@punks/cli@6.0.0
Harness Intelligence scaffolding CLI
AI Security Review
scanned 1mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe package performs cross-agent configuration mutation through an explicit CLI setup flow, so it warrants a capability warning. The inspected metadata contains no npm lifecycle hook and the reviewed path did not establish exfiltration or a concrete attack.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.
Trigger
A user runs hi init and confirms the proposed installation, or explicitly supplies --yes.
Impact
The command can extend project AI-agent behavior; this is a guarded capability rather than a confirmed malicious action.
Mechanism
Selected harness-adapter items load a project manifest and materialize generated agent files in supported agent directories.
AI rationale
The package performs cross-agent configuration mutation through an explicit CLI setup flow, so it warrants a capability warning. The inspected metadata contains no npm lifecycle hook and the reviewed path did not establish exfiltration or a concrete attack.
Evidence
dist/index.js.claude/agents/<name>.md.codex/agents/<name>.toml
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 88.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- Package metadata exposes the bundle only as the hi and hint command executables; it has no npm lifecycle hook.
- The hi init command runs installation only when the user invokes it, with an interactive confirmation path unless --yes is supplied.
- The bundle defines harness adapters that create agent files for Claude and Codex project directories.
- Agent files are materialized only for selected harness-adapter items after loading the project subagent manifest.
Evidence against
- No install-time execution or lifecycle-triggered mutation was found.
- No credential collection, credential forwarding, or unapproved network recipient was established in the inspected configuration path.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsEvalFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsMinified
Source & flagged code
9 flaggeddist/index.jsView file
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L157: `+ind(d+1));return`[
High
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L315:
High
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Findings
7 High6 Medium6 Low
HighChild Processdist/index.js
HighShelldist/index.js
HighSame File Env Network Executiondist/index.js
HighCredential Redirect Persistencedist/index.js
HighCommand Output Exfiltrationdist/index.js
HighObfuscated Payload Loaderdist/index.js
HighTrigger Reachable Command Output Exfiltrationdist/index.js
MediumDynamic Requiredist/index.js
MediumUnsafe Vm Contextdist/index.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
MediumWildcard Dependency
LowScripts Present
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @punks/cli@6.0.0.
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