---
canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@tapi-dev/sdk/v/0.2.9"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@tapi-dev/sdk/v/0.2.9.md"
package: "@tapi-dev/sdk"
report_status: "published"
title: "@tapi-dev/sdk@0.2.9 npm security report"
verdict: "clean"
version: "0.2.9"
---

# @tapi-dev/sdk@0.2.9 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Allowed — no malicious behavior detected** — No malicious behavior detected. 24 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:** 0.2.9
- **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.

Scanner reverse-shell and malware-similarity hits are readable Studio and Runner development code, not a remote shell or hidden implant. There is no install-time or import-time attack; remaining process and network use is user-invoked product behavior.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Clean
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 86.0%
- **Started:** 2026-09-17T16:22:41.908Z
- **Finished:** 2026-09-17T16:28:45.180Z
- **Download time:** 520 ms
- **Static scan time:** 420 ms
- **AI review time:** 362331 ms
- **Total time:** 363272 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:** This package is a user-invoked Tapi SDK and CLI. npm install does not run payload code. Spawn, local sockets, Firebase login, and CloudFront installer downloads belong to Studio and Runner product commands, not a silent attack.

- **Trigger:** No automatic install or import trigger. Behavior starts when a user runs tapi commands or constructs TapiClient.

- **Impact:** No unconsented impact established.

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-09-17T16:28:45.180Z

### AI review details

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

- **Mechanism:** No confirmed attack; package-aligned SDK and CLI.

- **Rationale:** Scanner reverse-shell and malware-similarity hits are readable Studio and Runner development code, not a remote shell or hidden implant. There is no install-time or import-time attack; remaining process and network use is user-invoked product behavior.

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Clean

- **Confidence:** 86.0%

- **Recommended action:** mark\_clean

- **Intent class:** Benign

- **False-positive risk:** Low

- **Evidence for AI clean decision:** studio-dev.js spawns npm to run a local Vite UI and uses a localhost net server only to pick a free port, which the scanner labeled reverse shell., The tapi CLI can download CloudFront Studio artifacts and talk to a Railway API plus a GitLab Pages sign-in page, but only after the user runs login or studio/service commands., runner-dev.js enrolls a workspace runner at the Railway API and starts local venv Python tapi\_v3.runner.dev\_mode from tapi runner dev., workflow-source.js runs claimed workflow source in a local worker after a SHA-256 digest check., package.json exposes dist/index.js and the tapi CLI with publisher-only prepack/prepublishOnly scripts, not install hooks., Expired Tapi credentials cause requireTapiCredentials to throw and tell the user to run tapi login., The workflow CLI starts tapi runner dev as a local Node child process with inherited stdio.

- **Evidence against:** There is no npm preinstall, install, or postinstall script, so a normal registry install does not execute this package., Importing dist/index.js only constructs HTTP client facades; it does not spawn processes or open sockets., Child-process stdio is inherit, ignore, or local pipes or IPC, not wired to a remote socket., Installer downloads are SHA-256 verified and launched by explicit tapi studio or tapi service commands., Readable compiled TypeScript matches the documented ServiceMap, Studio, Runner, and workflow SDK., Known-malware similarity is overlap with this same product shape, not a hidden implant.

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @tapi-dev/sdk@0.2.9.

- Review the evidence and your use of @tapi-dev/sdk@0.2.9 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: 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/auth.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@tapi-dev/sdk@0.2.9/dist/auth.js>)

Package contains a high-severity secret pattern.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
patternName = google_api_key
severity = high
line = 6
```

### 4. High: Child Process
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/workflow-cli.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@tapi-dev/sdk@0.2.9/dist/workflow-cli.js>)

Package source references child process execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L3: import { resolve, join } from "node:path";
L4: import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
L5: import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
```

### 5. High: Shell
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/studio-dev.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@tapi-dev/sdk@0.2.9/dist/studio-dev.js>)

Package source references shell execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L174: if (process.platform === "win32") {
L175: return spawn(process.env.ComSpec || "cmd.exe", ["/d", "/s", "/c", `npm.cmd run dev -- --host ${DEV_HOST} --port ${port} --strictPort`], {
L176: 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. High: Credential Redirect Persistence
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@tapi-dev/sdk@0.2.9/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`;
```

### 11. Critical: Reverse Shell
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 92.0%
- **Path:** dist/studio-dev.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@tapi-dev/sdk@0.2.9/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";
...
L22: const phases = [{ message: "SDK development launch requested" }];
L23: const workspaceRoot = findWorkspaceRoot(options.workspaceRoot || process.cwd());
L24: const uiRoot = join(workspaceRoot, "tapi_v3", "studio", "browser");
...
L39: const env = {
L40: ...process.env,
L41: TAPI_DEV_CONFIG: runner.context.configPath,
...
L49: phases.push({ message: "Vite UI is ready", detail: `${DEV_HOST}:${uiPort}` });
L50: const launchTrace = Buffer.from(JSON.stringify({ phases }), "utf8").toString("base64url");
L51: const url = `http://${DEV_HOST}:${uiPort}/?tapp=${encodeURIComponent(tappId)}&tapiDevLaunch=${launchTrace}`;
```

### 12. 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@0.2.9/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";
...
L22: const phases = [{ message: "SDK development launch requested" }];
L23: const workspaceRoot = findWorkspaceRoot(options.workspaceRoot || process.cwd());
L24: const uiRoot = join(workspaceRoot, "tapi_v3", "studio", "browser");
...
L39: const env = {
L40: ...process.env,
L41: TAPI_DEV_CONFIG: runner.context.configPath,
...
L49: phases.push({ message: "Vite UI is ready", detail: `${DEV_HOST}:${uiPort}` });
L50: const launchTrace = Buffer.from(JSON.stringify({ phases }), "utf8").toString("base64url");
L51: const url = `http://${DEV_HOST}:${uiPort}/?tapp=${encodeURIComponent(tappId)}&tapiDevLaunch=${launchTrace}`;
```

### 13. High: Cross File Remote Execution Context
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 72.0%
- **Path:** dist/workflow-cli.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@tapi-dev/sdk@0.2.9/dist/workflow-cli.js>)

Source spawns a local helper that also contains network and dynamic execution context; review data flow before blocking.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Cross-file remote execution chain: dist/workflow-cli.js spawns dist/cli.js; helper contains network access plus dynamic code execution.
L3: import { resolve, join } from "node:path";
L4: import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
L5: import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
...
L9: export function workspaceArguments(args) {
L10: const root = resolve(option(args, "--workspace") || process.cwd());
L11: const workspace = loadWorkspace(root);
...
L104: throw new Error("Choose an existing session with --session; dev does not open or reset a browser");
L105: const job = await client.workflows.run({ sessionId, versionId: version.version_id, inputs: JSON.parse(option(expanded, "--input") || "{}") });
L106: await serveWorkflowJobs(options, { jobId: job.job_id, once: true });
```

### 14. 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@0.2.9/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";
...
L22: const phases = [{ message: "SDK development launch requested" }];
L23: const workspaceRoot = findWorkspaceRoot(options.workspaceRoot || process.cwd());
L24: const uiRoot = join(workspaceRoot, "tapi_v3", "studio", "browser");
...
L39: const env = {
L40: ...process.env,
L41: TAPI_DEV_CONFIG: runner.context.configPath,
...
L49: phases.push({ message: "Vite UI is ready", detail: `${DEV_HOST}:${uiPort}` });
L50: const launchTrace = Buffer.from(JSON.stringify({ phases }), "utf8").toString("base64url");
L51: const url = `http://${DEV_HOST}:${uiPort}/?tapp=${encodeURIC
```

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

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

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

Package source contains URL literals.

### 17. 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.

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

Package manifest does not declare a clear license.

### 19. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@tapi-dev/sdk@0.2.9/dist/cli.js>)

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = normalized_sha256
matchedPackage = @tapi-dev/sdk@0.2.6
matchedPath = dist/cli.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QHRhcGktZGV2L3Nkaw:0.2.6
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 20. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/studio-dev.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@tapi-dev/sdk@0.2.9/dist/studio-dev.js>)

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = normalized_sha256
matchedPackage = @tapi-dev/sdk@0.2.6
matchedPath = dist/studio-dev.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QHRhcGktZGV2L3Nkaw:0.2.6
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 21. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/runner-dev.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@tapi-dev/sdk@0.2.9/dist/runner-dev.js>)

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = normalized_sha256
matchedPackage = @tapi-dev/sdk@0.2.6
matchedPath = dist/runner-dev.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QHRhcGktZGV2L3Nkaw:0.2.6
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 22. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/workflow-source.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@tapi-dev/sdk@0.2.9/dist/workflow-source.js>)

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = normalized_sha256
matchedPackage = @tapi-dev/sdk@0.2.6
matchedPath = dist/workflow-source.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QHRhcGktZGV2L3Nkaw:0.2.6
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 23. High: Secret Pattern
- **Category:** Secrets
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** dist/auth.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@tapi-dev/sdk@0.2.9/dist/auth.js>)

Google API key in dist/auth.js

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
patternName = google_api_key
severity = high
line = 6
```

### 24. High: Secret Pattern
- **Category:** Secrets
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@tapi-dev/sdk@0.2.9/dist/cli.js>)

Google API key in dist/cli.js

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
patternName = google_api_key
severity = high
line = 27
```

## Dependencies and install lifecycle
- **Lifecycle scripts present:** Yes
- **Published lifecycle scripts:** prepublishOnly
- **Dependencies:** 4
- **Optional dependencies:** 0
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 5
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 4

### Published dependency entries
- @inquirer/prompts ^7.10.1 (Dependency)
- cli-progress ^3.12.0 (Dependency)
- esbuild ^0.25.0 (Dependency)
- yoctocolors ^2.1.2 (Dependency)

## Package metadata
- **Package:** @tapi-dev/sdk
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 0.2.9
- **Version published:** 2026-09-15T20:40:48.289Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-07-01T04:26:39.675Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-10-01T18:43:17.380Z
- **Known versions:** 19
- **Latest version:** 0.3.12
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** Tapi's JavaScript/TypeScript SDK for \*\*ServiceMaps, persistent browser sessions, code workflows, explicit recording, and read-only live view\*\*. Requires Node 20+.
- **Maintainers:** ill\_iterate
- **Runtime engines:** node: \>=20
- **Artifact files:** 67
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 384,478 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 2
- **Attestations:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@tapi-dev/sdk/v/0.2.9>)