registry / @trayai/helix-cli / 1.2.0
@trayai/helix-cli@1.2.0
Helix CLI — helix init, helix dev, helix auth
AI Security Review
scanned 5d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe flagged credential and network behavior is consistent with authenticated telemetry for the CLI’s own service, not credential redirection or command-output exfiltration. The changelog discloses analytics, and the implementation supports opt-out through DO_NOT_TRACK.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
When the init, login, dev, or deploy commands run, if the user is logged in and DO_NOT_TRACK is not set to 1 or true.
Impact
Provides usage information to Tray; source code, command arguments, file paths, and credentials are excluded according to the changelog.
Mechanism
Sends command outcome and limited runtime and project metadata to the Tray analytics route, authenticated with the stored Tray login token.
AI rationale
The flagged credential and network behavior is consistent with authenticated telemetry for the CLI’s own service, not credential redirection or command-output exfiltration. The changelog discloses analytics, and the implementation supports opt-out through DO_NOT_TRACK.
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 exposes a CLI and library entry point, with no install lifecycle hook declared.
- The changelog discloses usage analytics for init, login, dev, and deploy, and says it excludes source code, command arguments, file paths, and credentials.
- The analytics payload is limited to event outcome, runtime details, locale, timezone, and project/workspace identifiers and name; DO_NOT_TRACK disables sending.
- Analytics is sent only when the user is logged in, to the Tray analytics route using the stored Tray access token.
Evidence against
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetwork
HighEntropyStringsMinifiedUrlStrings
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 unpkg166${f}
L167: `:typeof h=="string"?`Deploy failed [${h}]: ${f}`:`Deploy failed: ${f}`),await m("failure",u instanceof Error&&u.name?u.name:"Error"),process.exit(1)}})}import{existsSync as cl}fro...
L168: `):r.write(`[warn] Not a valid UUID after ${Mt} attempts \u2014 skipping. Edit helix.config.ts manually.
High
157Open this link to create ${t}:`),console.log(e.url),console.error(`
L158: Press enter once you've finished in the browser.`)}function fa(e){return no({message:"Finished in the browser?",default:!0})}async function ga(e){return ca({message:"Alias for this...
L159: ${t.join(`
...
L161:
L162: Reinstall to pick older versions (delete the lockfile, then install again \u2014 new projects carry an install age limit that avoids this), pin an older version, or redeploy after ...
L163: \u2713 Workspace "${ke.name}" created`);try{await N(a,ke.id,{configFile:l})}catch(Qn){throw et(ke,Qn)}console.log(` \u21B3 workspaceId ${ke.id} written to ${_o(l)??"helix.config.t...
...
L166: ${f}
L167: `:typeof h=="string"?`Deploy failed [${h}]: ${f}`:`Deploy failed: ${f}`),await m("failure",u instanceof Err
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@1.2.0.
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