@trayai/helix-cli@1.13.1
Helix CLI — helix init, helix dev, helix auth
AI Security Review
scanned 5d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe package does not show automatic credential theft, but its agent-facing MCP server exposes a credential-backed request tool with a caller-supplied destination and no visible per-call confirmation. This is a meaningful risk if an agent invokes the tool toward an unintended host; the source does not reveal whether the broker limits destinations.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
A connected agent invokes `tray_call_credential_broker` after a user starts `helix mcp`.
Impact
An agent call that targets an unintended host could disclose or misuse the selected service credential. The package source does not establish whether the broker restricts destinations.
Mechanism
The CLI uses the local Tray login and selected configured authentication, then passes the supplied URL, method, headers, and body to the Tray credential broker, which injects the associated credential.
AI rationale
The package does not show automatic credential theft, but its agent-facing MCP server exposes a credential-backed request tool with a caller-supplied destination and no visible per-call confirmation. This is a meaningful risk if an agent invokes the tool toward an unintended host; the source does not reveal whether the broker limits destinations.
Evidence
dist/cli.js
Network endpoints2
Caller-supplied HTTPS upstream URLTray region API credential broker (resolved through the SDK; host not literal in this source)
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 82.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The MCP tool accepts a configured authentication and a caller-supplied HTTPS URL; its description says the broker injects the real credentials server-side.
- The implementation uses the local Tray login, resolves the selected authentication, and forwards the supplied URL and request data to the broker.
- The MCP server is started by the explicit `helix mcp` command, exposing this credential-forwarding tool to connected agents.
Evidence against
- The manifest declares no install, preinstall, or postinstall hook.
- The tool is presented as a way to test credentials and probe an upstream API, consistent with the CLI’s developer tooling purpose.
- The CLI telemetry schema contains event, runtime, locale, timezone, and project fields, not credentials, file contents, or command output.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetwork
HighEntropyStrings
Source & flagged code
8 flaggeddist/cli.jsView file
•matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta
matchedPackage = @trayai/helix-cli@0.65.0
matchedIdentity = npm:QHRyYXlhaS9oZWxpeC1jbGk:0.65.0
similarity = 0.625
summary = stored previous version shares package body but lacks this dangerous source file
Critical
Previous Version Dangerous Delta
This package version adds a dangerous source file absent from the previous stored version; route for source-aware review.
dist/cli.jsView on unpkg161Open this link to create ${t}:`),console.log(e.url),console.error(`
L162: Press enter once you've finished in the browser.`)}function Jc(e){return tn({message:"Finished in the browser?",default:!0})}async function Zc(e){return Hc({message:"Alias for this...
L163: Create it (copy your helix.config.ts and point it at the ${t.target} workspace and project), then re-run \`helix ci init\`.`)}async function pl(e,t,r,o,n){let i=await n(e,{configFi...
High
219CI setup failed: ${c}
L220: `),process.exit(1)}})}import{readFile as bp}from"fs/promises";import{Option as Cp}from"commander";import{loadConfig as Pp,requireWorkspaceId as Ap,resolveConfigOverride as Sr,WORKS...
L221: ${t.join(`
...
L223:
L224: Reinstall to pick older versions (delete the lockfile, then install again \u2014 new projects carry an install age limit that avoids this), pin an older version, or redeploy after ...
L225: \u2713 Workspace "${je.name}" created`);try{await B(l,je.id,{configFile:c})}catch(Cs){throw Tt(je,Cs)}console.log(` \u21B3 workspaceId ${je.id} written to ${Sr(c)??"helix.config.t...
...
L228: ${g}
L229: `:typeof h=="string"?`Deploy failed [${h}]: ${g}`:`Deploy failed: ${g}`),await u("failure",m instanceof Error&&m.name?m.name:"Error"),process.exit(1)}})}
Findings
1 Critical5 High4 Medium5 Low
CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltadist/cli.js
HighChild Processdist/cli.js
HighSame File Env Network Executiondist/cli.js
HighCredential Redirect Persistencedist/cli.js
HighCommand Output Exfiltrationdist/cli.js
HighTrigger Reachable Command Output Exfiltrationdist/cli.js
MediumDynamic Requiredist/templates/project/_helix/hooks/helix-activate.cjs
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowScripts Present
LowWeak Cryptodist/cli.js
LowFilesystem
Low
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @trayai/helix-cli@1.13.1.
See all versions of @trayai/helix-cli 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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