@vatio-ai/cli@0.112.0
Vatio CLI — deploy and manage Vatio agent workspaces
AI Security Review
scanned 6d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe flagged agent-instruction write occurs only during the explicit init command. However, default runtime error telemetry can include stack details that may expose local paths, despite the notice saying file contents and secrets are not sent, so this merits a warning rather than a clean verdict.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.
Trigger
A CLI command runs and ends, or fails with an unexpected error.
Impact
An error stack may reveal local paths or other machine details through telemetry, beyond what the notice describes.
Mechanism
The CLI reports command outcomes to the configured Vatio endpoint; for unexpected errors it includes up to six lines of the error stack.
AI rationale
The flagged agent-instruction write occurs only during the explicit init command. However, default runtime error telemetry can include stack details that may expose local paths, despite the notice saying file contents and secrets are not sent, so this merits a warning rather than a clean verdict.
Evidence
lib/telemetry.mjsbin/vatio.mjs~/.vatio/sessions.json
Network endpoints2
${config.resolveBaseUrl()}/api/developer/v1/cli/eventsvatio.ai/api/developer/v1/cli/events
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 78.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The CLI notice says it never sends file contents or secrets, but automatic error reporting includes the first six lines of unexpected error stacks, which can contain local paths or other machine details.
- The CLI reports command outcomes automatically after a command runs and after errors; telemetry can be disabled with VATIO_TELEMETRY=0 or DO_NOT_TRACK=1.
- Events are POSTed to the configured Vatio base URL at /api/developer/v1/cli/events and include the workspace identifier.
Evidence against
- The flagged AGENTS.md write is called only by the explicit vatio init command.
- The skills hint checks the official npm registry for the latest skills version and stores its cache under the Vatio config directory.
- Telemetry is disclosed on first use and has environment-variable opt-outs.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetwork
HighEntropyStrings
Source & flagged code
6 flaggedlib/skills-hint.mjsView file
•Manifest-trigger-reachable source links an external AI-agent control path to a behavior-bearing write operation.
import { existssync, mkdirsync, readfilesync, writefilesync } from "node:fs";
import { homedir } from "node:os";
import { dirname, join, resolve } from "node:path";
import { confighome } from "./config.mjs";
import { paint } from "./support.mjs";
const skill = "vatio-improve";
const version_file = ".vatio-sk[redacted]";
const latest_url = "https://registry.npmjs.org/@vatio-ai/skills/latest";
const show_every_ms = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
const check_every_ms = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
const fetch_timeout_ms = 1_500;
export async function printskillshint(startdir = process.cwd()) {
if (process.env.ci || process.env.vatio_no_skills_hint) return;
const path = join(confighome(), "sk
High
Trigger Reachable External Ai Agent Control Surface Mutation
Manifest-trigger-reachable source writes behavior-bearing configuration into a user or project AI-agent control surface.
lib/skills-hint.mjsView on unpkglib/commands/support-commands.mjs#virtual:normalized:round1View file
•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 5
Findings
2 High6 Medium4 Low
HighTrigger Reachable External Ai Agent Control Surface Mutationlib/skills-hint.mjs
HighSemantic Analysis Limitedlib/commands/support-commands.mjs#virtual:normalized:round1
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumAi Review Evidencelib/telemetry.mjs
MediumAi Review Evidencelib/telemetry.mjs
MediumAi Review Evidencebin/vatio.mjs
MediumAi Review Evidencelib/telemetry.mjs
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowUrl Strings
LowNo License
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @vatio-ai/cli@0.112.0.
See all versions of @vatio-ai/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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