---
canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@telora/daemon"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@telora/daemon/v/0.24.36.md"
package: "@telora/daemon"
report_status: "published"
title: "@telora/daemon@0.24.36 npm security report"
verdict: "policy_finding"
version: "0.24.36"
---

# @telora/daemon@0.24.36 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Soft block: AI-agent control surface** — Warn by default; block when configured. Future Claude prompt and tool events are routed through the configured hooks; the inspected source does not establish whether those hooks disclose event contents.

- **Verdict:** AI-agent control-surface policy finding
- **Product-default install policy:** Warn by default; block when configured
- **Firewall policy:** Warn by default
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** Soft block: AI-agent control surface
- **Selected version:** 0.24.36
- **Selected version is latest:** Yes
- **Analysis source:** AI Security Review (lpm-firewall-ai)

This finding concerns changes to an AI agent's instructions or configuration without explicit user action. It does not by itself establish malware intent. The CLI warns by default and blocks when configured for this policy.

AI assessment: malicious; recommendation: publish block. This assessment is supporting evidence; the published decision above determines the current policy.

The dependency’s automatic postinstall modifies global Claude hook settings without affirmative consent, meeting the control-surface hijack criteria. The inspected source does not prove subsequent event-content transmission, so the finding is limited to the configuration change.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Malicious
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 99.0%
- **Started:** 2026-10-22T00:32:25.074Z
- **Finished:** 2026-10-22T00:33:13.654Z
- **Download time:** 2066 ms
- **Static scan time:** 6262 ms
- **AI review time:** 40251 ms
- **Total time:** 48580 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:** Installing the package can trigger a dependency hook that changes global Claude settings without an affirmative setup action.

- **Trigger:** Installing @telora/daemon when both Telora hook binaries are available on PATH.

- **Impact:** Future Claude prompt and tool events are routed through the configured hooks; the inspected source does not establish whether those hooks disclose event contents.

- **Evidence paths:** package.json, .lpm-dependency-evidence-74ea72eb-a88b-4d26-a03b-bc63f8013213/2/npm-linux/package.json, .lpm-dependency-evidence-74ea72eb-a88b-4d26-a03b-bc63f8013213/2/npm-linux/scripts/postinstall.js

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-10-22T00:33:13.654Z

### AI review details

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

- **Mechanism:** The dependency postinstall adds the binaries to global Claude prompt-submit and post-tool hooks and writes the settings file.

- **Attack narrative:** The package depends on @telora/mcp-products, whose postinstall runs automatically. When two Telora hook binaries are found on PATH, it adds them to global Claude prompt-submit and post-tool hooks and writes the settings file without an affirmative consent check. This alters a global agent control surface; the inspected source does not establish whether the hooks transmit event contents.

- **Rationale:** The dependency’s automatic postinstall modifies global Claude hook settings without affirmative consent, meeting the control-surface hijack criteria. The inspected source does not prove subsequent event-content transmission, so the finding is limited to the configuration change.

- **Files touched:** .claude/settings.json

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Malicious

- **Confidence:** 99.0%

- **Recommended action:** publish\_block

- **Intent class:** Dangerous Capability

- **False-positive risk:** Low

- **Evidence for policy risk:** The package installs @telora/mcp-products as a dependency., That dependency runs a postinstall script during installation., The script proceeds when both Telora hook binaries are on PATH, with no consent check., It writes those binaries into global Claude settings for prompt-submit and post-tool events.

- **Evidence against:** The package itself has no preinstall, install, or postinstall hook., The inspected source does not establish that the configured hooks transmit event contents.

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @telora/daemon@0.24.36.

- Avoid installing @telora/daemon@0.24.36. Remove it from direct dependencies and check your lockfile for transitive copies.
- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
- If this version ran, investigate the affected machine and build environment. Rotate credentials it could access and rebuild from a trusted environment.

## 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: Child Process
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/update/self-update.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@telora/daemon@0.24.36/dist/update/self-update.js>)

Package source references child process execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L27: */
L28: import { execFileSync, execFile } from 'node:child_process';
L29: import { existsSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync, mkdirSync, rmSync } from 'node:fs';
```

### 4. High: Shell
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/verify/attribution/verification-baseline-run.js\#virtual:normalized:round1
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@telora/daemon@0.24.36/dist/verify/attribution/verification-baseline-run.js%23virtual%3Anormalized%3Around1>)

Package source references shell execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```text
L251: // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
L252: /** Spawn `sh -c command` in cwd and capture the FULL combined stdout+stderr and how it ended. */
L253: export function runShellCapture(command, cwd, timeoutMs) {
```

### 5. Low: Weak Crypto
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 64.0%
- **Path:** dist/completion/team-progress/team-progress-measure.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@telora/daemon@0.24.36/dist/completion/team-progress/team-progress-measure.js>)

Package source references weak cryptographic algorithms.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L315: * staged index entries (`git diff --cached --raw`: the index blob of each staged
L316: * change), so a staged-only change moves it too. Content, not metadata: two
L317: * different edits of the same size under the same mtime still move it. Reads
```

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

Package source references network APIs.

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

Package source references environment variables.

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

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 9. High: Runtime Package Install
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 86.0%
- **Path:** dist/update/self-update.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@telora/daemon@0.24.36/dist/update/self-update.js>)

Package source invokes a package manager install command at runtime.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L17: * Three installation modes:
L18: * - **npm**: Installed globally via `npm install -g @telora/daemon`.
L19: *   Updates via `npm install -g --@telora:registry=<channel> @telora/daemon@latest`
...
L27: */
L28: import { execFileSync, execFile } from 'node:child_process';
L29: import { existsSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync, mkdirSync, rmSync } from 'node:fs';
```

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

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

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

Package source contains URL literals.

### 12. Medium: Ships Build Helper
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 70.0%
- **Path:** scripts/telora-daemon-wrapper.sh
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@telora/daemon@0.24.36/scripts/telora-daemon-wrapper.sh>)

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```shell
path = scripts/telora-daemon-wrapper.sh
kind = build_helper
sizeBytes = 1248
magicHex = [redacted]
```

### 13. 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.

### 14. High: Semantic Analysis Limited
- **Category:** Scanner Coverage
- **Confidence:** 100.0%
- **Path:** dist/audit/audit-phase.js\#virtual:normalized:round1
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@telora/daemon@0.24.36/dist/audit/audit-phase.js%23virtual%3Anormalized%3Around1>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```text
stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 43
```

### 15. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/update/self-update.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@telora/daemon@0.24.36/dist/update/self-update.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 = @telora/daemon@0.24.29
matchedPath = dist/update/self-update.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QHRlbG9yYS9kYWVtb24:0.24.29
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 16. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli/connect/config-write.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@telora/daemon@0.24.36/dist/cli/connect/config-write.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 = @telora/daemon@0.24.29
matchedPath = dist/cli/connect/config-write.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QHRlbG9yYS9kYWVtb24:0.24.29
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 17. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli/session-state.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@telora/daemon@0.24.36/dist/cli/session-state.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 = @telora/daemon@0.24.29
matchedPath = dist/cli/session-state.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QHRlbG9yYS9kYWVtb24:0.24.29
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 18. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/composition/runtime-lacuna-context.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@telora/daemon@0.24.36/dist/composition/runtime-lacuna-context.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 = @telora/daemon@0.24.29
matchedPath = dist/composition/runtime-lacuna-context.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QHRlbG9yYS9kYWVtb24:0.24.29
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 19. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/daemon-state/daemon-process.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@telora/daemon@0.24.36/dist/daemon-state/daemon-process.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 = @telora/daemon@0.24.29
matchedPath = dist/daemon-state/daemon-process.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QHRlbG9yYS9kYWVtb24:0.24.29
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 20. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/shell/unified-init.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@telora/daemon@0.24.36/dist/shell/unified-init.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 = @telora/daemon@0.24.29
matchedPath = dist/shell/unified-init.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QHRlbG9yYS9kYWVtb24:0.24.29
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 21. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/shell/update-restart.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@telora/daemon@0.24.36/dist/shell/update-restart.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 = @telora/daemon@0.24.29
matchedPath = dist/shell/update-restart.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QHRlbG9yYS9kYWVtb24:0.24.29
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 22. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/worktree/install-script-effects.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@telora/daemon@0.24.36/dist/worktree/install-script-effects.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 = @telora/daemon@0.24.29
matchedPath = dist/worktree/install-script-effects.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QHRlbG9yYS9kYWVtb24:0.24.29
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 23. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/worktree/worktree-package-provisioning.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@telora/daemon@0.24.36/dist/worktree/worktree-package-provisioning.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 = @telora/daemon@0.24.29
matchedPath = dist/worktree/worktree-package-provisioning.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QHRlbG9yYS9kYWVtb24:0.24.29
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 24. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/backends/lacuna/supervisor.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@telora/daemon@0.24.36/dist/backends/lacuna/supervisor.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 = @telora/daemon@0.24.29
matchedPath = dist/backends/lacuna/supervisor.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QHRlbG9yYS9kYWVtb24:0.24.29
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 25. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli/open.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@telora/daemon@0.24.36/dist/cli/open.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 = @telora/daemon@0.24.29
matchedPath = dist/cli/open.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QHRlbG9yYS9kYWVtb24:0.24.29
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 26. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/composition/execution-spawn-context.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@telora/daemon@0.24.36/dist/composition/execution-spawn-context.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 = @telora/daemon@0.24.29
matchedPath = dist/composition/execution-spawn-context.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QHRlbG9yYS9kYWVtb24:0.24.29
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 27. Critical: Known Malicious Dependency Insertion
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 99.0%
- **Path:** package.json
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@telora/daemon@0.24.36/package.json>)

A newly added or changed runtime dependency can resolve to an independently confirmed malicious package version.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```json
dependencies.@telora/mcp-products = ^0.23.16
previous = ^0.23.14
independentlyConfirmedMalicious = @telora/mcp-products@0.23.16 (lpm_ai_confirmed)
```

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

### Published dependency entries
- @telora/daemon-core ^0.3.2 (Dependency)
- @telora/mcp-products ^0.23.16 (Dependency)
- commander ^14.0.3 (Dependency)
- yaml ^2.4.0 (Dependency)
- zod ^4.3.6 (Dependency)

## Package metadata
- **Package:** @telora/daemon
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 0.24.36
- **License:** MIT
- **Version published:** 2026-10-22T00:28:47.251Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-06-30T22:49:27.720Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-10-22T00:33:13.654Z
- **Known versions:** 106
- **Latest version:** 0.24.36
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** Agent orchestration daemon for Telora - spawns and manages Claude Code instances
- **Author:** Syntelyos
- **Keywords:** telora, agent, claude, claude-code, orchestration, ai-agent
- **Runtime engines:** node: \>=20
- **Artifact files:** 3922
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 17,260,753 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 2
- **Attestations:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@telora/daemon/v/0.24.36>)
- [Repository](<https://github.com/syntelyos/telora.git>)
- [Homepage](<https://github.com/syntelyos/telora/tree/main/packages/daemon#readme>)
- [Issues](<https://github.com/syntelyos/telora/issues>)
