obj);let padToChars=0;if(opt.align){padToChars=safe(keys3.filt...
L5: --> `+loc+`
...
L121: ${cb}`:comment}else{const cb=dc.commentBefore;dc.commentBefore=cb?`${comment}
L122: ${cb}`:comment}}if(afterDoc){for(let i=0;i<this.errors.length;++i)doc.errors.push(this.errors[i]);for(let i=0;i<this.warnings.length;++i)doc.warnings.push(this.warnings[i])}else{do...
L123: ${end.comment}`:end.comment}this.doc.range[2]=end.offset;break}default:this.errors.push(new
```

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

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

### 14. Low: Obfuscated
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 40.0%

Package source has low-confidence obfuscation-like patterns.

### 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: Ships Build Helper
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 70.0%
- **Path:** dist/skills/agnostic/frontend/agent-browser/templates/capture-workflow.sh
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@punks/cli@3.0.1/dist/skills/agnostic/frontend/agent-browser/templates/capture-workflow.sh>)

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```shell
path = [redacted]-browser/templates/capture-workflow.sh
kind = build_helper
sizeBytes = 1832
magicHex = [redacted]
```

### 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. Low: No License
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 80.0%

Package manifest does not declare a clear license.

### 20. Critical: Previous Version Dangerous Delta
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 93.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@punks/cli@3.0.1/dist/index.js>)

This package version adds a dangerous source file absent from the previous stored version; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta
matchedPackage = @punks/cli@2.6.0
matchedIdentity = npm:QHB1bmtzL2NsaQ:2.6.0
similarity = 0.929
summary = stored previous version shares package body but lacks this dangerous source file
```

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

- **Dependencies:** 1
- **Optional dependencies:** 0
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 12
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 1

### Published dependency entries
- react-devtools-core ^6.1.5 (Dependency)

## Package metadata
- **Package:** @punks/cli
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 3.0.1
- **Version published:** 2026-07-30T13:16:03.122Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-07-01T07:05:46.328Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-11-03T09:50:59.875Z
- **Known versions:** 42
- **Latest version:** 6.9.1
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** Harness Intelligence scaffolding CLI
- **Maintainers:** simosabba, gegio, leonardobrunodev, stefan-garofalo, paolo-b
- **Artifact files:** 662
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 5,140,828 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 1
- **Attestations:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@punks/cli/v/3.0.1>)
- [Repository](<https://github.com/wearedevpunks/harness-intelligence>)
- [Homepage](<https://github.com/wearedevpunks/harness-intelligence/tree/main/apps/cli#readme>)
- [Issues](<https://github.com/wearedevpunks/harness-intelligence/issues>)
