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@theronap/cortex-mcp@0.9.231
Renamed to @theronap/agnoclast-mcp — use that. Existing installs switch themselves to the new name on next start.
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AI Security Review
scanned 20d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiSource inspection found no npm lifecycle hook or verified attack behavior. The flagged agent configuration and persistence operations are tied to explicit CLI setup, and the Antigravity watcher requires manual activation.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.
Trigger
A user invokes the CLI setup or install command; Antigravity watcher activation requires a separate manual load.
Impact
No confirmed malicious effect or unconsented persistence was established.
Mechanism
The CLI writes or removes managed MCP, hook, and skill configuration. The Antigravity adapter writes a watcher script and plist but does not activate the watcher itself.
AI rationale
Source inspection found no npm lifecycle hook or verified attack behavior. The flagged agent configuration and persistence operations are tied to explicit CLI setup, and the Antigravity watcher requires manual activation.
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 93.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- package.json exposes a CLI and lists release, promote, and rollback scripts; it defines no npm lifecycle hook.
- The launcher reaches setup through an explicit `setup` command. Setup requires a token and backs up and merges the MCP configuration it writes.
- The inspected agent integrations write package-related MCP configuration or skills, read the current session transcript, or remove managed entries; their sources show no unconsented install-time control-surface mutation.
- The Antigravity adapter writes sync artifacts, but its source says a user must load the watcher manually and that the checkout-dependent sync is not portable.
Evidence against
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetwork
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
6 flaggedlib/capture.mjsView file
1import { 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>
Findings
3 High3 Medium6 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
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumInstall Persistencelib/editors/antigravity.mjs
LowScripts Present
LowWeak Cryptolib/capture.mjs
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowUrl Strings
LowSuspicious Lifecycle Evidencepackage.json
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @theronap/cortex-mcp@0.9.231.
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