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@theronap/cortex-mcp@0.9.263
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 6d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe package has no install lifecycle hooks, and the flagged editor and channel mutations are reached through explicit CLI commands. Its authenticated session pings send working-directory and file context to the Agnoclast service, consistent with the package’s stated purpose.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.
Trigger
Editor configuration changes require an explicit setup or install command; channel retagging requires an explicit channel command. Antigravity activation additionally requires the user to load its launch agent.
Impact
The reviewed behavior supports the package’s stated integration. No automatic install-time exfiltration or active persistence was identified.
Mechanism
The CLI writes editor configuration and optional integration artifacts, then the MCP server sends authenticated session-ping data to the configured Agnoclast service.
AI rationale
The package has no install lifecycle hooks, and the flagged editor and channel mutations are reached through explicit CLI commands. Its authenticated session pings send working-directory and file context to the Agnoclast service, consistent with the package’s stated purpose.
Evidence
~/.claude.json~/.claude/settings.json~/.codex/config.toml~/.codex/hooks.json~/.cursor/mcp.json~/.cortex/antigravity-sync.sh~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.cortex.antigravity-sync.plist
Network endpoints2
agnoclast.comCORTEX_URL (user-configured service URL)
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 91.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The manifest declares a CLI entry point and no npm lifecycle hooks.
- Configuration writes run through explicit setup or install commands; the installer wires only selected editors.
- The Antigravity adapter writes a script and launch-agent plist, but does not load the agent and tells the user to run `launchctl load` to activate it.
- The generated Antigravity plist sets `RunAtLoad` to false.
- Channel configuration changes occur through the `channel stable|latest` command when an argument is supplied.
- The MCP server sends session details to the Agnoclast service as part of its session-ping functionality.
Evidence against
- Session pings include the working directory, repository, and working-file paths; these are user environment details sent to the service.
- Setup and install write configuration into editor settings and hooks, though only when explicitly invoked.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetwork
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/channel.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@0.9.263.
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