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@punks/cli@3.3.0
Harness Intelligence scaffolding CLI
AI Security Review
scanned 3mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiNo concrete malicious behavior was found, but the package intentionally configures project-local AI-agent lifecycle hooks when explicitly invoked. Per policy, this first-party agent extension setup warrants a warning rather than a block.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.
Trigger
User runs hi scaffold, init, update, or an equivalent write-mode command.
Impact
Can alter behavior of Claude, Codex, or Cursor sessions in the target project after user-requested setup.
Mechanism
Projects managed hooks into AI-agent configuration.
AI rationale
No concrete malicious behavior was found, but the package intentionally configures project-local AI-agent lifecycle hooks when explicitly invoked. Per policy, this first-party agent extension setup warrants a warning rather than a block.
Evidence
package.jsonREADME.mddist/baseline/scaffold-baseline/data/catalog/hooks.jsondist/baseline/scaffold-baseline/data/scripts/harness-projection/adapters/claude.mjsdist/baseline/scaffold-baseline/data/scripts/harness-projection/adapters/codex.mjsdist/baseline/scaffold-baseline/data/scripts/harness-projection/adapters/cursor.mjsdist/baseline/scaffold-baseline/data/hooks/scaffold-update-check.mjsdist/baseline/scaffold-baseline/data/hooks/format-edited-file.mjs.agents/hooks/scaffold-update-check.mjs.agents/hooks/format-edited-file.mjs.claude/settings.json.codex/config.toml.cursor/hooks.json
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 91.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The bundled scaffold configures session-start and post-edit AI-agent hooks.
- Explicit scaffold actions project hooks into Claude, Codex, and Cursor project config.
Evidence against
- package.json has no preinstall, install, or postinstall lifecycle hook.
- The behavior is documented as user-invoked scaffolding; no credential harvesting, covert exfiltration, or hidden payload execution was found.
- The shipped tarball is a readable scaffold baseline, not an opaque executable payload.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsMinifiedPossibleObfuscationProtestwareUrlStrings
NoLicenseWildcardDependency
Source & flagged code
10 flaggeddist/baseline/scaffold-baseline/skills/misc/timesheet/scripts/git-timesheet-evidence.mjsView file
1#!/usr/bin/env node
L2: import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
L3: import { existsSync, readdirSync, statSync } from "node:fs";
High
Child Process
Package source references child process execution.
dist/baseline/scaffold-baseline/skills/misc/timesheet/scripts/git-timesheet-evidence.mjsView on unpkg · L1dist/index.jsView file
151`)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`[
High
Findings
7 High8 Medium6 Low
HighChild Processdist/baseline/scaffold-baseline/skills/misc/timesheet/scripts/git-timesheet-evidence.mjs
HighShell
HighSame File Env Network Executiondist/index.js
HighCommand Output Exfiltrationdist/index.js
HighObfuscated Payload Loaderdist/index.js
HighTrigger Reachable Command Output Exfiltrationdist/index.js
HighShips High Entropy Blobdist/baseline/scaffold-baseline.tgz
MediumUnsafe Vm Contextdist/index.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumProtestware
MediumShips Build Helperdist/baseline/scaffold-baseline/skills/agnostic/frontend/agent-browser/templates/capture-workflow.sh
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @punks/cli@3.3.0.
See all versions of @punks/cli for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of @punks/cli@3.3.0 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.
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