---
canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@tapi-dev/sdk/v/0.1.45"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@tapi-dev/sdk/v/0.1.45.md"
package: "@tapi-dev/sdk"
report_status: "published"
title: "@tapi-dev/sdk@0.1.45 npm security report"
verdict: "suspicious"
version: "0.1.45"
---

# @tapi-dev/sdk@0.1.45 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Flagged — allowed with a warning** — Allowed by default policy, but 23 finding(s) warrant review before installing.

- **Verdict:** Suspicious
- **Product-default install policy:** Warn
- **Firewall policy:** Matched warn-list
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** Remote Code Execution
- **Selected version:** 0.1.45
- **Selected version is latest:** No
- **Analysis source:** AI Security Review (lpm-firewall-ai)

Explicit CLI commands can retrieve package-vendor-controlled release metadata and execute downloaded Windows installers. The development command also launches workspace processes with a bearer token in their environment.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Verdict:** Suspicious
- **Confidence:** 88.0%
- **Started:** 2026-09-03T15:57:59.068Z
- **Finished:** 2026-09-03T15:59:52.446Z
- **Download time:** 1007 ms
- **Static scan time:** 602 ms
- **AI review time:** 111768 ms
- **Total time:** 113378 ms

## Security analysis

### Published attack-surface review

- **Summary:** Explicit CLI commands can retrieve package-vendor-controlled release metadata and execute downloaded Windows installers. The development command also launches workspace processes with a bearer token in their environment.

- **Trigger:** A user runs tapi service install, tapi studio install, or tapi studio dev.

- **Impact:** A compromised release service or installer could obtain code execution and establish a Windows service; workspace processes can access the passed token.

- **Evidence paths:** dist/cli.js, dist/studio-dev.js

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-09-03T15:59:52.446Z

### AI review details

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

- **Mechanism:** Authenticated remote artifact download followed by local installer or workspace-process execution.

- **Rationale:** The package exposes a real remote-code and service-install capability, so it warrants a warning. No registry-install lifecycle hook or concrete unconsented exfiltration behavior was found.

- **Files touched:** dist/cli.js, dist/studio-dev.js

- **Network endpoints:** https://determined-motivation-production.up.railway.app, https://d4xaf52nfwiok.cloudfront.net

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Suspicious

- **Confidence:** 88.0%

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

- **Intent class:** Dangerous Capability

- **False-positive risk:** Medium

- **Evidence for:** The user-invoked CLI fetches a remote service manifest, downloads its artifact, extracts it, and executes its PowerShell installer., The CLI can download a Studio installer and execute the downloaded executable., The development command starts Python and npm processes from the selected workspace while passing an authentication token in their environment.

- **Evidence against:** package.json has no preinstall, install, or postinstall hook; its lifecycle scripts are publishing-only., Remote downloads are checked against a SHA-256 value from the authenticated manifest before execution.

## Public findings

### 1. Low: Non Install Lifecycle Scripts
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 80.0%

Package declares lifecycle scripts that are not normally run for registry tarball installs.

### 2. Low: Scripts Present
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

Package declares npm scripts.

### 3. High: High Secret
- **Category:** Secrets
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/studio-dev.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@tapi-dev/sdk@0.1.45/dist/studio-dev.js>)

Package contains a high-severity secret pattern.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
patternName = google_api_key
severity = high
line = 8
```

### 4. High: Child Process
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/studio-dev.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@tapi-dev/sdk@0.1.45/dist/studio-dev.js>)

Package source references child process execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
L2: import { createServer } from "node:net";
```

### 5. High: Shell
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/studio-dev.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@tapi-dev/sdk@0.1.45/dist/studio-dev.js>)

Package source references shell execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L236: if (process.platform === "win32") {
L237: return spawn(process.env.ComSpec || "cmd.exe", ["/d", "/s", "/c", `npm.cmd run dev -- --host 127.0.0.1 --port ${port} --strictPort`], {
L238: cwd: uiRoot,
```

### 6. Medium: Dynamic Require
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

### 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: Hardcoded Runtime Data Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/studio-dev.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@tapi-dev/sdk@0.1.45/dist/studio-dev.js>)

Source sends credentials or rich application records to a package-controlled external receiver enabled by default.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Source sends the broad process environment to a literal external destination.
L1: import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
L2: import { createServer } from "node:net";
L3: import { existsSync, readFileSync } from "node:fs";
...
L19: const phases = [{ message: "SDK development launch requested" }];
L20: const workspaceRoot = findWorkspaceRoot(options.workspaceRoot || process.cwd());
L21: const uiRoot = join(workspaceRoot, "tapi_v2", "plugins", "studio_ui_output", "shell", "react");
...
L35: const env = {
L36: ...process.env,
L37: PYTHONUNBUFFERED: "1",
...
L65: phases.push({ message: "Vite UI is ready", detail: `127.0.0.1:${uiPort}` });
L66: const launchTrace = Buffer.from(JSON.stringify({ phases }), "utf8").toString("base64url");
L67: const url = `http://127.0.0.1:${uiPort}/?project=${e
```

### 11. High: Credential Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 82.0%
- **Path:** dist/studio-dev.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@tapi-dev/sdk@0.1.45/dist/studio-dev.js>)

Source combines credential-like environment material and outbound requests; review data flow before blocking.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
L2: import { createServer } from "node:net";
L3: import { existsSync, readFileSync } from "node:fs";
...
L19: const phases = [{ message: "SDK development launch requested" }];
L20: const workspaceRoot = findWorkspaceRoot(options.workspaceRoot || process.cwd());
L21: const uiRoot = join(workspaceRoot, "tapi_v2", "plugins", "studio_ui_output", "shell", "react");
...
L35: const env = {
L36: ...process.env,
L37: PYTHONUNBUFFERED: "1",
...
L65: phases.push({ message: "Vite UI is ready", detail: `127.0.0.1:${uiPort}` });
L66: const launchTrace = Buffer.from(JSON.stringify({ phases }), "utf8").toString("base64url");
L67: const url = `http://127.0.0.1:${uiPort}/?project=${encodeURIComponent(tappId)}&tapiDevLaunch=${launchTrace}`;
```

### 12. High: Credential Redirect Persistence
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@tapi-dev/sdk@0.1.45/dist/cli.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/cli.js:
import { mkdir, readFile, readdir, rename, rm, stat, statfs, unlink, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
import { emitKeypressEvents } from "node:readline";
raw.apiBaseUrl = requireOptionValue(args, ++index, arg);
raw.apiBaseUrl = arg.slice("--api-base-url=".length);
raw.apiBaseUrl = arg.slice("--server=".length);
const apiBaseUrl = normalizeHttpUrl(raw.apiBaseUrl
const downloadsBaseUrl = normalizeHttpUrl(envString("TAPI_DOWNLOADS_BASE_URL") ?? DEFAULT_DOWNLOADS_BASE_URL, "TAPI_DOWNLOADS_BASE_URL");
: `${downloadsBaseUrl.replace(/\/+$/, "")}/studio/channels/${channel}/latest.json`;
```

### 13. Critical: Reverse Shell
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 92.0%
- **Path:** dist/studio-dev.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@tapi-dev/sdk@0.1.45/dist/studio-dev.js>)

Source matches reverse-shell style process and socket wiring.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
L2: import { createServer } from "node:net";
L3: import { existsSync, readFileSync } from "node:fs";
...
L19: const phases = [{ message: "SDK development launch requested" }];
L20: const workspaceRoot = findWorkspaceRoot(options.workspaceRoot || process.cwd());
L21: const uiRoot = join(workspaceRoot, "tapi_v2", "plugins", "studio_ui_output", "shell", "react");
...
L35: const env = {
L36: ...process.env,
L37: PYTHONUNBUFFERED: "1",
...
L65: phases.push({ message: "Vite UI is ready", detail: `127.0.0.1:${uiPort}` });
L66: const launchTrace = Buffer.from(JSON.stringify({ phases }), "utf8").toString("base64url");
L67: const url = `http://127.0.0.1:${uiPort}/?project=${encodeURIComponent(tappId)}&tapiDevLaunch=${launchTrace}`;
```

### 14. High: Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 84.0%
- **Path:** dist/studio-dev.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@tapi-dev/sdk@0.1.45/dist/studio-dev.js>)

Source gates dangerous network, credential, or execution behavior behind CI, host, platform, time, or geo fingerprint checks.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
L2: import { createServer } from "node:net";
L3: import { existsSync, readFileSync } from "node:fs";
...
L19: const phases = [{ message: "SDK development launch requested" }];
L20: const workspaceRoot = findWorkspaceRoot(options.workspaceRoot || process.cwd());
L21: const uiRoot = join(workspaceRoot, "tapi_v2", "plugins", "studio_ui_output", "shell", "react");
...
L35: const env = {
L36: ...process.env,
L37: PYTHONUNBUFFERED: "1",
...
L65: phases.push({ message: "Vite UI is ready", detail: `127.0.0.1:${uiPort}` });
L66: const launchTrace = Buffer.from(JSON.stringify({ phases }), "utf8").toString("base64url");
L67: const url = `http://127.0.0.1:${uiPort}/?project=${encodeURIComponent(tappId)}&tapiDevLaunch=${launchTrace}`;
```

### 15. Critical: Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/studio-dev.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@tapi-dev/sdk@0.1.45/dist/studio-dev.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/cli.js -> dist/studio-dev.js
L1: import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
L2: import { createServer } from "node:net";
L3: import { existsSync, readFileSync } from "node:fs";
...
L19: const phases = [{ message: "SDK development launch requested" }];
L20: const workspaceRoot = findWorkspaceRoot(options.workspaceRoot || process.cwd());
L21: const uiRoot = join(workspaceRoot, "tapi_v2", "plugins", "studio_ui_output", "shell", "react");
...
L35: const env = {
L36: ...process.env,
L37: PYTHONUNBUFFERED: "1",
...
L65: phases.push({ message: "Vite UI is ready", detail: `127.0.0.1:${uiPort}` });
L66: const launchTrace = Buffer.from(JSON.stringify({ phases }), "utf8").toString("base64url");
L67: const url = `http://127.0.0.1:${uiPort}/?project=${enco
```

### 16. High: Trigger Reachable Credential Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/studio-dev.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@tapi-dev/sdk@0.1.45/dist/studio-dev.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable credential exfiltration chain: manifest.bin -> dist/cli.js -> dist/studio-dev.js
L1: import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
L2: import { createServer } from "node:net";
L3: import { existsSync, readFileSync } from "node:fs";
...
L19: const phases = [{ message: "SDK development launch requested" }];
L20: const workspaceRoot = findWorkspaceRoot(options.workspaceRoot || process.cwd());
L21: const uiRoot = join(workspaceRoot, "tapi_v2", "plugins", "studio_ui_output", "shell", "react");
...
L35: const env = {
L36: ...process.env,
L37: PYTHONUNBUFFERED: "1",
...
L65: phases.push({ message: "Vite UI is ready", detail: `127.0.0.1:${uiPort}` });
L66: const launchTrace = Buffer.from(JSON.stringify({ phases }), "utf8").toString("base64url");
L67: const url = `http://127.0.0.1:$
```

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

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

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

Package source contains URL literals.

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

Package manifest does not declare a clear license.

### 21. Critical: Previous Version Dangerous Delta
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 93.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@tapi-dev/sdk@0.1.45/dist/cli.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 = @tapi-dev/sdk@0.1.39
matchedIdentity = npm:QHRhcGktZGV2L3Nkaw:0.1.39
similarity = 0.867
summary = stored previous version shares package body but lacks this dangerous source file
```

### 22. High: Secret Pattern
- **Category:** Secrets
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** dist/studio-dev.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@tapi-dev/sdk@0.1.45/dist/studio-dev.js>)

Google API key in dist/studio-dev.js

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
patternName = google_api_key
severity = high
line = 8
```

### 23. High: Secret Pattern
- **Category:** Secrets
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@tapi-dev/sdk@0.1.45/dist/cli.js>)

Google API key in dist/cli.js

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
patternName = google_api_key
severity = high
line = 25
```

## Dependencies and install lifecycle
- **Lifecycle scripts present:** Yes
- **Published lifecycle scripts:** prepublishOnly
- **Dependencies:** 3
- **Optional dependencies:** 0
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 5
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 3

### Published dependency entries
- @inquirer/prompts ^7.10.1 (Dependency)
- cli-progress ^3.12.0 (Dependency)
- yoctocolors ^2.1.2 (Dependency)

## Package metadata
- **Package:** @tapi-dev/sdk
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 0.1.45
- **Version published:** 2026-09-02T02:21:26.463Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-07-01T04:26:39.675Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-09-04T02:58:17.878Z
- **Known versions:** 8
- **Latest version:** 0.1.46
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** Official JavaScript and TypeScript client for TAPI developer APIs.
- **Maintainers:** ill\_iterate
- **Runtime engines:** node: \>=18
- **Artifact files:** 38
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 295,928 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 1
- **Attestations:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@tapi-dev/sdk/v/0.1.45>)