---
canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@punks/cli/v/3.1.10"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@punks/cli/v/3.1.10.md"
package: "@punks/cli"
report_status: "published"
title: "@punks/cli@3.1.10 npm security report"
verdict: "suspicious"
version: "3.1.10"
---

# @punks/cli@3.1.10 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Flagged as AI-agent capability risk** — Allowed by default with warning: agent-facing configuration or capability changes need review before use.

- **Verdict:** Suspicious
- **Product-default install policy:** Warn
- **Firewall policy:** Warn-only AI-agent capability risk
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** AI-agent capability abuse
- **Selected version:** 3.1.10
- **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 static malicious label is not supported by the inspected source. The remaining risk is explicit-user-command agent configuration and hook execution, which warrants a warning rather than a block.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Suspicious
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 87.0%
- **Started:** 2026-08-10T16:36:55.637Z
- **Finished:** 2026-08-10T16:38:11.115Z
- **Download time:** 756 ms
- **Static scan time:** 4384 ms
- **AI review time:** 70337 ms
- **Total time:** 75478 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:** Explicit CLI scaffolding can write project AI-agent configuration and lifecycle hooks. No unconsented install-time mutation or concrete malicious payload/exfiltration was confirmed.

- **Trigger:** User invokes a hi/hint scaffold or related setup command; generated hooks run later in that project’s agent lifecycle.

- **Impact:** Project agent sessions may execute the installed local hook commands and modify eligible edited source files.

- **Evidence paths:** package.json, dist/index.js, dist/data/hooks/format-edited-file.mjs, dist/data/hooks/scaffold-update-check.mjs

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-08-10T16:38:11.115Z

### AI review details

- **Review stage:** source\_first\_review

- **Mechanism:** User-invoked AI-agent hook/configuration projection with local formatter commands.

- **Rationale:** The static malicious label is not supported by the inspected source. The remaining risk is explicit-user-command agent configuration and hook execution, which warrants a warning rather than a block.

- **Files touched:** .claude/settings.json, .claude/hooks/format-edited-file.mjs, .codex/config.toml, .codex/hooks/format-edited-file.mjs, .cursor/hooks.json, .cursor/hooks/format-edited-file.mjs, .opencode/plugins/format-edited-file.mjs, .devpunks/scaffold-manifest.json

- **Network endpoints:** https://registry.npmjs.org

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Suspicious

- **Confidence:** 87.0%

- **Recommended action:** downgrade\_to\_warn

- **Intent class:** Dangerous Capability

- **False-positive risk:** Medium

- **Evidence for warning:** Explicit CLI scaffolding projects hooks into .claude, .codex, .cursor, and .opencode configs (dist/index.js)., Projected format hook runs local git, formatter, linter, and Node worker commands on edited project files (dist/data/hooks/format-edited-file.mjs)., Startup scaffold-check hook invokes local hi/hint check and forwards its output to agent harnesses (dist/data/hooks/scaffold-update-check.mjs).

- **Evidence against:** package.json contains only bin entrypoints; it has no npm lifecycle scripts., Entrypoint behavior requires invoking hi/hint; no import-time or install-time execution is declared., Registry fetch is an update/version check to registry.npmjs.org; no credential harvesting or arbitrary exfiltration was found., The --eval use is a fixed embedded atomic file-publication worker, not decoded remote payload execution.

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @punks/cli@3.1.10.

- Review the evidence and your use of @punks/cli@3.1.10 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: Child Process
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@punks/cli@3.1.10/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`[
```

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

Package source references shell execution.

### 3. Medium: Dynamic Require
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@punks/cli@3.1.10/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: `:`
```

### 4. Medium: Unsafe Vm Context
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 68.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@punks/cli@3.1.10/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 keys2=opt.sort?Object.keys(obj).sort():Object.keys(obj);let padToChars=0;if(opt.align){padToChars=safe(keys2.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
```

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

Package source references network APIs.

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

Package source references environment variables.

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

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 8. High: Same File Env Network Execution
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@punks/cli@3.1.10/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`[
```

### 9. High: Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 82.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@punks/cli@3.1.10/dist/index.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L247: ${annotate2("Wizard cancelled.",red)}`;var renderCommandBlock=(label,commandLine,commandColor,labelColor=white)=>{const lines2=wrapCommand(commandLine);return[annotate2(label,bold,...
L248: `)};var wrapCommand=(commandLine)=>{const width=88;const firstIndent="  $ ";const continuationIndent="    ";const args2=commandLine.map(formatShellArg);const lines2=[];let current=...
L249: `]);var ESCAPE_LENGTH={x:3,u:5};var splitByWhitespaces=(template,rawTemplate)=>{if(rawTemplate.length===0){return{tokens:[],hasLeadingWhitespace:false,hasTrailingWhitespace:false}}...
L250: `){templateIndex-=1;rawIndex+=1}else if(nextRawCharacter==="u"&&rawTemplate[rawIndex+2]==="{"){rawIndex=rawTemplate.indexOf("}",rawIndex+3)}else{rawIndex+=ESCAPE_LENGTH[nextRawChar...
L251: `).map((line)=>line.trim()).filter
```

### 10. High: Obfuscated Payload Loader
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 86.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@punks/cli@3.1.10/dist/index.js>)

Source contains an obfuscated payload 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 keys2=opt.sort?Object.keys(obj).sort():Object.keys(obj);let padToChars=0;if(opt.align){padToChars=safe(keys2.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
```

### 11. High: Trigger Reachable External Ai Agent Control Surface Mutation
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@punks/cli@3.1.10/dist/index.js>)

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 writes behavior-bearing configuration into an external AI-agent control surface.
`,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...
`,from)}}}stringBuilder=stringBuilder+str.substring(from,str.length-(midCRLF?1:0))}}return isReadonlyArrayNonEmpty(chunkBuilder)?chunkBuilder:null}const pullOrFlush=suspend2(()=>{i...
`)+cursorRestorePosition}}return""};var renderParts=(state,submitted=false)=>{return reduce(state.dateParts,"",(doc,part,currentIndex)=>{const partDoc=part.toString();if(currentInd...
`});var processUp=(state)=>{state.dateParts[state.cursor].increment();return Action.NextFrame({state:{...state,typed:""}})};var proce
```

### 12. High: Trigger Reachable Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@punks/cli@3.1.10/dist/index.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable command-output exfiltration chain: manifest.bin -> dist/index.js
L247: ${annotate2("Wizard cancelled.",red)}`;var renderCommandBlock=(label,commandLine,commandColor,labelColor=white)=>{const lines2=wrapCommand(commandLine);return[annotate2(label,bold,...
L248: `)};var wrapCommand=(commandLine)=>{const width=88;const firstIndent="  $ ";const continuationIndent="    ";const args2=commandLine.map(formatShellArg);const lines2=[];let current=...
L249: `]);var ESCAPE_LENGTH={x:3,u:5};var splitByWhitespaces=(template,rawTemplate)=>{if(rawTemplate.length===0){return{tokens:[],hasLeadingWhitespace:false,hasTrailingWhitespace:false}}...
L250: `){templateIndex-=1;rawIndex+=1}else if(nextRawCharacter==="u"&&rawTemplate[rawIndex+2]==="{"){rawIndex=rawTemplate.indexOf("}",rawIndex+3)}e
```

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

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

### 14. Low: High Entropy Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 55.0%

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

### 15. Low: Url Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 65.0%

Package source contains URL literals.

### 16. 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@3.1.10/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]
```

### 17. 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.

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

Package manifest does not declare a clear license.

### 19. Critical: Previous Version Dangerous Delta
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 93.0%
- **Path:** dist/data/hooks/format-edited-file.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@punks/cli@3.1.10/dist/data/hooks/format-edited-file.mjs>)

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@3.1.5
matchedIdentity = npm:QHB1bmtzL2NsaQ:3.1.5
similarity = 0.953
summary = stored previous version shares package body but lacks this dangerous source file
```

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

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

## Package metadata
- **Package:** @punks/cli
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 3.1.10
- **Version published:** 2026-08-10T16:33:08.530Z
- **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:** 700
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 5,349,737 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 1
- **Attestations:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@punks/cli/v/3.1.10>)
- [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>)
