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@theronap/cortex-mcp@0.9.228
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AI Security Review
scanned 25d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiSource inspection found no npm lifecycle hook or concrete malicious behavior. The explicit CLI can set up a guarded Antigravity watcher, so this warrants a warning for agent extension lifecycle risk.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
A user runs the package's install or setup CLI; the Antigravity watcher activates only after launchctl load.
Impact
If activated, the watcher periodically starts the configured sync process. The inspected source does not establish malicious execution or credential theft; the Antigravity integration remains a guarded lifecycle capability.
Mechanism
The adapter writes a shell sync script and launchd plist under the user's home directory. The script invokes this package's token resolver and then a sync command in a local Cortex checkout.
AI rationale
Source inspection found no npm lifecycle hook or concrete malicious behavior. The explicit CLI can set up a guarded Antigravity watcher, so this warrants a warning for agent extension lifecycle risk.
Evidence
lib/editors/antigravity.mjs~/.cortex/antigravity-sync.sh~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.cortex.antigravity-sync.plist
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 83.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The manifest exposes a CLI and has no preinstall, install, or postinstall hook.
- The Antigravity adapter writes a sync script and launchd plist; activating the watcher requires a separate launchctl command.
- The generated sync relies on a local development checkout, limiting where it can run.
Evidence against
- Setup and install are CLI commands, so these configuration changes are user-invoked rather than npm install-time mutations.
- Codex and Cursor wiring requires a token and configures this package as their MCP server.
- Uninstall removes this package's own configuration; working_files reads the current session's transcript by session ID.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetwork
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
6 flaggedlib/capture.mjsView file
•matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta
matchedPackage = @theronap/cortex-mcp@0.9.150
matchedIdentity = npm:QHRoZXJvbmFwL2NvcnRleC1tY3A:0.9.150
similarity = 0.717
summary = stored previous version shares package body but lacks this dangerous source file
High
Previous Version Dangerous Delta
This package version adds a dangerous source file absent from the previous stored version; route for source-aware review.
lib/capture.mjsView on unpkg1import { readFileSync, accessSync, constants, openSync, mkdirSync } from 'fs'
L2: import { spawn, execFileSync } from 'child_process'
L3: import { homedir } from 'os'
...
L21: if (!res.ok) return null
L22: const j = await res.json().catch(() => ({}))
L23: return Array.isArray(j.types) ? j.types : null
...
L35: try {
L36: if (resolve(String(cwd)) === homedir()) return 'general'
L37: } catch { /* unresolvable path — fall through to basename */ }
...
L45: //
L46: // Handles the four remote forms git emits: scp-like ssh (git@github.com:o/n.git), ssh://, https://,
L47: // git://. The HOST CHECK IS LOAD-BEARING, not cosmetic: this string becomes a clearance key, and
Low
Weak Crypto
Package source references weak cryptographic algorithms.
lib/capture.mjsView on unpkg · L1lib/editors/antigravity.mjsView file
4Trigger-reachable persistence chain: manifest.bin -> bin/cortex-mcp.mjs -> lib/install.mjs -> lib/editors/index.mjs -> lib/editors/antigravity.mjs
L4: // WatchPaths the trajectory store and runs a one-shot sync. wire() generates the two artifacts
L5: // (the sync.sh + the launchd plist) deterministically. It does NOT run `launchctl load` here
L6: // (an unverifiable system mutation) and it flags the PORTABILITY BLOCKER below.
...
L21: /** The launchd plist, home-substituted. Deterministic — golden-testable byte-for-byte. */
L22: export function renderAntigravityPlist({ home = homedir() } = {}) {
L23: const sh = join(home, '.cortex', 'antigravity-sync.sh')
...
L33: <array>
L34: <string>/bin/bash</string>
L35: <string>${sh}</string>
High
Trigger Reachable Persistence
A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches persistence behavior.
lib/editors/antigravity.mjsView on unpkg · L44// WatchPaths the trajectory store and runs a one-shot sync. wire() generates the two artifacts
L5: // (the sync.sh + the launchd plist) deterministically. It does NOT run `launchctl load` here
L6: // (an unverifiable system mutation) and it flags the PORTABILITY BLOCKER below.
...
L21: /** The launchd plist, home-substituted. Deterministic — golden-testable byte-for-byte. */
L22: export function renderAntigravityPlist({ home = homedir() } = {}) {
L23: const sh = join(home, '.cortex', 'antigravity-sync.sh')
...
L33: <array>
L34: <string>/bin/bash</string>
L35: <string>${sh}</string>
Medium
Install Persistence
Source writes installer persistence such as shell profile or service configuration.
lib/editors/antigravity.mjsView on unpkg · L4lib/uninstall.mjsView file
•Manifest-trigger-reachable source links an external AI-agent control path to a behavior-bearing write operation.
import { readfilesync, writefilesync, existssync, copyfilesync, rmsync } from 'fs'
import { homedir } from 'os'
import { join } from 'path'
import { execfilesync } from 'child_process'
import { ismanagedcommand } from './managed.mjs'
High
Trigger Reachable External Ai Agent Control Surface Mutation
Manifest-trigger-reachable source writes behavior-bearing configuration into a user or project AI-agent control surface.
lib/uninstall.mjsView on unpkgbin/cortex-mcp.mjs#virtual:normalized:round1View file
•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 7
High
Semantic Analysis Limited
A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review.
bin/cortex-mcp.mjs#virtual:normalized:round1View on unpkgFindings
4 High3 Medium5 Low
HighTrigger Reachable External Ai Agent Control Surface Mutationlib/uninstall.mjs
HighTrigger Reachable Persistencelib/editors/antigravity.mjs
HighSemantic Analysis Limitedbin/cortex-mcp.mjs#virtual:normalized:round1
HighPrevious Version Dangerous Deltalib/capture.mjs
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumInstall Persistencelib/editors/antigravity.mjs
LowScripts Present
LowWeak Cryptolib/capture.mjs
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowUrl Strings
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @theronap/cortex-mcp@0.9.228.
See all versions of @theronap/cortex-mcp for other recorded verdicts.
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- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
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