---
canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@sous-io/sous/v/1.0.7"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@sous-io/sous/v/1.0.7.md"
package: "@sous-io/sous"
report_status: "published"
title: "@sous-io/sous@1.0.7 npm security report"
verdict: "clean"
version: "1.0.7"
---

# @sous-io/sous@1.0.7 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Allowed — no malicious behavior detected** — No malicious behavior detected. 21 low-signal pattern(s) reviewed.

- **Verdict:** Clean
- **Product-default install policy:** Allow
- **Firewall policy:** No policy match
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** None published
- **Selected version:** 1.0.7
- **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: clean; recommendation: mark clean. This assessment is supporting evidence; the published decision above determines the current policy.

The manifest has no install lifecycle hooks, and the bundle's examined credential and network code supports user-invoked repository operations. The flagged scanner findings were not confirmed in the inspected source.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Clean
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 84.0%
- **Started:** 2026-11-03T07:06:55.526Z
- **Finished:** 2026-11-03T07:07:33.591Z
- **Download time:** 1037 ms
- **Static scan time:** 4482 ms
- **AI review time:** 32545 ms
- **Total time:** 38065 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:** No attack identified; the reviewed process and network behavior supports sous's CLI and repository features.

- **Trigger:** The bundle runs when the user invokes the sous CLI.

- **Impact:** No malicious credential redirection, command-output exfiltration, or install-time contact was identified in the inspected source.

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-11-03T07:07:33.591Z

### AI review details

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

- **Mechanism:** The examined credential flow obtains tokens for repository access and uses them in the repository HTTP read strategy; startup metadata is stored locally.

- **Rationale:** The manifest has no install lifecycle hooks, and the bundle's examined credential and network code supports user-invoked repository operations. The flagged scanner findings were not confirmed in the inspected source.

- **Files touched:** sous local cache startup record

- **Network endpoints:** registry.npmjs.org, GitHub and other configured repository hosts

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Clean

- **Confidence:** 84.0%

- **Recommended action:** mark\_clean

- **Intent class:** Benign

- **False-positive risk:** Low

- **Evidence for AI clean decision:** The manifest defines a CLI entry point at dist/bin.js and has no install, preinstall, or postinstall hook., The CLI imports the bundle when the user runs the sous command., Credential handling is implemented as repository token sources, including environment variables and git credential fill., The HTTP read strategy uses a token only when the strategy requires it, then forms an Authorization header for the repository read., The startup record is written under sous's local cache directory; no outbound reporting appears in the startup code examined.

- **Evidence against:** The bundle includes child-process execution and network functionality, but examined paths use them for CLI and repository operations consistent with the package's purpose., The static scanner reported credential redirection and command-output exfiltration, but the inspected source did not substantiate those behaviors.

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @sous-io/sous@1.0.7.

- Review the evidence and your use of @sous-io/sous@1.0.7 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/sous.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@sous-io/sous@1.0.7/dist/sous.js>)

Package source references child process execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L827: `)?joined:`${joined}
L828: `}async function readIfPresent(file2){try{return await fs10.readFile(file2,"utf8")}catch(error51){if(error51.code==="ENOENT")return;throw error51}}async function setBlock(file2,ent...
L829: `).filter(line=>line.length>0);super(`The command '${label}' ${how}.`,{details:said}),this.result=result}};function cleanEnvironment(env){let clean2={};for(let[name,value]of Object...
```

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

Package source references shell execution.

### 4. High: Eval
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 80.0%
- **Path:** dist/sous.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@sous-io/sous@1.0.7/dist/sous.js>)

Package source references dynamic code evaluation.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L740: || (${dataType} === "string" && ${data} && ${data} == +${data} && !(${data} % 1))`).assign(coerced,(0,codegen_1._)`+${data}`);return;case"boolean":gen.elseIf((0,codegen_1._)`${data...
L741: || ${dataType} === "boolean" || ${data} === null`).assign(coerced,(0,codegen_1._)`[${data}]`)}}}function assignParentData({gen,parentData,parentDataProperty},expr){gen.if((0,codege...
L742: missingProperty: ${missingProperty},
```

### 5. Medium: Dynamic Require
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** dist/sous.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@sous-io/sous@1.0.7/dist/sous.js>)

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: import { createRequire as __sousCreateRequire } from "node:module";
L2: const require = __sousCreateRequire(import.meta.url);
L3: const __dirname = import.meta.dirname;
```

### 6. Low: Weak Crypto
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 64.0%
- **Path:** dist/sous.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@sous-io/sous@1.0.7/dist/sous.js>)

Package source references weak cryptographic algorithms.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L2: const require = __sousCreateRequire(import.meta.url);
L3: const __dirname = import.meta.dirname;
L4: var __create=Object.create;var __defProp=Object.defineProperty;var __getOwnPropDesc=Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor;var __getOwnPropNames=Object.getOwnPropertyNames;var __getProtoO...
L5: `;break;case 114:result+="\r";break;case 116:result+="	";break;case 117:let ch3=scanHexDigits(4,!0);ch3>=0?result+=String.fromCharCode(ch3):scanError=4;break;default:scanError=5}st...
...
L128: ${cb}`:comment}else{let cb=dc.commentBefore;dc.commentBefore=cb?`${comment}
L129: ${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...
L130: ${end.comment}`:end.comment}this.doc.rang
```

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

Package source references network APIs.

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

Package source references environment variables.

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

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 10. Critical: Same File Env Network Execution
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/sous.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@sous-io/sous@1.0.7/dist/sous.js>)

A single source file combines environment access, network access, and code or shell execution with blocking evidence.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L732: `));let versions=Object.keys(document.versions).filter(version2=>import_semver19.default.valid(version2)===version2).sort(import_semver19.default.rcompare),distTags={};for(let[tag,...
L733: `))}var import_semver19,NEWEST_LISTED,init_versions2=__esm({"../plugin-update/src/versions.ts"(){"use strict";import_semver19=__toESM(require_semver2(),1),NEWEST_LISTED=5}});functi...
L734: `)}}function questionText(plan,title2,index,count2){return count2>1?`${questionFor(plan,title2)} (${index} of ${count2})`:questionFor(plan,title2)}async function handle4(input,ctx)...
...
L740: || (${dataType} === "string" && ${data} && ${data} == +${data} && !(${data} % 1))`).assign(coerced,(0,codegen_1._)`+${data}`);return;case"boolean":gen.elseIf((0,codegen_1._)`${data...
L741: || ${dataType} === "boolean" |
```

### 11. High: Credential Redirect Persistence
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/sous.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@sous-io/sous@1.0.7/dist/sous.js>)

Manifest-reachable source sends a prompted API credential to a fixed unofficial gateway and persists the redirection.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Manifest-reachable source captures an API credential, sends it to a fixed unofficial gateway, and persists that redirection in agent or shell configuration.
dist/sous.js:
Set the \`cycles\` parameter to \`"ref"\` to resolve cyclical schemas with defs.`)}for(let entry of ctx.seen.entries()){let seen=entry[1];if(schema===entry[0]){extractToDef(entry);...
Every recipe declares an exact semantic version; add one, then try again.`);let to=nextFrom(from);return to!==from&&(document.atPath(["version"]).set(to),fs52.writeFileSync(manifes...
`)}`)}var init_settle=__esm({"../plugin-authoring/src/release/settle.ts"(){"use strict";init_problems();init_refs();init_repository()}});import path78 from"node:path";function subm...
#   - name: apiBaseUrl
\`${context.workflow}\` after the merge`}var INDEX_FIL
```

### 12. Critical: Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/sous.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@sous-io/sous@1.0.7/dist/sous.js>)

Source executes local commands and sends command output to an external endpoint.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L728: `)?`
L729: `:"";return{file:file2,contents:JSON.stringify({...pkg,devDependencies},null,indent2)+newline,outcome:{kind:"added",section:"devDependencies",range:version2}}}var init_package_json...
L730: `).map(line=>`  ${line}`)],cause:error51})}}var IGNORE_BLOCK_LINES,init_scaffold2=__esm({"../plugin-init/src/scaffold.ts"(){"use strict";init_package_json();init_templates2();IGNOR...
...
L732: `));let versions=Object.keys(document.versions).filter(version2=>import_semver19.default.valid(version2)===version2).sort(import_semver19.default.rcompare),distTags={};for(let[tag,...
L733: `))}var import_semver19,NEWEST_LISTED,init_versions2=__esm({"../plugin-update/src/versions.ts"(){"use strict";import_semver19=__toESM(require_semver2(),1),NEWEST_LISTED=5}});functi...
L734: `)}}function questi
```

### 13. Critical: Download Execute
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/sous.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@sous-io/sous@1.0.7/dist/sous.js>)

Source downloads or fetches remote code and executes it.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L2: const require = __sousCreateRequire(import.meta.url);
L3: const __dirname = import.meta.dirname;
L4: var __create=Object.create;var __defProp=Object.defineProperty;var __getOwnPropDesc=Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor;var __getOwnPropNames=Object.getOwnPropertyNames;var __getProtoO...
L5: `;break;case 114:result+="\r";break;case 116:result+="	";break;case 117:let ch3=scanHexDigits(4,!0);ch3>=0?result+=String.fromCharCode(ch3):scanError=4;break;default:scanError=5}st...
...
L128: ${cb}`:comment}else{let cb=dc.commentBefore;dc.commentBefore=cb?`${comment}
L129: ${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...
L130: ${end.comment}`:end.comment}this.doc.rang
```

### 14. Critical: Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/sous.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@sous-io/sous@1.0.7/dist/sous.js>)

A package entrypoint or install-time lifecycle script reaches a source file with blocking dangerous behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable chain: manifest.bin -> dist/bin.js -> dist/sous.js
L2: const require = __sousCreateRequire(import.meta.url);
L3: const __dirname = import.meta.dirname;
L4: var __create=Object.create;var __defProp=Object.defineProperty;var __getOwnPropDesc=Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor;var __getOwnPropNames=Object.getOwnPropertyNames;var __getProtoO...
L5: `;break;case 114:result+="\r";break;case 116:result+="	";break;case 117:let ch3=scanHexDigits(4,!0);ch3>=0?result+=String.fromCharCode(ch3):scanError=4;break;default:scanError=5}st...
...
L128: ${cb}`:comment}else{let cb=dc.commentBefore;dc.commentBefore=cb?`${comment}
L129: ${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.wa
```

### 15. High: Trigger Reachable Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/sous.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@sous-io/sous@1.0.7/dist/sous.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/bin.js -> dist/sous.js
L728: `)?`
L729: `:"";return{file:file2,contents:JSON.stringify({...pkg,devDependencies},null,indent2)+newline,outcome:{kind:"added",section:"devDependencies",range:version2}}}var init_package_json...
L730: `).map(line=>`  ${line}`)],cause:error51})}}var IGNORE_BLOCK_LINES,init_scaffold2=__esm({"../plugin-init/src/scaffold.ts"(){"use strict";init_package_json();init_templates2();IGNOR...
...
L732: `));let versions=Object.keys(document.versions).filter(version2=>import_semver19.default.valid(version2)===version2).sort(import_semver19.default.rcompare),distTags={};for(let[tag,...
L733: `))}var import_semver19,NEWEST_LISTED,init_versions2=__esm({"../plugin-update/src/versions.ts"(){"use strict";im
```

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

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

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

Package source contains URL literals.

### 18. Medium: Ships Wasm Module
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 70.0%
- **Path:** dist/tiktoken\_bg.wasm
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@sous-io/sous@1.0.7/dist/tiktoken_bg.wasm>)

Package ships WebAssembly modules.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```text
path = dist/tiktoken_bg.wasm
kind = wasm_module
sizeBytes = 5593287
magicHex = [redacted]
```

### 19. 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.

### 20. High: Semantic Analysis Limited
- **Category:** Scanner Coverage
- **Confidence:** 100.0%
- **Path:** dist/sous.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@sous-io/sous@1.0.7/dist/sous.js>)

A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_path_work_budget_exceeded; limitedFiles = 2
```

### 21. Critical: Previous Version Dangerous Delta
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 93.0%
- **Path:** dist/sous.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@sous-io/sous@1.0.7/dist/sous.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 = @sous-io/sous@1.0.3
matchedIdentity = npm:QHNvdXMtaW8vc291cw:1.0.3
similarity = 0.667
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:** 35
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 1

### Published dependency entries
- @sous-io/plugin-api 1.0.7 (Dependency)

## Package metadata
- **Package:** @sous-io/sous
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 1.0.7
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Version published:** 2026-11-03T07:02:50.999Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-09-12T07:52:32.669Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-11-04T19:08:18.765Z
- **Known versions:** 37
- **Latest version:** 1.0.16
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** Compiles AI coding agent configuration (CLAUDE.md, skills, memories) from LiquidJS templates
- **Author:** Luke Chavers
- **Maintainers:** luke.chavers
- **Keywords:** cli, ai, agents, claude, claude-code, codex, prompts, skills, templates, liquidjs
- **Runtime engines:** node: \>=22
- **Artifact files:** 41
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 8,333,081 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 2
- **Attestations:** Yes
- **Provenance:** https://slsa.dev/provenance/v1

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@sous-io/sous/v/1.0.7>)
- [Repository](<https://github.com/sous-io/sous>)
- [Homepage](<https://sous.io/>)
- [Issues](<https://github.com/sous-io/sous/issues>)
