@velaro/cli@1.4.46
Velaro Workspace v20 — command-line interface for managing bots, knowledge base ingestion, MCP API keys, search indexes, and ops health.
AI Security Review
scanned 2mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiNo concrete malicious install chain or exfiltration behavior was found. The explicit Claude configuration mutation and npx-based agent extension are a real capability risk that warrants a warning.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.
Trigger
The user runs velaro mcp-key install; the banner helper also runs during npm postinstall.
Impact
A future Claude Code session can launch the configured Velaro MCP server with the newly created API key.
Mechanism
Explicit Claude MCP configuration with an npx server command.
AI rationale
No concrete malicious install chain or exfiltration behavior was found. The explicit Claude configuration mutation and npx-based agent extension are a real capability risk that warrants a warning.
Evidence
lib/commands/mcp-key.jsscripts/postinstall.jslib/banner.jslib/config.js~/.claude.json~/.velaro/config.json
Network endpoints2
api-admin-us-east.velaro.comvelaro-admin-staging.azurewebsites.net
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 88.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The install hook imports banner code that can update the package's user configuration file.
- The explicit mcp-key install command creates a key and writes a Velaro MCP server into Claude Code configuration.
- The installed MCP server runs through npx, creating a future agent-extension execution path.
Evidence against
- The postinstall hook has no network or shell execution; it only invokes the banner helper.
- The agent configuration change requires the user to run velaro mcp-key install.
- No package self-dependency, hidden payload, credential exfiltration, or reviewer-directed text was found.
- The npm install command is limited to the explicit velaro update command.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
NoLicense
Source & flagged code
9 flaggedpackage.jsonView file
•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.js
High
Install Time Lifecycle Scripts
Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.
package.jsonView on unpkg•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.js
Medium
Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script
Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.
package.jsonView on unpkg•Remote tarball dependency specs: xlsx@https://cdn.sheetjs.com/xlsx-0.20.3/xlsx-0.20.3.tgz
Medium
Remote Tarball Dependency
Package manifest contains a dependency pinned to a remote tarball URL.
package.jsonView on unpkglib/kb-screenshot.jsView file
Findings
8 High5 Medium5 Low
HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json
HighChild Processlib/kb-screenshot.js
HighShell
HighSame File Env Network Executionlib/kb-screenshot.js
HighCommand Output Exfiltrationlib/commands/update.js
HighTrigger Reachable Command Output Exfiltrationlib/commands/update.js
HighRuntime Package Installlib/commands/update.js
HighSemantic Analysis Limitedlib/kb-screenshot.js#virtual:normalized:round1
MediumAmbiguous Install Lifecycle Scriptpackage.json
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
MediumRemote Tarball Dependency
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @velaro/cli@1.4.46.
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