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@tiens.nguyen/gu-cli@1.0.697

Gu CLI — the gu terminal plus the local worker that runs agent / OCR / PDF / embedding jobs on your Mac (Ollama / MLX / OpenAI-compatible).

AI Security Review

scanned 14d ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

The inspected lifecycle hook is limited to PATH setup, and the flagged metadata, proxy, and download behaviors are consistent with provider validation and user-invoked setup. No concrete malicious attack surface was established.

Static reason

One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source

Trigger

The postinstall hook runs during installation; worker and setup actions run when invoked by the user.

Impact

No confirmed unauthorized access, credential exposure, or harmful mutation was established.

Mechanism

The postinstall helper adjusts PATH for eligible global installs. The worker uses configured service and model endpoints; API setup checks downloaded package integrity.

AI rationale

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Clean at 88.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.

Evidence for AI clean decision

package.json limits postinstall to the PATH helper.
gu-cli.mjs loads the worker key from its local config or environment.
coding-provider-setup.mjs classifies link-local addresses and rejects credentials embedded in provider URLs.
proxy-dispatcher.mjs sends requests through a proxy only when configured routing rules apply.
client-expert-run.mjs downloads the API package and checks its declared checksum before unpacking.

Evidence against

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell

Supply chain

HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings

ManifestNo manifest risk signals triggered.

scanned 39 file(s), 1.34 MB of source, external domains: 127.0.0.1, api.moonshot.ai, api.openai.com, chat-api-v2.gomarsic.cc, deb.nodesource.com, docker.com, gu-api-packages.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com, hwohu56e8d.execute-api.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com, model.invalid, ollama1.gomarsic.cc, pgp.mongodb.com, registry.npmjs.org, repo.mongodb.org, your-ollama.example.com

Source & flagged code

10 flagged

package.jsonView file

Lines 1-41json

2 "name": "@tiens.nguyen/gu-cli",

3 "version": "1.0.697",

4 "description": "Gu CLI — the gu terminal plus the local worker that runs agent / OCR / PDF / embedding jobs on your Mac (Ollama / MLX / OpenAI-compatible).",

5 "type": "module",

6 "license": "MIT",

7 "repository": {

8 "type": "git",

9 "url": "git+https://github.com/tiennsloit/gu.git"

10 },

11 "homepage": "https://github.com/tiennsloit/gu#readme",

12 "bugs": {

13 "url": "https://github.com/tiennsloit/gu/issues"

14 },

15 "bin": {

16 "gu-cli": "gu-cli.mjs",

17 "gu-local-worker": "gu-cli.mjs",

18 "gu": "gu-repl.mjs"

19 },

20 "scripts": {

21 "postinstall": "node install-path.mjs",

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L21

22 "test": "python3 -m unittest discover tests -v && node --test",

23 "test:js": "node --test",

24 "test:keys": "node --test tests/key-choice-regression.test.mjs tests/coding-key-line.test.mjs tests/coding-key-picker.test.mjs tests/coding-key-prompt.test.mjs tests/coding-key-notice.test.mjs tests/coding-key-fallback-line.test.mjs tests/manage-coding-providers.test.mjs tests/add-coding-provider.test.mjs tests/coding-provider-setup.test.mjs",

25 "deploy:local": "npm install -g .",

26 "run": "gu-cli",

27 "publish:org": "npm publish --access public",

28 "preflight": "node scripts/preflight.mjs",

29 "test:e2e": "GONEXT_E2E=1 node --test tests/client-expert-e2e.test.mjs",

30 "test:linux": "bash scripts/e2e-linux.sh",

31 "test:rag": "node scripts/rag-e2e.mjs",

32 "test:ollama1-e2e": "GONEXT_OLLAMA1_LIVE=1 node --test --test-timeout=1800000 tests/ollama1-e2e.test.mjs",

33 "test:ollama1": "GONEXT_OLLAMA1_LIVE=1 python3 -m unittest discover tests -p \"test_ollama1_live.py\" -v",

34 "test:proxy": "python3 -m unittest discover tests -p \"test_proxy.py\" && node --test --test-timeout=30000 tests/proxy-config.test.mjs tests/proxy-transport.test.mjs tests/proxy-local-bypass.test.mjs tests/proxy-selftest.test.mjs tests/proxy-command.test.mjs",

35 "coverage": "node scripts/coverage.mjs",

36 "capture:cache": "GONEXT_OLLAMA1_LIVE=1 node scripts/capture-cache-fixture.mjs",

37 "test:cache-e2e": "GONEXT_OLLAMA1_LIVE=1 node --test --test-timeout=1800000 tests/prefix-cache-e2e.test.mjs",

38 "test:tokens": "python3 -m unittest discover tests -p \"test_cached_tokens.py\" -v && node --test tests/prefix-cache.test.mjs tests/agent-turn-shape.test.mjs",

39 "test:selection": "node --test tests/selection-scrollback.test.mjs tests/selection-while-thinking.test.mjs tests/terminal-selection.test.mjs tests/terminal-copy.test.mjs tests/terminal-viewport.test.mjs tests/hover-repaint.test.mjs",

40 "capture:turn": "GONEXT_OLLAMA1_LIVE=1 node scripts/capture-turn-fixture.mjs",

41 "test:bearer": "node --test tests/bearer-routing.test.mjs tests/bearer-verify.test.mjs",

proxy-selftest.mjsView file

Lines 175-215javascript

175 proxyFx.seen.length = 0;

176 const off = { ...proxy, enabled: false };

177 if (shouldProxy(`${MODEL_URL}/chat/completions`

gu-cli.mjsView file

Lines 1-38javascript

1#!/usr/bin/env node

2/**

3 * Gu local worker:

4 * - `gu-cli set <workerKey> [--api-base URL]`

5 * writes ~/.gonext/worker.env

6 * - `gu-cli ws-ping-test` — POST worker ws-ping (needs GONEXT_* env)

7 * - `gu-cli simulate-chat [text]` — claim next chat job, push fake reply like the real worker (needs GONEXT_* env)

8 * - `gu-cli embed --model <mlx-embed-model> [--port 8085]` — run the MLX embeddings server (RAG); use a separate terminal

9 * - `gu-cli workspace add|remove|list …` — manage local code folders the agent may read/edit/test in

10 * - `gu-cli` — starts polling loop (claims jobs and runs models)

coding-provider-setup.mjsView file

Lines 1-32javascript

1/**

2 * Adding an OpenAI-compatible coding provider from the terminal (task #223).

3 *

4 * node --test tests/coding-provider-setup.test.mjs

5 *

6 * The DECISIONS live here and the presentation lives in gu-repl.mjs, the same split

7 * ollama-setup.mjs / reconfigureOllamaServer uses — so what a URL means and what a model list is

8 * worth can be tested without a terminal, and first-run setup and /model cannot disagree.

9 *

10 * WHY THE URL RULES ARE NOT ollama-setup's. normalizeOllamaUrl DISCARDS the path, and it is right

proxy-dispatcher.mjsView file

Lines 21-61javascript

21 * Not an optimisation — a new agent per request opens a new connection pool per request, and a

22 * proxy that authenticates then re-authenticates on every single call, which is both slow and a

23 * good way to trip an account lockout policy. Keyed by the dial string so changing the password

24 * produces a new agent rather than silently reusing the old credentials.

gonext_transcribe.pyView file

•path = gonext_transcribe.py kind = build_helper sizeBytes = 4248 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Build Helper

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

gonext_transcribe.pyView on unpkg

client-expert-run.mjs#virtual:normalized:round1View file

•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 3

High

Semantic Analysis Limited

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

client-expert-run.mjs#virtual:normalized:round1View on unpkg

Source & flagged code

10 flagged · loading source

package.jsonView file

•scripts.postinstall = node install-path.mjs

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg

proxy-selftest.mjsView file

195patternName = generic_password severity = medium line = 195

Medium

Secret Pattern

Package contains a possible secret pattern.

proxy-selftest.mjsView on unpkg · L195

gu-cli.mjsView file

18import { mkdir, mkdtemp, readFile, rm, stat, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises"; L19: import { execFile as execFileCallback, spawn } from "node:child_process"; L20: import { createHash } from "node:crypto";

High

Findings

8 High5 Medium4 Low

HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json

HighChild Processgu-cli.mjs

HighShellgu-cli.mjs

HighSame File Env Network Executiongu-cli.mjs

HighCloud Metadata Accesscoding-provider-setup.mjs

HighCopied Package Dependency Bridgeproxy-dispatcher.mjs

HighSemantic Analysis Limitedclient-expert-run.mjs#virtual:normalized:round1

HighPrevious Version Dangerous Deltagu-cli.mjs

MediumSecret Patternproxy-selftest.mjs

MediumNetwork

MediumEnvironment Vars

MediumShips Build Helpergonext_transcribe.py

MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review

Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @tiens.nguyen/gu-cli@1.0.697.

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Evidence last updated: 2026-10-09 05:19:18.941Z (UTC).

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