@trayai/helix-cli@1.6.0
Helix CLI — helix init, helix dev, helix auth
AI Security Review
scanned 5d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe CLI sends runtime telemetry to Tray with project identifiers and names, and I found no disclosure in the README; `DO_NOT_TRACK` provides an opt-out. The source does not support the scanner’s credential-redirection or command-output-exfiltration claims, so this warrants a warning rather than a block.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
When a user runs CLI commands such as `helix dev` or `helix login`; analytics is skipped when `DO_NOT_TRACK` is set to `1` or `true`.
Impact
Tray receives usage and project metadata from CLI users who have not opted out.
Mechanism
The CLI resolves the user's stored Tray token and posts event, outcome, error, duration, runtime, locale, timezone and project metadata to Tray's authenticated analytics endpoint.
AI rationale
The CLI sends runtime telemetry to Tray with project identifiers and names, and I found no disclosure in the README; `DO_NOT_TRACK` provides an opt-out. The source does not support the scanner’s credential-redirection or command-output-exfiltration claims, so this warrants a warning rather than a block.
Evidence
dist/cli.js
Network endpoints1
Tray API region base URL plus `private/v1/helix/analytics`
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 88.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- Runtime analytics records CLI event, outcome, error class and duration alongside OS, runtime, locale, timezone, workspace and project identifiers/name.
- The CLI sends analytics to the Tray API using the user's stored Tray token; `DO_NOT_TRACK` disables it.
- Login and development commands invoke the analytics wrapper when run.
- No analytics disclosure was found in README.md.
Evidence against
- The CLI’s analytics endpoint is Tray’s own service, and the collected fields do not include credentials or file contents.
- Analytics is opt-out through `DO_NOT_TRACK=1` or `true`.
- The package export is a small module exporting error classes; the flagged CLI is the executable entry point.
- The observed child-process helper runs Git commands to detect the default branch and captures their output for that purpose.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetwork
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 hc(e){return Lo({message:"Finished in the browser?",default:!0})}async function yc(e){return pc({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 Ic(e,t,r,o,n){let i=await n(e,{configFi...
High
219CI setup failed: ${l}
L220: `),process.exit(1)}})}import{readFile as Kl}from"fs/promises";import{Option as Gl}from"commander";import{loadConfig as zl,requireWorkspaceId as ql,resolveConfigOverride as En,WORKS...
L221: ${t.join(`
...
L223:
L224: Reinstall to pick older versions (delete the lockfile, then install again \u2014 new projects carry an install age limit that avoids this), pin an older version, or redeploy after ...
L225: \u2713 Workspace "${Ce.name}" created`);try{await F(a,Ce.id,{configFile:l})}catch(Qi){throw gt(Ce,Qi)}console.log(` \u21B3 workspaceId ${Ce.id} written to ${En(l)??"helix.config.t...
...
L228: ${g}
L229: `:typeof h=="string"?`Deploy failed [${h}]: ${g}`:`Deploy failed: ${g}`),await m("failure",d instanceof Error&&d.name?d.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@1.6.0.
See all versions of @trayai/helix-cli for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of @trayai/helix-cli@1.6.0 before allowing it. Restrict the permissions described in this report.
- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
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