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@trayai/helix-cli@1.3.0
Helix CLI — helix init, helix dev, helix auth
AI Security Review
scanned 5d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe flagged CLI functionality is consistent with a Helix deployment tool: runtime analytics is disclosed, constrained, and opt-out, while deployment packaging filters common secrets. The source reviewed did not support the scanner's credential-redirection or command-output-exfiltration claims.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
The user runs init, login, dev, or deploy; analytics is skipped when no login token is available or DO_NOT_TRACK is enabled.
Impact
No unauthorized credential redirection, command-output exfiltration, or unrelated host contact was found in the reviewed paths.
Mechanism
The CLI sends a constrained event payload with Tray authentication to the Tray API analytics endpoint. The deploy packager filters common credential files.
AI rationale
The flagged CLI functionality is consistent with a Helix deployment tool: runtime analytics is disclosed, constrained, and opt-out, while deployment packaging filters common secrets. The source reviewed did not support the scanner's credential-redirection or command-output-exfiltration claims.
Network endpoints1
Tray regional API: private/v1/helix/analytics
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 94.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The package exposes dist/cli.js as the CLI and dist/index.js as its library entry point; package.json contains no install lifecycle hook.
- Runtime analytics is limited to command event, outcome, error class, duration, CLI/runtime details, and project identifiers or name.
- The changelog discloses analytics for init, login, dev, and deploy, and says it excludes source code, command arguments, file paths, and credentials.
- Analytics is sent to the Tray API's private/v1/helix/analytics endpoint only when a login token is available, and DO_NOT_TRACK=1 or true disables it.
- The deploy packager excludes common secrets and credential files, including .env files, SSH keys, and certificate or key files.
Evidence against
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetwork
HighEntropyStringsPossibleObfuscationUrlStrings
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 unpkg157Open this link to create ${t}:`),console.log(e.url),console.error(`
L158: Press enter once you've finished in the browser.`)}function nc(e){return Oo({message:"Finished in the browser?",default:!0})}async function ic(e){return Xa({message:"Alias for this...
L159: 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 wc(e,t,r,o,n){let i=await n(e,{configFi...
High
215CI setup failed: ${l}
L216: `),process.exit(1)}})}import{readFile as jl}from"fs/promises";import{Option as Ol}from"commander";import{loadConfig as Dl,requireWorkspaceId as Nl,resolveConfigOverride as vn,WORKS...
L217: ${t.join(`
...
L219:
L220: Reinstall to pick older versions (delete the lockfile, then install again \u2014 new projects carry an install age limit that avoids this), pin an older version, or redeploy after ...
L221: \u2713 Workspace "${be.name}" created`);try{await F(a,be.id,{configFile:l})}catch(Bi){throw gt(be,Bi)}console.log(` \u21B3 workspaceId ${be.id} written to ${vn(l)??"helix.config.t...
...
L224: ${g}
L225: `:typeof h=="string"?`Deploy failed [${h}]: ${g}`:`Deploy failed: ${g}`),await m("failure",u instanceof Error&&u.name?u.name:"Error"),process.exit(1)}})}
Findings
1 Critical5 High3 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
LowScripts Present
LowWeak Cryptodist/cli.js
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowUrl Strings
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @trayai/helix-cli@1.3.0.
See all versions of @trayai/helix-cli for other recorded verdicts.
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