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@punks/cli@4.0.1
Harness Intelligence scaffolding CLI
AI Security Review
scanned 2mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe package is not malicious, but its explicit agent-skill installation and project scaffolding are a dangerous capability that warrants a warning under the firewall policy. The observed behavior is user-invoked and package-aligned, not covert install-time behavior.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.
Trigger
A user runs hi scaffold, hi init, or a hi operator mutation command.
Impact
Can modify the selected project and supported AI-agent skill locations when explicitly invoked.
Mechanism
User-invoked scaffold and first-party agent-skill installation.
AI rationale
The package is not malicious, but its explicit agent-skill installation and project scaffolding are a dangerous capability that warrants a warning under the firewall policy. The observed behavior is user-invoked and package-aligned, not covert install-time behavior.
Evidence
package.jsondist/index.jsREADME.mddist/baseline/scaffold-baseline/skills/misc/timesheet/scripts/git-timesheet-evidence.mjs.agents/skills/requirements-grill.agents/skills/write-backlog.devpunks/specs/lint/AGENTS.md
Network endpoints2
registry.npmjs.orggithub.com/wearedevpunks/skills.git
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 93.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- Explicit scaffold commands write AI skills and project prompt assets.
- Explicit operator commands install, update, or migrate the first-party hi-cli agent skill.
- Interactive use can check the npm registry and, after confirmation, reinstall the CLI.
Evidence against
- package.json defines no preinstall, install, or postinstall lifecycle hook.
- The documented skill and scaffold writes require named user CLI commands.
- The bundled timesheet helper only fetches and reads user-selected Git repositories; it does not exfiltrate their output.
- No hidden evaluator or remote payload loader was confirmed by source inspection.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsMinifiedPossibleObfuscationProtestwareUrlStrings
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@4.0.1.
See all versions of @punks/cli for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of @punks/cli@4.0.1 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.
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